‘I didn’t pull the trigger’: Alec Baldwin denies tragic ‘Rust’ shooting [watch]
US actor Alec Baldwin just did an in-depth interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. During the intense interview, a highly emotional Alec made a number of shocking statements. One of which is that he didn’t pull the trigger on the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins.
Alec Baldwin claims gun went off by itself during ‘Rust’ shooting
Alec Baldwin sat down with ABC presenter George Stephanopoulos in an interview. During this, he officially addressed the tragic shooting that took place on the Rust movie set.
In snippets of the interview, Alec is overcome with emotion. He also weeps while he discusses the moment cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot.
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Shockingly, Baldwin says he did not pull the trigger on the gun that killed Hutchins. According to him, the gun fired inexplicably.
“The trigger wasn’t pulled, I didn’t pull the trigger,” he said while pausing to collect himself. He also wipes streams of tears away.
“I would never point a gun at anyone at point a trigger at them, never.”
Pointing fingers
Baldwin then said that the person who loaded the gun needed to be pinpointed. According to him, the bullet should’ve never been in the gun in the first place. Responding to a question about who put the bullet in the gun, Baldwin said:
“I don’t know.”
“Someone put a live bullet in the gun – a bullet that wasn’t even supposed to be on the property,” Baldwin said.
Meanwhile, Daily Mail reveals that the bullet that killed Halyna may have been a homemade Mexican bullet. The bullets were reportedly supplied by a Mexican armorer that supplied makeshift ammunition for a previous film.
“Detectives are investigating whether Seth Kenney, a 51-year-old Hollywood veteran who was supposed to provide the film with dummy rounds and blanks, may have sent recycled bullets from a previous set,” reads a statement in the publication.
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