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It gets worse. Now it's reported that there was an accidental gun discharge days before this happened.
It gets worse. Now it's reported that they were using the gun for target practice on set. They were playing with it with real ammo. And now the sheriff says they've recovered a bullet. It was recovered from the shoulder of the director. But being cautious, they emphasize that it's only suspected as being the bullet involved in the accident. IMO, digging out a bullet from the wound of someone that's been shot is probably the bullet they were shot with.
The AD admitted he didn’t check all the rounds first before handing the gun to Baldwin, a violation of safety protocols.You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginThe only thing that could get Alec in trouble is that he is listed as a “producer” in the credits. As a producer, it’s your job to know what is going on in your film shoot.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
As for the label of "producer," it's a well-known pseudo-joke in the business that someone can have that label as a favor from an executive and have almost nothing to do with the production of the film. I can't read that LA Times article behind a paywall at work, but I presume that outlet is reporting that the title could literally be a vanity title for Baldwin, or even a specific payday for him since it's a smaller/indie film. He may have had little/nothing to do with the day-to-day production.
First Hannah would like to extend her deepest and most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Halyna. She was an inspirational woman in film who Hannah looked up to. She also offers her thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery to Joel. Hannah is devastated and completely beside herself over the events that have transpired.She would like to address some untruths that have been told to the media, which have falsely portrayed her and slandered her. Safety is Hannah’s number one priority on set. Ultimately this set would never have been compromised if live ammo were not introduced. Hannah has no idea where the live rounds came from. Hannah and the prop master gained control over the guns and she never witnessed anyone shoot live rounds with these guns and nor would she permit that. They were locked up every night and at lunch and there’s no way a single one of them was unaccounted for or being shot by crew members. Hannah still, to this day, has never had an accidental discharge. The first one on this set was the prop master and the second was a stunt man after Hannah informed him his gun was hot with blanks.Hannah was hired on two positions on this film, which made it extremely difficult to focus on her job as an armorer. She fought for training, days to maintain weapons, and proper time to prepare for gunfire but ultimately was overruled by production and her department. The whole production set became unsafe due to various factors, including lack of safety meetings. This was not the fault of Hannah.Hannah and her legal team will address more of these rumors and the whole incident in an upcoming statement next week.
The armor speaks out, defending herself. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
“Ultimately this set would never have been compromised if live ammo were not introduced,” said attorneys Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence in a statement.
That's _LITERALLY_ the armorer's job: to ensure that only the safe rounds of ammo are 'introduced' on a working set.
Hannah and the prop master gained control over the guns and she never witnessed anyone shoot live rounds with these guns and nor would she permit that. They were locked up every night and at lunch and there’s no way a single one of them was unaccounted for or being shot by crew members.
Alec Baldwin reached an out-of-court settlement with the family of the cinematographer he accidentally fatally shot while on set of the movie “Rust.” Production of the film will resume in January.You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
Are there people who still want to see this film, after everything that happened?