Rust Movie Shooting Armorer Pushes Blame Back on Alec Baldwin
The armorer for the ill-fated film Rust has pinned the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Alec Baldwin. The shooting, which took place late last year while production on the indie western was underway, also injured the film’s director Joel Souza. Hutchins was struck in the torso after Baldwin reportedly fired a handgun during rehearsals. After being airlifted to hospital, the 42-year-old Hutchins was pronounced dead.
The incident rocked the film industry, highlighting the need for better safety precautions and prompting some Hollywood stars to ban the use of real guns on their film sets. Though Rust was a smaller scale indie production, it did have Baldwin – an Oscar-nominated Hollywood veteran onboard as both the film’s star and one of its producers. As a result, when Hutchins was killed by a gun that Baldwin was holding, the 63-year-old star was immediately viewed as responsible not just for shooting Hutchins but for helping to create a set that allowed such a thing to happen. For the most part, Baldwin has been eager to highlight the fact that he is cooperating with the ongoing investigation into the shooting, but in recent weeks, as lawsuits continue to be launched against the actor, this helpful veneer has cracked somewhat.
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The most recent twist in the events that have followed since Hutchins’ death is Rust’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, stating that she was not called upon to inspect the weapon that ultimately killed the cinematographer. As CTV reports, Reed also claims that Baldwin pointed the gun at Hutchins, “against all rules and common sense.” Reed insists that Baldwin was aware of the proper protocols required
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