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Alec Baldwin: "I didn't pull the trigger!"

Alec Baldwin is giving his first TV interview since the Rust shooting — and it's an emotional one.

The first preview for the ABC News sit-down sees Baldwin breaking down in tears as he talks about cinematographer Halyna Hutchins being fatally shot with a prop gun on Oct. 21.

The real surprise, however, was George Stephanopoulos asking why he fired the gun when it wasn't in the script and Baldwin replied, "The trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger."

So he never pulled the trigger? "No, no, no, no," Baldwin answered. "I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never." But there was no explanation beyond that.

Baldwin also said he had "no idea" how a live bullet got onto the set of the film, which he not only starred in but produced.

He added, "Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the property."

Baldwin said he keeps going over what transpired that day in his mind, admitting, "I think back and I think of what could I have done."

He called Hutchins "someone who was loved by everyone who worked with [her] and liked by everyone who worked with [her] and admired..." breaking down in tears.

"Even now I find it hard to believe that" it happened," he said. "It doesn't seem real to me."

On that fateful day, Baldwin had a .45 Long Colt revolver with him in a pew of a church set while Hutchins and others set up cameras for a shot in the western film at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, N.M. When the gun discharged, the bullet fatally hit Hutchins and also wounded director Joel Souza.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department has been investigating the tragedy. They said armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, and assistant director Dave Halls, who handed the gun to Baldwin, are "obviously the focus of the investigation." However, nobody had been ruled out.

On Tuesday, a search warrant issued stated the live ammunition may have come from PDQ Arm & Prop LLC in Albuquerque, which is owned by Seth Kenney. Kenney had a link to Gutierrez Reed's father, Thell Reed, a longtime Hollywood armorer, recently working on a separate film project with him.

Gutierrez Reed — who has been criticized over her lack of experience, having been an armorer on just one other big film — has said she had no idea how a live round got put in a box with dummy rounds. For his part, Halls said he should have checked the gun more thoroughly before giving it to Baldwin, but didn't.

The preview clip also sees Stephanopoulos asking Baldwin about George Clooney and other leading men who said they always thoroughly examine a weapon themselves.

Baldwin's wife, Hilaria, shared a post about keeping "one foot in front of the other" as the preview clip was released.

There are multiple lawsuits filed over the shooting, including by the film's gaffer Serge Svetnoy over "general negligence" against Baldwin, Gutierrez Reed, Halls, prop master Sarah Zachry, the production and its financial backers. Script supervisor Mamie Mitchell is suing Baldwin as well as a patchwork of other production companies and individual producers and crew members.

Hutchins's husband, Matthew, has hired lawyers specializing in wrongful death cases.

Baldwin was seen with Matthew and Halyna's son in New Mexico immediately after the director of photography's death, but it's unclear what that relationship is now as the investigation unfolds.

Matthew is set to make his first public appearance at WrapWomen's fourth annual Power Women Summit on Wednesday honoring his late wife.

Baldwin's interview airs Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and streams on Hulu later that night.

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by Anonymousreply 174December 7, 2021 9:05 AM

Meanwhile, his dumb cunt of a wife is giving zero fucks...

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by Anonymousreply 1December 1, 2021 11:01 PM

His eyes are bloated almost shut.

by Anonymousreply 2December 1, 2021 11:04 PM

I believe him.

by Anonymousreply 3December 1, 2021 11:05 PM

R2 NYC has been having high levels of dust & dander.

by Anonymousreply 4December 1, 2021 11:06 PM

Why offer interviews. STFU

by Anonymousreply 5December 1, 2021 11:06 PM

Wow is that a new unheard of gun ??? All you have to do is point it and it pulls its own trigger. LIE ALEC !!!! ON THAT TYPE OF GUN YOU HAVE TO PULL THE HAMMER BACK AND THEN PULL THE TRIGGER!!!!

by Anonymousreply 6December 1, 2021 11:07 PM

R6 Not if the gun has malfunctioned. Alec's stunt double had the same gun unexpectedly fire twice without pulling the trigger. It happened a few days inside of a cabin before the fatal shooting.

by Anonymousreply 7December 1, 2021 11:09 PM

You still have to PULL THE HAMMER BACK !!!! i am telling you this douchebag is LYING

by Anonymousreply 8December 1, 2021 11:12 PM

R1 Good grief. No one expects the Baldwin's to be decked out in black lace veils for the rest of their lives. But you would think a woman of nearly 40 would understand that this is the time to dial it back a tad.

by Anonymousreply 9December 1, 2021 11:13 PM

R8 You are wrong . Stop shouting. A gun is a mechanical device that can be subject to failure.

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by Anonymousreply 10December 1, 2021 11:16 PM

[quote] But you would think a woman of nearly 40

She’s “nearly 40”? Holy shit! Isn’t he like 80?

by Anonymousreply 11December 1, 2021 11:24 PM

The author of the above article says that an owner is responsible for a gun that misfires. In the case of Rust, I believe that would be the responsibility of the Armorer and probably the Prop Master (if the Prop Master was the supervisor of Hannah in Hannah's job as Armorer not in Hannah's job as Asst Prop Master).

by Anonymousreply 12December 1, 2021 11:25 PM

A Hollywood prop guy, well-known and well-respected, was the one who supplied the guns and ammo to Rust. It is now rumored that this guy supplied live rounds. Even if he did, it would be the responsibility of the Armorer and Prop Master NOT to have that live ammo on the set.

by Anonymousreply 13December 1, 2021 11:28 PM

He is LYING. What a piece of shit.

by Anonymousreply 14December 1, 2021 11:30 PM

It turns out that it wasn't the Hollywood prop guy who gave Rust the live ammo. It was a guy who works at an Albuquerque prop house and has admitted to LE that he "may have given live ammo" to Rust.

