On October 21, the film crew Rust mourned the accidental death of Halyna Hutchins, 42, who was hit by a bullet from a pistol held by Alec Baldwin. A weapon which should have contained blank bullets and which would not have been verified by the gunsmith hired on the project. The police are continuing their investigation and now want to consult the comedian’s cell phone.
As the site reports TMZSanta Fe Sheriff’s Office investigators obtained a warrant from a New Mexico state judge on Thursday, December 16, allowing them to recover Alec Baldwin’s cell phone; the latter had been photographed a few minutes after the tragedy making a call. In the documents consulted by the site, we discover that the actor would have informed the police officers of exchanges of mails between him and the gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in which she would have shown him different styles of weapons and knives.
It was during these exchanges that she would have offered to use a replica of a Colt 45 from 1873. “They clearly have the feeling that the emails and messages exchanged may contain data [sur la préparation en amont du film, et sur qui porte la responsabilité de l’accident, NDLR], write our colleagues. In this case, Alec Baldwin was not indicted and recently claimed in an interview that he had nothing to be ashamed of because he would not have pulled the trigger. However, two blows went away, affecting Halyna Hutchins who succumbed to her injuries and director Joel Souza, who was released from hospital after going through intensive care.
Alec Baldwin, who is trying somehow to resume his family life while taking a break in his career, is however targeted by a complaint. Indeed, Serge Svetnoy, chief lighting designer of the film, decided to sue the actor and the producers for “negligence“Saying today in emotional distress as he witnessed the fatal shooting.