Alec Baldwin informed ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he didn’t pull the set off on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico movie set when it went off, killing a cinematographer. “I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin stated. “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never.”
It is Baldwin’s first sitdown interview for the reason that Oct. 21 taking pictures on the set of the western movie Rust. Authorities have stated Baldwin was informed the gun was secure to deal with however proceed to research how a dwell spherical ended up within the weapon.
ABC launched a clip Wednesday that reveals Baldwin breaking down in tears whereas describing Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was killed on the set. Director Joel Souza was additionally wounded.
He stated in response to a query about how a dwell spherical ended up on the set: “I have no idea. Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn’t even supposed to be on the property.”
The interview will air as a part of an hourlong particular on ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday and stream on Hulu later that night.
Investigators have described “some complacency” in how weapons have been dealt with on the Rust set. They have stated it’s too quickly to find out whether or not expenses will probably be filed, amid impartial civil lawsuits regarding legal responsibility within the deadly taking pictures.
ABC stated a two-hour particular 20/20 subsequent week will study the investigation into the taking pictures in additional depth.
