‘Rust’ Assistant Director Cleared Prop Gun That Alec Baldwin Used in Fatal Shooting, Sheriff’s Affidavit Says

Another Rust crew member is weighing in on the fatal on-set tragedy.

The lawyers for Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 24, have said they’re investigating whether someone was attempting to “sabotage the set” of the Alec Baldwin-led film, by putting a live bullet in a box of dummy rounds. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was tragically killed after the 30 Rock star fired a prop gun, which has made Hannah part of the police investigation.

Alec Baldwin-led movie, appeared on Wednesday's episode of , and revealed why he quit the project one day before Baldwin discharged a prop gun on the film's set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.Luper cited «lax COVID policies, the housing situation… and specifically gun safety, a lack of rehearsals, a lack of preparing the crew for what we were doing that day,» as reasons for his resignation, stating, «I only personally remember two safety meetings that

An attorney for Dave Halls, the assistant director of the movie "Rust," starring Alec Baldwin, has spoken out following the on-set tragedy that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. On Oct.

EXCLUSIVE: Dave Halls, the first assistant director of Rust, is not a DGA member, even though the film was being produced in New Mexico under a DGA contract.

EXCLUSIVE: A week after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin on the New Mexico set of Rust, two crew members at the center of the police probe have hired a pair of the state’s top criminal defense lawyers.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham elaborated on her call for the entertainment industry to adopt new safety protocols following the shooting during a rehearsal on the Alec Baldwin set of Rust, warning that that state would take action if sufficient measures are not adopted.

The assistant director on the movie "Rust" admitted to a safety lapse, according to a new search warrant obtained by Fox News.  Halls was one of three people including Alec Baldwin who handled the firearm prior to th accidental discharge that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.

On Thursday of last week, 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by actor Alec Baldwin after he fired a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the film Rust. Director Joel Souza, who was standing behind Hutchins, was also wounded but has since recovered.

Internal discussions at major film and TV studios are reportedly underway to address calls for a ban on having real guns on set.

On the heels of the tragic shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin last week on the New Mexico set of Rust, details have been trickling out, most notably via an affidavit filed last week by Detective Joel Cano.

Eliza Hutton, the fiancee of late actor Brandon Lee, spoke out about the tragic accidental shooting on the set of "Rust" that so closely mirrored the death of the late actor in 1993.  Lee, the son of acclaimed martial artist and actor Bruce Lee, died on the set of the 1994 film "The Crow" toward the end of filming when actor Michael Massee fired a gun that was improperly loaded with dummy rounds directly at the actor’s chest.

Ireland Baldwin and Candace Owens got into a heated exchange of words on social media.

EXCLUSIVE: As the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office continues their investigation of the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on October 21, which also injured director Joel Souza, on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie Rust, new claims and details are emerging of first assistant director, David Halls – including a 2019 complaint against him.

The father of Halyna Hutchins has spoken out for the first time since the tragic death of his 42-year-old cinematographer daughter.

Joel Souza, 48, broke his silence on the fatal shooting accident, which killed Halyna Hutchins and hospitalized him, on Saturday October 23, in a statement to Deadline. The Rust director mourned the loss of his friend and colleague in the  accident where Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun and led to the cinematographer’s death at 42-years-old.

New details have emerged about the tragic accidental shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin’s upcoming western film Rust…