The latest revelation to capture public attention is a video showing Baldwin arrogantly and recklessly handling firearms, reminiscent of a cowboy in an old Western film. Only problem is that these are real firearms and Alec is no cowboy...
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New behind-the-scenes videos from the set of “Rust” revealed at trial show Alec Baldwin firing prop guns on the set days before Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot. Prosecutors raising questions about safety on the set. @KaynaWhitworth reports. https://t.co/IzBNADbg3h pic.twitter.com/miiARREp75
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Undoubtedly, this footage does not cast Baldwin in a favorable light. It comes at a time when he is still entangled in legal battles, fighting to prove his innocence in the courts.
From Western Journal:
“One more! One more! One more! Right away! Let’s reload!” Baldwin shouted, eager to do another take. He had just emerged from a shed, in character, firing shots from a pistol. And he appeared impatient as he spoke to Gutierrez Reed, according to Variety.
“Here we go! C’mon,” he said. “We should have two guns and both we’re reloading.”
Additional footage showed Baldwin talking to crew members and pointing his gun in the direction he planned to shoot.
“I don’t want to shoot toward you,” Baldwin said. “I’m going to shoot close to you.”
Carpenter testified to the problems with the actor’s behavior.
“Rushing with firearms and telling someone to rush with firearms is not normal nor accepted,” the veteran armorer said. “In a situation like that, when you’re getting rushed to that extent, that’s when safety starts to fall by the wayside.”
Furthermore, the actor erred by “using the weapon as a pointing stick.”