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by Anonymousreply 15December 1, 2021 11:34 PM

Wouldn't there be footage that could decide this question?

by Anonymousreply 16December 1, 2021 11:35 PM

Unclench yourself, R7/R10/R13/possible PR bot. Guns can misfire. Regardless, in the shot he was required to point the gun at the camera, therefore other people. This appears to be a contradiction of what he said above and casts suspicion on the rest, along with all the other accounts.

For what it’s worth, I find it interesting that a certain someone finds Baldwin’s story less than credible.

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by Anonymousreply 17December 1, 2021 11:39 PM

That's a nice way to absolve yourself of responsibility for killing someone : "I didn't pull the trigger! The gun just went off!!" I don't believe him. He'll say anything to make himself seem like HE was the wronged one.

by Anonymousreply 18December 2, 2021 12:05 AM

I feel awful for Alec and for the woman who died. However, then who pulled the trigger? How does a gun fire without anyone pulling the trigger? And how close was the woman who died to the gun that the bullet hit her (and I believe the assistant director too?).

by Anonymousreply 19December 2, 2021 12:07 AM

R17 I'm not a PR bot, you asshole. I despise Hilaria as much as the next person. I think that Alec should stop Hilaria from exploiting their kids on social media. He should stop Hilaria from posting her sickening IG crap that hurts Halyna's son, husband, family, and friends.

I've worked in film and TV for over 25 years, so I have experience being on film sets.

LE, the DA, and OSHA have not released the findings of their investigations. We do not know what all of the witnesses have told the investigators.

The people responsible for Halyna's senseless, tragic death will be held accountable.

They will also be held accountable for the director's physical + mental injuries, plus the PTSD of people like Serge the Gaffer, the Script Supervisor, and Alec if he is found innocent.

by Anonymousreply 20December 2, 2021 12:13 AM

R10 they are talking about a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TYPE OF GUN. LOOK UP REVOLVER

by Anonymousreply 21December 2, 2021 12:42 AM

R21 Since you only seem to understand shouting --- The gun that Alec was using IS A MECHANICAL DEVICE, THERFORE IT CAN BE SUBJECT TO FAILURE.

by Anonymousreply 22December 2, 2021 12:45 AM

The article that I posted in R15 is an important part of the mystery as to how live ammo made it to the set of Rust. It further damns Hannah the Armorer and Sarah Z. the Prop Master.

Live ammo from a previous film was given to the Rust weapons supplier by Hannah's dad. The Rust weapons supplier, Seth Kenney, thinks that he may have given that live ammo to Hannah. The live ammo was imprinted with the Starline logo. After the fatal shooting, the Prop Master, Sarah Z., saw a bullet on the tray with the Starline logo on it.

by Anonymousreply 23December 2, 2021 12:55 AM

He looks like an old Dutch woman!

by Anonymousreply 24December 2, 2021 1:01 AM

R22 you seem to misunderstand, look revolver and see what it takes for the gun to shoot. DONT BE THICK !

by Anonymousreply 25December 2, 2021 1:17 AM

The preview is so dramatic. It’s surreal, like reality TV

by Anonymousreply 26December 2, 2021 1:38 AM

"... has said she had no idea how a live round got put in a box with dummy rounds."

And you never will.

by Anonymousreply 27December 2, 2021 1:41 AM

R1, that picture speaks volumes. Alec looks haunted and distant and she’s taking a selfie .

by Anonymousreply 28December 2, 2021 1:41 AM

A very credible alibi if it was a Toon pistol

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by Anonymousreply 29December 2, 2021 1:44 AM

Same lame story. This interview is more potent than Ambien.

by Anonymousreply 30December 2, 2021 1:46 AM

He needs to cut back on the booze since he won't have the cash for a lower blepharoplasty anytime soon.

by Anonymousreply 31December 2, 2021 1:48 AM

He's most likely suffering from PTSD now. Clooney should STFU and stay out of it.

by Anonymousreply 32December 2, 2021 1:51 AM

I just saw the commercial for this and was appalled how it is promoted as an "event". Such bad taste, especially so soon.

by Anonymousreply 33December 2, 2021 1:55 AM

Maybe this is a stupid question, but couldn't all of this (and other accidents, past and future) just be avoided if they used a prop gun that is ONLY capable of shooting dummy rounds, not live ammo? This would be the set gun and this way, the gun only accepts dummy rounds. Is this not possible? Because I feel with our level of technology, this should be possible.

by Anonymousreply 34December 2, 2021 2:12 AM

This interview doesn’t seem like a good idea.

by Anonymousreply 35December 2, 2021 2:13 AM

Alec is a lying, weaselly cunt. You can bet your ass that if the scene had involved his character committing suicide by shooting himself in the head, Alec would have damn well checked to make sure there weren't bullets of any kind.

