Alec Baldwin is not retiring from the acting world.
14.08.2022 - 00:21 / justjared.com
An FBI forensic report that was part of the investigation into the shooting on the set of Rust has been released.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has concluded that the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger.”
Actor Alec Baldwin was holding the gun when it went off and struck both Halyna and the film’s director Joel Souza.
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The report stated that the gun “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger” with the hammer in the quarter- and half-cock position. The gun “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger while the working internal components were intact and functional” with the hammer fully cocked, according to ABC News.
Alec has claimed that he didn’t pull the gun’s trigger. He also said he believed he was holding a “cold gun,” which is one that does not have live ammunition.
“The trigger wasn’t pulled,” he said in an interview last December. “I didn’t pull the trigger.”
Footage from the set of the film was released back in April.
Alec Baldwin is not retiring from the acting world.
the tragic “Rust” shooting last year, will star in a revival of the play “Art” by Yasmina Reza.The 64-year-old will be joined by heavy hitters Tony Shalhoub (“The Band’s Visit”) and John Leguizamo (“Latin History for Morons”), while Tony winner Matthew Warchus (“Matilda”), who first staged the acclaimed comedy on the Great White Way back in 1998, has signed on as director. “Art” will likely open in the spring at a Shubert theater. (The production has been promised a house by the Shubert Organization.)The Post has reached out to reps for Baldwin, Shalhoub, Leguizamo and Warchus for comment. The show marks Baldwin’s first job since the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the indie movie “Rust” in New Mexico, which occurred while Baldwin was holding an on-set gun loaded with live ammunition that went off. New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator concluded this month that the shooting was an accident, and Baldwin claimed he did not pull the trigger.
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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is speaking out once again in regard to the fatal Rust shooting. Through her lawyer, Jason Bowles, the “Rust” armourer told ET in a statement that she has “long sought this answer and will not give up in pursuing the truth to find it.”
Rust shooting. Through her lawyer, Jason Bowles, the armorer told ET in a statement that she has «long sought this answer and will not give up in pursuing the truth to find it.»During the October on-set incident, Alec Baldwin held the gun that discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.«The primary question in this case from the beginning has been where did the live rounds that ended up on the set come from?» the statement read, before claiming that «the Sheriff’s office made a conscious decision not to pursue this question at all by refusing to ask the FBI to test any of the rounds for fingerprints or DNA.»In addition to the statement, Guitierrez-Reed's attorney provided emails that he says were between him and Detective Alexandria Hancock of the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.In the emails, Bowles questioned why the FBI didn't pursue DNA testing on the rounds, he claims Hancock replied that «given the fact the items were from movie sets, which had been handled over and over and over, it didn’t make sense» to do so.Bowles asked follow-up questions in subsequent emails, though he claims Hancock wrote back «we are done with testing at this time.»«I’ve never heard of an agency declining to pursue DNA evidence on the possible murder instrument or weapon,» Bowles wrote in the final email he provided to ET.
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