Gloria Allred Takes Rust Case, Blasts Alec Baldwin As Playing 'Russian Roulette' With Prop Gun

Alec Baldwin is hitting back at George Clooney.

his first sit-down interview since the incident back in October, the 63-year-old actor got emotional and candid while reflecting on the tragedy that left cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, dead, and injured director Joel SouzaRecalling the shooting itself, Baldwin claims that he never actually pulled the trigger.

Alec Baldwin told ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos that the gun he handled on the set of the movie “Rust” discharged after he cocked it, but that he did not pull the trigger.

Alec Baldwin‘s claim is being backed up by the assistant director on the set of Rust.

The attorney for Rust assistant director David Halls said that his client insisted that Alec Baldwin did not pull the trigger on the gun that discharged on the set of the movie, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring the movie’s director.

Hilaria Baldwin is showing her support for her husband Alec Baldwin. Hilaria, 37, has continually shown support for Baldwin in the weeks since the "Rust" shooting, which left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead.  She continued the trend with a new Instagram post on Wednesday.

Alec Baldwin is speaking out.

the film Rust, after the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico film set. Ms Mitchell says witnessing the killing of her friend had “taken away the joy in my life”, telling a press conference on Wednesday: “I relive the shooting and the sound of the explosion from the gun over and over again.

A Rust crew member has said actor Alec Baldwin "chose to play Russian roulette" by failing to check the gun on set before firing it. Mamie Mitchell, the script supervisor who called 911 after Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is suing the star and the film's producers, alleging they did not follow safety protocols on set.

Attorney Gloria Allred held a press conference on Wednesday where she announced that the script supervisor on the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust," Mamie Mitchell, is the latest crew member to file a lawsuit against the actor and producers. Baldwin was handed a Colt revolver by assistant director Dave Halls while rehearsing a scene for the indie-western.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe script supervisor on “Rust” filed a lawsuit against star Alec Baldwin and the film’s producers on Wednesday, saying she suffered both “physical and emotional” injuries when Baldwin shot the film’s cinematographer while preparing for a scene.Mamie Mitchell filed the suit in the Los Angeles Superior Court and is represented by attorney Gloria Allred.

Last week it was Rust gaffer Serge Svetnoy and today the second of what will likely be many lawsuits over the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin on the New Mexico set of the indie Western was filed by script supervisor Mamie Mitchell.

Alec Baldwin is facing another lawsuit over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

“Alec has no blame in this at all” said Daniel Baldwin today about his brother Alec Baldwin, who discharged a prop gun on the set of the western film Rust on Oct. 21, killing DP Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.

It sounds like consequences for the Rust tragedy are going to take some time to sort out.

The key gaffer on the set of “Rust” has filed a lawsuit against star and producer Alec Baldwin, as well as armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls, among others, over the accidental shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month.