Who in the world coached him to say that the gun did it all by itself?

by Anonymousreply 36December 2, 2021 2:15 AM

This seems very suspicious

by Anonymousreply 37December 2, 2021 3:17 AM

Wake me when it's the widower's attorneys asking Alec questions about this

by Anonymousreply 38December 2, 2021 3:42 AM

[quote]Wouldn't there be footage that could decide this question?

No, they weren't filming at the time. The DOP and the director were setting up camera angles and adjusting the lighting. Baldwin said he was practicing pulling the gun out of its holster, ie, he was playing with the gun.

Baldwin says he would never ever point a gun at someone and pull the trigger. Guess what Alec? You never ever point a gun at someone period. PERIOD. Basic gun safety.

by Anonymousreply 39December 2, 2021 3:55 AM

Tell him to meet me on the roof.

by Anonymousreply 40December 2, 2021 3:57 AM

r7 you say that as if it [bold]helps[/bold] him. As the actor meant to use the weapon but more importantly, as a producer on that film, why the hell would he use the gun if it has a history of firing without the trigger being pulled??? This, on top of the fact that the weapons experts familiar with SAG/industry guidelines on handling guns walked off due to set conditions and were replaced with imbeciles who were using live rounds in the guns was even more of a reason to not use that gun let alone point it in the direction of crew members.

by Anonymousreply 41December 2, 2021 4:05 AM

R25 Pipe down, troll. What don't you understand about "mechanical failure?"

by Anonymousreply 42December 2, 2021 4:58 AM

Sad final days?

by Anonymousreply 43December 2, 2021 5:00 AM

George Clooney's criticism doesn't match up with what film Armorers have been saying in online news articles, news interviews or Youtube videos.

Professional and experienced film Armorers say that an actor should NOT open the gun's barrel and examine it and the cartridges that are loaded in the gun. Armorers say that ONLY the film's Armorer should do it. They say that ONLY the Armorer should handle the gun then present it as being safe in front of the actor who will be using the gun, the film crew, and any other actors who would be affected by the scene.

Some Armorers don't believe that an AD should ever handle the gun.

by Anonymousreply 44December 2, 2021 5:07 AM

eta: George Clooney should not be spouting off about anyone's behavior considering what happened to the young man who is now paralyzed due to a terrible incident at a party at Clooney's Lake Como mansion.

by Anonymousreply 45December 2, 2021 5:10 AM

At 2:40 there's a demonstration of how a hammer can accidentally be pulled back during a cross draw.

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by Anonymousreply 46December 2, 2021 5:20 AM

Use some common sense. It's just a couple of pounds of iron. A revolver does not fire itself. It is not an automatic mechanism.

The trigger MUST be squeezed with enough force to pull back and release the hammer onto the cartridge. Without that nothing happens.

by Anonymousreply 47December 2, 2021 5:24 AM

I trust these people's accounts of the fatal shooting: Serge the Gaffer, the Script Supervisor, the Boom Operator, the B Camera Operator, the Asst Cameraman, the Director, any of Halyna's crew who were inside the church set, and others.

I trust these people's accounts of what happened before the shooting: All of the crew who walked out over safety concerns, having not been paid in 3 weeks, and not having hotel rooms in Santa Fe (er their contracts). Stedicam Operator Lane Luper is in this group. Any of Halyna's crew who remained on the shoot.

I do not trust any of these people's accounts of the fatal shooting or anything that happened leading up to the fatal shooting: Any of the producers (including Baldwin in his role as producer), anyone who worked in the production office, production coordinators, any assistants to any of the producers, the Unit Production Manager, the AD, Armorer Hannah, Prop Master Sarah Z, and others.

I somewhat trust Baldwin's account (in his role as an actor) of what happened when he drew his gun inside the church.

by Anonymousreply 48December 2, 2021 5:29 AM

R46 Thanks for posting that video. I've seen it. The guy in it is a highly trained and experienced professional crossdraw expert. Baldwin is not.

by Anonymousreply 49December 2, 2021 5:31 AM

He’s morphing into Eleanor Roosevelt.

by Anonymousreply 50December 2, 2021 6:09 AM

Why do they use real guns on the set? There should be no live guns and they should certainly not be handled by an amateur. Was Alec using at the time of the accident?

by Anonymousreply 51December 2, 2021 6:21 AM

People don’t kill people. Guns kill people.

by Anonymousreply 52December 2, 2021 6:23 AM

Yeah, r51, I asked that myself way upthread but nobody answered. Why can't they just have stunt guns that ONLY shoot dummy rounds which can't be interchanged with live ammo. Apparently that's a bridge too far lol

by Anonymousreply 53December 2, 2021 6:25 AM

Wonder if anyone on set caught this live on a phone?

by Anonymousreply 54December 2, 2021 6:57 AM

Blind item: In exchange or agreeing to an interview, this A list mostly movie actor's wife is going to get multiple spots on the early morning show on the network hosting the interview. Alec Baldwin/Hilaria Baldwin/"ABC" (Alec Baldwin exclusive: 'The trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger')

by Anonymousreply 55December 2, 2021 7:04 AM

Hilaria will pull out her loaded cucumber on Good Grief America.

by Anonymousreply 56December 2, 2021 7:19 AM

Too bad he wasn't caught living a gigantic lie last year. Too bad he has no credibility and a no leg to stand on. Too bad his reputation was ruined before this.

Too bad his only defense is his word, which he has ruined.

