Outrage after Alec Baldwin blames HALYNA HUTCHINS for her own death
Alec Baldwin has been slammed for blaming Halyna Hutchins for her tragic death that happened last year. On October 21, 2021, the cast and crew of ‘Rust’ movie were shooting for the film when the 63-year-old actor reportedly fired a gun at the cinematographer that killed her. But now, in his own defense, Baldwin has tried to accuse Hutchins of her own death.
As per reports, in an arbitration demand filed on Friday, March 11, ‘The Boss Baby’ star has said that Hutchins asked him to point the gun towards her. He also stated that his contract barred him from any financial responsibility related to the 42-year-old’s death and went on to hold the victim's family responsible for the unfinished $7 million movie.
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But Maureen Callahan, an author as well as the editor for the New York Post, has criticized Baldwin for his apparent nasty defense. In her piece for The Post, she wrote: “In the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins at his hands, Alec Baldwin knows who is to blame: Halyna Hutchins.”
Calling the film producer “delusional,” Callahan continued, “how confident that he’s been that Matthew Hutchins would never sue — he’s busy adding to his NYC-Hamptons real estate portfolio, despite facing multiple lawsuits for pointing a gun at that poor woman.” She also pointed out how Baldwin’s earlier statement contradicts his recent court filings. He had previously told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never.”
But now, he has reportedly mentioned in the documents, “page 20, subsection 61: ‘She [Hutchins] directed Baldwin to hold the gun higher, to a point where it was directed toward her.’” She added, “Alec Baldwin is a liar and a coward. Blaming the dead — how unspeakably reptilian. Baldwin also claims that it was Hutchins who directed him to pull back the hammer on the gun. But then how can we trust him, when his view of the whole film seems far-fetched?” Callahan asked.
Citing the court filings that read, “From the moment Baldwin arrived, the morale on the set and the camaraderie of the crew was apparent. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the experience. Rust’s filming was proceeding smoothly.” This statement, the writer noted was “another lie." She added, "The L.A. Times reported that guns had accidentally been fired on that set three separate times before Halyna’s death, that there were no safety meetings to follow, that the low-budget production was cutting corners — the armorer was a 24-year-old with next to no experience — and overworking the crew. The morning Halyna was shot, six crew members walked off over these unsafe conditions.”
Callahan also went on to smash Baldwin’s lawyers’ claim in the filing that “an actor cannot rule that a gun is safe. That is the responsibility of other people on set,” by quoting George Clooney’s statement made on Marc Maron’s podcast weeks after the tragedy. Clooney had said, “Every single time I’m handed a gun on the set — every time they hand me a gun — I look at it, I open it, I show it to the person I’m pointing it to, I show it to the crew. Every single take.”
In her essay, the editor stated: “Just when you think Alec Baldwin can’t sink any lower, he expresses outrage and disbelief that Matthew Hutchins, once so sympathetic and understanding towards his wife’s shooter, could have changed his mind and sue in civil court,” before concluding, “So please, Alec, keep talking. Keep playing the victim. Keep making yourself radioactive in Hollywood. And keep leaving zero doubt that Matthew Hutchins and his little boy deserve everything Matthew sues you for — and more.”