Halyna Hutchins' Widower Blames Alec Baldwin For Rust Shooting
Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins made headlines back in October 2021 when she was shot and killed by a prop gun on set. Today, her widower, Matt Hutchins, places blame for the incident at the feet of Alec Baldwin and expresses anger that the veteran actor is «not accept[ing] any responsibility» for the incident.
As previously reported, a prop gun that was mistakenly loaded with real ammunition was fired by Baldwin on the set of Rust, resulting in the director being shot in the shoulder and Hutchins being shot in the torso. Hutchins would later die from her injuries. Baldwin avoided any thorough discussion of the incident for months, only expressing his grief over the death of Hutchins, and would not discuss details.
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In his first on-screen interview with Today since the tragic death of his wife, Matt Hutchins discusses Baldwin and how he feels the actor is shirking the responsibility he bears in the incident. Hutchins admits to watching Baldwin's ABC interview and being overcome with anger. Hutchins was flabbergasted by Baldwin's decision «to talk about her death in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her.» The widower went on to accuse Baldwin of portraying himself as «the victim» in the tragedy. While he does not place blame solely on Baldwin, as he also mentioned the film set did not meet «industry standards,» he cannot absolve the person who held the gun in his hand from any responsibility for the death of his wife. The idea of doing that was described by Hutchins as «absurd.» Additional responsibility could potentially land on Baldwin, as he was also a producer on the
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