No es beuno.

by Anonymousreply 57December 2, 2021 9:46 AM

Are the baldwins Asian?

by Anonymousreply 58December 2, 2021 10:11 AM

Let the music do my talking

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by Anonymousreply 59December 2, 2021 11:28 AM

And then Liar Liar Baldwin sang

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by Anonymousreply 60December 2, 2021 11:37 AM

So, this is the story he made up with his lawyer? How despicable....own it turd.

by Anonymousreply 61December 2, 2021 11:42 AM

I thought he told the paps during that roadside interview that he wasn't allowed to comment on the investigation? So why is he commenting now and absolving himself from fault?

And, omg, his ... face in OP's pic! Yikes!!

by Anonymousreply 62December 2, 2021 11:45 AM

That song is perfect, R60!

by Anonymousreply 63December 2, 2021 11:49 AM

So the gun just happened to go off when he was pointing it at people? And if this gun had already misfired multiple times, why was it still being used - especially in a scene where it’s pointed at someone!?

by Anonymousreply 64December 2, 2021 11:54 AM

Hmmmm it must have been Casper.... Who knows...

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by Anonymousreply 65December 2, 2021 12:17 PM

"And if this gun had already misfired multiple times, why was it still being used ..."

I wondered that too, R64. This whole thing - and especially what Baldwin did or didn't do - is dodgy as fuck. Lots of ass covering. The truth - if we uncover it - will be interesting.

by Anonymousreply 66December 2, 2021 1:32 PM

Great article r15, thanks for linking it.

Sounds like Hannah's dad may be trying to give her an out, saying he gave the supplier live rounds for another use, but that those live rounds may have accidentally gone with the supplier to the RUST set.

by Anonymousreply 67December 2, 2021 1:39 PM

Absolutely cannot understand why the filming continued after the first time the gun went off accidentally, let alone a second incident. I get that they wanted to use the same gun for continuity but how hard would it have been to reschedule shots so that you have a day where the gun isn't used, and get the gun examined and repaired?

by Anonymousreply 68December 2, 2021 1:41 PM

R68 Alec's gun was made in Italy. It was a replica of an antique Colt revolver. Why didn't they have two identical replicas before filming started? Or why didn't they have an identical replica shipped overnight from Italy after the gun went off twice when Alec's stunt double was holding the gun inside a cabin?

by Anonymousreply 69December 2, 2021 2:27 PM

R68 That is part of why the union guys walked out. At least one of them had told the Unit Production Manager that Alec's gun has misfired twice when Alec's stuntman was holding it. The producers didn't want to do anything about it.

by Anonymousreply 70December 2, 2021 2:29 PM

typo - had misfired

by Anonymousreply 71December 2, 2021 2:30 PM

a lot of people think Alec had anything to do with producing this film besides getting the credit to pay him on the back end because they didn't have enough to pay him the salary he normally would command is crazy. That is how they do it to give a big star a producer credit. He hand nothing to do with the daily going on of production.

by Anonymousreply 72December 2, 2021 2:34 PM

[quote] I thought he told the paps during that roadside interview that he wasn't allowed to comment on the investigation? So why is he commenting now and absolving himself from fault?

He’s probably made a legal deposition since then.

by Anonymousreply 73December 2, 2021 2:36 PM

Baldwin used to be so good looking - thinking Hunt for Red October/The Getaway. He now seems to have been invaded by the body snatchers from the planet Fat Fuck.

by Anonymousreply 74December 2, 2021 2:42 PM

CONSIDER THE SOURCE.

by Anonymousreply 75December 2, 2021 4:30 PM

He looks like a lesbian gym teacher, certain men morph into that as they age.

by Anonymousreply 76December 2, 2021 5:39 PM

The Santa Fe Sheriff's Department said it is awaiting results from the FBI which would shed light on how the gun could have been fired, whether that was just pulling back the hammer – which hits the firing pin – just pulling the trigger or both.

"Guns don't just go off," Sheriff Adan Mendoza told Fox News Digital. "So whatever needs to happen to manipulate the firearm, he did that and it was in his hands."

by Anonymousreply 77December 2, 2021 6:11 PM

His weeping fit was well within his usual range of grotesquery.

As was exclaiming he didn't pull the trigger.

The gun went off because he fired it. It was not his fault it was loaded. But "spin" in such a situation is worse than grotesque.

It is a flop-sweat desperation tactic, which is vulgar.

by Anonymousreply 78December 2, 2021 6:39 PM

Understandable, understandable

Yes, it's perfectly understandable

Comprehensible, comprehensible

Not a bit reprehensible

It's so defensible

by Anonymousreply 79December 2, 2021 7:03 PM

and then we both reached for the gun

Alex, hire Billy Flynn

by Anonymousreply 80December 2, 2021 7:56 PM

R56 Well, as the song goes, happiness is a warm coocumber.

by Anonymousreply 81December 2, 2021 10:15 PM

Any legal team would advise him and his wife to shut up and keep a low profile while there's an investigation going on. Unless they're too egotisitical and narcissistic to ignore, or just too poor to lawyer up.

by Anonymousreply 82December 2, 2021 10:29 PM

[quote]Unless they're too egotistical and narcissistic

Bingo!

by Anonymousreply 83December 2, 2021 10:35 PM

I’m sorry, but with that wife he has chosen, I can’t believe anything he says.

by Anonymousreply 84December 2, 2021 10:39 PM

Anybody have a link to the interview?

by Anonymousreply 85December 2, 2021 11:55 PM

Why are there so many enraged, all caps fraus on this thread?

by Anonymousreply 86December 3, 2021 12:12 AM

He is coming across as phoney with all of his crying.

by Anonymousreply 87December 3, 2021 12:17 AM

Is EELARIA there too?

by Anonymousreply 88December 3, 2021 12:21 AM

Sexy furry man. Never showed any bulge. Tragic.

