After the death of a camerawoman while filming a western he helped produce, Alec Baldwin answered questions about the incident publicly for the first time. “She was my friend. The day I got to Santa Fe to start filming, I took her out to dinner with Joel, the director,” Baldwin said of the victim. The Hollywood star spoke out in front of paparazzi who followed him and his family in Vermont on Saturday.
Video at “TMZ”
The tabloid portal “TMZ” published a video of the statement. Baldwin said he was “very interested” in the ongoing campaign to restrict guns on film sets. However, he is not allowed to comment on the current investigations.
Killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
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In the incident during the filming of the low-budget western “Rust” on a film ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, chief cameraman Halyna Hutchins (42) was fatally injured on October 21, and director Joel Souza (48) was fatally injured by the same bullet been hit in the shoulder. Baldwin (63), who is the main actor and producer in the film, had fired the gun during the rehearsal for a scene. Investigations revealed that there was a real bullet in the Colt.
Anger at the paparazzi
An assistant director, who was also in focus, admitted that he had not strictly followed the safety precautions and only incompletely checked the weapon.
In the “TMZ” video, Baldwin and his wife Hilaria can see the tension and anger towards the paparazzi. The actor criticized her for following him and his family, saying his children were sitting in the car and crying because of it. Both spouses urged that their family’s privacy be respected.
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