Rust: Cinematographer down...
On October 21st, 2021, actor Alec Baldwin while on set for filming of the movie RUST discharges a gun used as a prop. The gun wasn't loaded with a blank, instead it had a real bullet that struck director of photography, Halyna Hutchins and film's director, Joel Souza who was behind Halyna. Hutchins dies and Souza survives.Opinions of 180 degrees start flying. Some blame Baldwin for not checking the gun. Some say it's handled by specialized film crew, actor's aren't required to check props. On and on we go.
Investigations start coming through and the finger of blame gets rotated a few times a day.
Currently, we are up a few new stories daily (and several re-hashed) about the events leading up to this tragedy.
Search warrants, investigations, lack of safety protocols, previous misfiring incidents, gun practice, empty shells.Filming has ceased, the crew has gone home.
Comments (5)
That the crew was taking that firearm out for recreational shooting on a regular basis, should have been a red flag that safety was exceptionally lax. Nonetheless, Baldwin was the last critical control point.
Once you're gone, you can never take back
Precedent............If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit.
It's amazing how much a lawyer is worth to shut up shop.
A life has been taken, make no mistake. But now it's all about how "sad" Baldwin is.
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