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by Anonymousreply 89December 3, 2021 12:34 AM

I shot the Sheriff.

But I didn't shoot the Deputy.

by Anonymousreply 90December 3, 2021 2:02 AM

[quote] Alec Baldwin says he didn't realize Halyna Hutchins had been shot with live ammo until 45 MINUTES after fatal shooting, claims he thought cinematographer had fainted

Apparently the dead person didn't bleed out of that big new hole in the chest

by Anonymousreply 91December 3, 2021 2:09 AM

I am, how do you say, not so good at realizing the things.

by Anonymousreply 92December 3, 2021 2:13 AM

Her last words were “ this is not good at all.” She mentioned she couldn’t feel her legs . Poor woman

by Anonymousreply 93December 3, 2021 2:46 AM

Alec is a LYING. I find it ridiculous that anyone can believe what this lying asshole is saying.

by Anonymousreply 94December 3, 2021 5:19 AM

R20, take your fabulous list of credentials and go fuck yourself. I’m sure that’s the only way your self-righteous, overly serious ass will get any kind of bang at all.

by Anonymousreply 95December 3, 2021 8:47 AM

He said his finger was not on the trigger but the hammer was cocked. When the hammer was released, the gun fired. He saw the woman fall but didn’t understand why at first, “did she faint?” No mention of hearing a gunshot.

It does sound like the supplier of the blanks mixed in a live round by accident and it was not caught before loading.

If actors examine the guns they are using before a scene, then the prop master/armorer has to take back the gun and check it again to make sure the actor hasn’t messed it up somehow. This was a small, short-staffed Indy production with one armorer, no assistants, but many guns because it was a western with shootout scenes.

Don’t understand why the script supervisor is suing. The other Russian guy suing was at least a friend of the dead woman.

by Anonymousreply 96December 3, 2021 1:00 PM

He is GUILTY

by Anonymousreply 97December 3, 2021 5:36 PM

I believe they probably both reached for the gun, the gun, the gun, the gun.

by Anonymousreply 98December 3, 2021 5:40 PM

I don't get why he would make this assertion at this point. Law enforcement is going to test that weapon over and over again to see if they can replicate it an accidental shooting without the puling the trigger. It's possible that is what happened, but there's no way I would say that, or anything, publicly.

by Anonymousreply 99December 3, 2021 5:40 PM

I'm R99, and if they do somehow find that particular weapon has a likelihood of actually firing without being triggered, then the question is going to be why was that gun allowed on set at all. Which then goes back to the people who left the set due to safety concerns regarding general negligence. He should have kept his mouth shut.

by Anonymousreply 100December 3, 2021 6:08 PM

Not sexy R89

by Anonymousreply 101December 3, 2021 7:13 PM

Isn't he now blaming the woman he killed? Isn't he saying that he only did what SHE instructed him to do when it came to where the gun was pointed? Jesus, what a monster he is.

by Anonymousreply 102December 3, 2021 11:21 PM

John Schneider rails against Alec Baldwin for claiming he ‘didn’t pull the trigger’

John Schneider is sharing his thoughts on Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” movie set shooting.

On Oct. 21, Baldwin was rehearsing a scene on the New Mexico set of his planned film “Rust” when a gun he was holding discharged. A projectile from the weapon fatally struck cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

An investigation into the incident has been underway for a month now, and Baldwin spoke out Thursday night, claiming during a tell-all interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News that despite holding the gun, he “didn’t pull the trigger.”

Ahead of Baldwin’s interview, a preview was released, which featured Baldwin’s comments, and Schneider, 61, shared his thoughts on the matter in an 18-minute video titled “Seriously Alec?“

Schneider claimed the interview was “all designed to make us feel sorry for Alec Baldwin” and claimed the actor’s teary-eyed emotional responses during the interview were “bulls–t.”

Schneider questioned the conversation, asking whether viewers were supposed to “believe that a gun went off by itself.”

“This is a wonderful business we all work in. We are honored and privileged to be part of it,” Schneider continued. “So when someone takes a crap – which obviously George and Alec have done here and obviously this woman is still deceased. Her family is still without a mother, without a wife. This is absurd.”

The “Dukes of Hazzard” alum said he believes “the propaganda machine” is responsible for perpetuating the idea that Baldwin “is a victim.”

“Three weeks ago, it was a prop gun. Four weeks ago, nobody knew how in the world this real weapon was loaded on the set,” Schneider said. “Today, he didn’t pull the trigger.”

“What kind of idiots do you take us for?” the actor questioned. He then pleaded with law enforcement, asking investigators not to believe Baldwin’s claim, calling it “nonsense.”

“Guns do not go off by themselves,” Schneider insisted. “Let us not forget this was a single-action – it was not a Colt, it was a replica … – a single-action weapon needs to be cocked and fired. So what kind of idiots do you take us for?”

“There is just no world in which guns go off by themselves,” he repeated. “… Hutchins is still deceased. And their family is not getting an apology, they’re not getting any – in my opinion – they’re not getting any justice, they’re not getting any answers.”

