A week and a half after the fatal accident while filming in Santa Fe, Alec Baldwin’s assistant director made public statements about the incident for the first time.
The assistant director, who presented Hollywood star Alec Baldwin with a loaded pistol while filming, made public statements about the fatal incident for the first time, but remained silent about his own role. In a statement published on Monday (local time) by the New York Times, David Halls wrote that he was “shocked and sad” about the death of camerawoman Halyna Hutchins in the accident.
Halls calls for changes in the film industry
“Halyna Hutchins was not only one of the most talented people I worked with, but also a friend,” Halls continued. He hopes that the “tragedy” will move the film industry to “revise their values and practices to ensure that no one is harmed again in the creative process”.
Hollywood star Baldwin accidentally shot and killed the cameraman Hutchins while filming the western “Rust” in Santa Fe when he was firing a prop weapon loaded with live ammunition during a rehearsal. The 42-year-old died in hospital shortly after the incident. Director Joel Souza was hit in the shoulder and injured.
After the fatal shot, Halls had admitted to the police that he had not checked all the bullets in the Colt’s drum before handing it to Baldwin with the assurance that the gun was safe.
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