I did not pull the trigger, Baldwin claims in the first interview after the tragedy – SME.sk

NEW YORK. In an interview broadcast on ABC television on Thursday, American actor Alec Baldwin said he did not pull the trigger on the weapon he was holding during the filming of Rust. A shot from this weapon killed cameraman Halyna Hutchins.

Television today released excerpts from the interview.

“I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin said. “I would never aim a gun at someone and pull the trigger. Never,” said the actor, who starred in the film and was also a producer.

This is Baldwin’s first TV interview since October 21, when the misfortune of filming a western in Nova Mexico happened. According to investigators, members of the Baldwin film crew said it was not dangerous to handle the weapon.

Investigators are still trying to figure out how it was possible that there was a sharp charge in the weapon.

In a preview of an ABC interview, Baldwin speaks in a broken voice and cries when he talks about cameraman Hutchins. Baldwin also shot director Joel Souza in the shoulder during the unfortunate incident.

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Asked how the sharp charge got to the shoot, Baldwin said he had “no idea.” “Someone put a sharp round in the gun, a bullet that had nothing to do there,” he said.

According to investigators, when filming Rust, everything was not right when it came to handling weapons. According to them, it is too early to determine whether an action will be brought in this case. However, due to the unintentional shooting of Hutchins, they are already facing civil charges.