Schneider then developed an analogy, comparing the “Rust” shooting to a bully pushing a child off of a swing on a playground, resulting in serious injury.

“What is the bully going to say? ‘I didn’t push her! I didn’t push her,'” the actor said. “First they’re going to say, ‘I didn’t know. I didn’t know what was going on.’ Then if that doesn’t work – which, by the way, it still doesn’t work because you are supposed to check the weapon, you fellow – but then you have the audacity to say, ‘I didn’t pull the trigger.'”

The star added that it was “still inexcusable” not to check a weapon when it’s handed to you, even if you’re told it’s unloaded, but admitted it would be “very easy to accidentally pull that trigger.”

It wasn’t just Baldwin that the actor took aim at, however. He called ABC’s Stephanopoulos “the poster boy for leftist propaganda.”

“Why in the world anyone would look at an interview with George as being anything enlightening or having a modicum of truth, I don’t know,” Schneider said. “But that’s just me.” –– ADVERTISEMENT ––

Schneider also said that he’s “incredibly embarrassed for” Stephanopoulos “because, my God, why are you perpetuating this BS?”

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by Anonymousreply 103December 3, 2021 11:30 PM

Sad last days.

by Anonymousreply 104December 3, 2021 11:46 PM

R103 John really has it out for Alec. I wonder if it's because John is such a rabid Trump supporter, or because John is so jealous of Alec's career? Probably both.

by Anonymousreply 105December 4, 2021 12:10 AM

John's career is so in the shitter he just got out of jail for not paying his alimony.

by Anonymousreply 106December 4, 2021 12:14 AM

Alec Baldwin was quoted as saying, "I've never been handed a hot gun before in my life" when he fired. We all know this from other threads.

He is lying.

by Anonymousreply 107December 4, 2021 2:42 AM

Well I don't think he's lying about that part, R107. He probably has not ever been handed a gun loaded with actual ammo.

No idea how this investigation or trial will go. I would imagine this will change how guns are handled on set. Some of the comments on these threads are so strange in sighting how things work "on set". That's fine, until it becomes a homicide. That goes out into the real world, and real world rules. You can't hide behind the concept of this being a movie. This isn't about holding up or tearing down any celebrity, I don't care who it is.

by Anonymousreply 108December 4, 2021 2:56 AM

So many of you hate this career cunt Alec Baldwin but you are cognitively lacking so assume this means you get to judge Baldwin is guilty of the murders.

In no way was Baldwin responsible for their being live rounds in his gun on a movie set. In my opinion he did nothing wrong as a actor.

There is a possibility he is responsible collectively with all his fellow producers.

The AD and armorer are responsible for this accidental death. In my opinion. Alec Baldwin is still a desperate vulgar cunt man. Both can be true.

by Anonymousreply 109December 4, 2021 3:03 AM

there/their

by Anonymousreply 110December 4, 2021 3:03 AM

he has a job in Jan.

I have not watched anything he's in for years and years. Ever since he made those homophobic comments. I refuse to spend a cent on any of his projects.

by Anonymousreply 111December 4, 2021 3:04 AM

[quote] I wonder if it's because John is such a rabid Trump supporter, or because John is so jealous of Alec's career?

Or maybe because Alec is trying to bullshit his way out of killing somebody

by Anonymousreply 112December 4, 2021 3:20 AM

Alec saying he didn't want his two oldest kids to hear about this at school. Guess little piggy Ireland doesn't count as an oldest child?....I hope Kim Basinger testifies Alexis Carrington style at Alecs trial....

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by Anonymousreply 113December 4, 2021 3:32 AM

I can't wait for the day Alec goes ape shit and attack someone when some guy calls him "murderer" on the streets somewhere. You know it's a matter of time....

by Anonymousreply 114December 4, 2021 3:39 AM

Hilary Baldwin seems kind of unhinged. They look like the couple who want everyone to think it is the best relationship anywhere. But behind the scenes a lot of screaming and throwing stuff is really going on.

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by Anonymousreply 115December 4, 2021 3:47 AM

"Alec, your wife is one of the most fake Hispanic women in America. She uses a fraudulent accent and gives your children Hispanic names. She has saddled you---an old man by most accounts---with countless children.!! Where will the lies of Hillary Baldwin end?"-------What Barbara Walters would have asked.

by Anonymousreply 116December 4, 2021 4:51 AM

R95 Fuck you. PR is the last thing I'd do.

Obviously, you're too fragile, obstinate, and/or narcissistic to take into account different points of view regarding the fatal shooting.

The FBI ballistics expert is the one who can determine whether Alec's replica gun suffered a mechanical failure or not. Various Armorers, the DA, the Santa Fe Sheriff, and gun experts cannot make that same determination. They can only put it into a context that they are used to seeing --- a gun that works properly.

I didn't see Alec's interview. I'll have to watch it. But, if it's true that Alec said that Halyna told him to pull the trigger and point the gun at the camera, it sounds like he is blaming her, which is totally despicable.

I don't believe for a minute that Baldwin only found out 45 minutes later that Halyna and the director had been shot. Baldwin says that he thought that Halyna had fainted. Utter bullshit.

by Anonymousreply 117December 4, 2021 4:58 AM

R96 Both the Script Supervisor and the Gaffer were standing near Halyna and could have been shot. Serge the Gaffer and Halyna were friends. They had worked together on 9 films. He held dying Halyna in his arms. How do you ever get over that?!

by Anonymousreply 118December 4, 2021 5:14 AM

R117 Correction: I think Alec said that Halyna told him to pull the hammer back not pull the trigger and point the gun at the camera.

by Anonymousreply 119December 4, 2021 5:19 AM

This explains what happens with a Single Action Revolver...

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by Anonymousreply 120December 4, 2021 5:21 AM

Alec incriminated himself in the ABC interview. He said that he cocked the gun and held back the hammer. He then released the hammer and the gun went off. What an idiot.

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by Anonymousreply 121December 4, 2021 9:41 AM

eta: Alec must have been drinking at lunch. His dad was a gun instructor. No way Alec wouldn't have known how dangerous it was to handle the gun the way he did before it fired. But then again, he was told the gun was "cold."

by Anonymousreply 122December 4, 2021 9:48 AM

I wondered if he was under the influence

by Anonymousreply 123December 4, 2021 9:51 AM

No one is going to believe that Alec didn't realize that he had shot Halyna and the Director unless Alec was totally shit-faced.

by Anonymousreply 124December 4, 2021 10:02 AM

Is Alec really sober over 30 years?

by Anonymousreply 125December 4, 2021 10:07 AM

Alec's been an arrogant cunt for years. Now he's looking for public sympathy. lmao

He must realize - or has been told - he's in deep shit.

I want The Behavior Panel guys to dissect his interview.

by Anonymousreply 126December 4, 2021 10:16 AM

FACT = A black man would be in jail right now for exactly what Alec is not in jail for. White Rich Privilege?

by Anonymousreply 127December 4, 2021 10:17 AM

Aha! For anyone else interested ...

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by Anonymousreply 128December 4, 2021 10:22 AM

ALEC = Halyna Hutchins and I had a special bond.......REALITY = Barely knew each other and had dinner once........... ALEC = I never pulled the trigger.......REALITY = Bang!!........Alec = For 45 minutes I thought Halyna passed out...Also the Director (according to Alec) was screaming after getting shot......REALITY = WTF?....The director was screaming and she was laying on the floor for 45 minutes and you didn't know what was up?....

by Anonymousreply 129December 4, 2021 10:29 AM

Hillaria ---in her native tongue ---explaining this tragedy to her kids = Poppa go Bang Bang to white gringo lady. She rolled like cucumber enchilada at Taco Bell. Ay, caramba!...Poppa go police station to talk about magic gun that shot all by itself!!...Then Poppa says Feliz Navidad and goes home to make picante sauce and spanish rice he learned from Mommys secret Old El Paso homemade recipes she learned from Grandma Kroger!!!..Aye Aye YI!!!

by Anonymousreply 130December 4, 2021 10:48 AM

I think we’re all left with the same sad regret- that Eeeelaria wasn’t visiting the set that day…

by Anonymousreply 131December 4, 2021 11:03 AM

[quote] But, if it's true that Alec said that Halyna told him to pull the trigger and point the gun at the camera, it sounds like he is blaming her, which is totally despicable.

But if that is truly what happened, what is he supposed to say?

by Anonymousreply 132December 6, 2021 6:52 PM

I feel terrible for all involved. I must ask, anyone else getting Burt Lahr vibes?

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by Anonymousreply 133December 6, 2021 7:01 PM

He's turning it to be about himself....oh, poor me. Keeping his mouth shut, for a while, would be smart. His lawyer(s) must be fuming. The more he speaks will make it easier to find something to work against him.

by Anonymousreply 134December 6, 2021 7:03 PM

I watched the entire body language analysis referenced earlier in the thread and found it really interesting. They break down there is some definite deception but mostly he is trying very hard to push ANY OUNCE of blame away from himself.

Apparently, an earlier incident on set had him firing another live round without checking the gun first.

by Anonymousreply 135December 6, 2021 7:14 PM

Not a care in the world.

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by Anonymousreply 136December 6, 2021 8:45 PM

OMG. I watched the first part of the interview w/George Stephanopoulos.

These are the nails in the coffin for Alec. He comes across so self-centered. He is "crying," but there are no tears. His face and eyes are dry. Then he starts talking about "It's Complicated" and how "Rust" had renewed his passion for making movies. Total tangent focused on his own passions.

He admits the investigation is not done but says he has to speak to clear up public misconceptions. Investigation is supposed to be done around Feb. of 2022, IIRC, but this fucker CANNOT WAIT.

by Anonymousreply 137December 6, 2021 8:51 PM

I wonder who gave him the idea to speak up, no way it's the lawyer. He's such a stupid cunt.

Well deserved

by Anonymousreply 138December 6, 2021 8:58 PM

I just hope he doesn't show up at my AA meeting.

by Anonymousreply 139December 6, 2021 10:14 PM

His eyes are so bloated. I doubt he'd set foot into an AA meeting. I'd bet money that he drinks daily.

by Anonymousreply 140December 6, 2021 10:17 PM

I was at an AA meeting with about 7 or 8 years ago and he was incredibly rude. Came in late, interrupted the speaker and went on this long dramatic rant that didn’t make a ton of sense and then left about 20 minutes early. Either nuts, not sober, or both.

by Anonymousreply 141December 6, 2021 10:23 PM

With him, I meant.^^^

by Anonymousreply 142December 6, 2021 10:23 PM

That gun would have a dramatic recoil when fired. There is no way he wouldn't know the gun fired.

by Anonymousreply 143December 6, 2021 10:33 PM

Even a semi-automatic gun would have a feeling upon firing.

by Anonymousreply 144December 6, 2021 10:37 PM

I saw him take a cake for 20 Years in Los Angeles back in 2005 or so . He looked like a bum, but was extremely soft spoken and humble .

by Anonymousreply 145December 6, 2021 10:38 PM

Wonder if he will pretend to have a nervous breakdown--to try to get any kind of sympathy? I wouldn't put it past him.

His lawyers must be in a tizzy.

by Anonymousreply 146December 6, 2021 10:42 PM

He must be paying his attorney's bills on time. He seems like a horrible client.

by Anonymousreply 147December 6, 2021 10:45 PM

I feel bad for that cinematographer—what a mockery this has become.

by Anonymousreply 148December 6, 2021 10:49 PM

Agree , poor woman.

by Anonymousreply 149December 6, 2021 10:52 PM

R145 here, my first impression based on his appearance was this was a man still in his addiction. He did talk about gratitude and humility.

by Anonymousreply 150December 6, 2021 10:53 PM

What is “take a cake” mean?

by Anonymousreply 151December 6, 2021 10:56 PM

*does

by Anonymousreply 152December 6, 2021 10:57 PM

R151, AA/NA speak for sober birthday.

by Anonymousreply 153December 6, 2021 10:59 PM

Thanks R153.

by Anonymousreply 154December 6, 2021 11:09 PM

The amount of ignorance on these threads is astounding.

Do any of you know why the real reasoning behind the anonymous part of AA exists?

by Anonymousreply 155December 6, 2021 11:42 PM

But we’re all anonymous discussing anonymity.

by Anonymousreply 156December 6, 2021 11:44 PM

R155, fuck off! Celebrities are off limits especially if they let the world know they are in 12 steps

by Anonymousreply 157December 6, 2021 11:45 PM

Uh, no. Wrong answer, R156.

by Anonymousreply 158December 6, 2021 11:45 PM

[quote]Alec Baldwin: "I didn't pull the trigger! I swear to fucking God that JESUS pulled the trigger!"

[quote]Hilaria: "I am so proud of my Herencia Española, which has allowed me to overcome the unpleasantness and pain of an unfortunately fatal mishap in time to celebrate the Natividad del Salvador que apretó el gatillo with my - our - growing family.

[quote]Donald Trump: God showed him, that hairy fucking ape. Traitor. I've heard people are saying someone should turn the gun the other way,

[quote]SCOTUS: If he was not black and she was not a fetus, who cares?

[quote]Putin: Go to green for Operation Ukraine Redemption on their Super Bowl Sunday with funny ball. теперь я трахаюсь в задницу !

[quote]American Consumer: Where my Ferrero Rocher???!? Where my Battlefield 2042?!?!!?

[quote]Alec Baldwin: The, the (breaks down crying) plans for (weeping) Rust 2 is, is (weeping) scheduled for release Christmas 2022! (howling in anguish)

[quote] Hilaria: Ees "Natividad dos dos cero dos," Papi. Bad baby! Bad!

[quote]Xi: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

by Anonymousreply 159December 6, 2021 11:48 PM

Every celebrity thread on here is bizarre.

by Anonymousreply 160December 6, 2021 11:50 PM

[quote]"I didn't pull the trigger!"

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by Anonymousreply 161December 6, 2021 11:56 PM

If you tied a handkerchief around his head he'd look just like Boris's wife!

by Anonymousreply 162December 7, 2021 12:51 AM

Nyet?

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by Anonymousreply 163December 7, 2021 1:09 AM

He's a public drunk who claims to go to AA R155. He broke his own anonymity. Fuck him.

by Anonymousreply 164December 7, 2021 1:32 AM

Spot on R155!

by Anonymousreply 165December 7, 2021 1:34 AM

Sorry!!!!^meant R164!!!

by Anonymousreply 166December 7, 2021 1:35 AM

Not a good look, Alec!

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by Anonymousreply 167December 7, 2021 2:40 AM

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by Anonymousreply 168December 7, 2021 2:45 AM

R168 The bar was only "private" after the Baldwins arrived. They just didn't seat anyone else in the bar area while the Baldwins were eating. If you are an alcoholic, I would think sitting in front of a wall full of booze bottles and your spouse drinking a glass of wine would not be a good idea.

by Anonymousreply 169December 7, 2021 3:16 AM

R169, when you're strong in your sobriety like Alec is, you can sleep in a wine cave, a brewery, a vineyard, a distillery. Does not matter!

by Anonymousreply 170December 7, 2021 3:56 AM

Has Tina Fey commented?

by Anonymousreply 171December 7, 2021 4:04 AM

R170 According to 2 people who live in his downtown neighborhood, the liquor store keeps a bottle for him to swig and he scarfed down a muffin and threw away the evidence before going inside his apt building.

by Anonymousreply 172December 7, 2021 4:13 AM

Old Poppa go Pow Pow with magic gun that shoots itself. Now gather around for another social media photo at our Old El Paso home. Everyone say Falize NavaDad!!!....Aiy Carumba!!-----Hillary explaining stuff to her white hispanic children....

by Anonymousreply 173December 7, 2021 8:38 AM

This is for the legal system to sort out.

by Anonymousreply 174December 7, 2021 9:05 AM
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