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A court in Santa Fe, USA this Thursday authorized an arrest warrant on Alec Baldwin’s cell phone following the shooting that killed cinematographer Halina Hutchins and injured director Joel Sousa while recording Rust. …
The Santa Fe Police Department says there may be evidence on Baldwin’s cell phone that is important to the investigation. The order was sanctioned by a New Mexico judge, whose name has not been released.
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Alec Baldwin has already reacted to the incident. For the first time on camera, the actor emphasized that “the trigger was not pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger. ” When asked why there was a real bullet in the frame, Baldwin replied that he had no idea.
Someone fired a real bullet in a gun, a bullet that shouldn’t even be in this area“, – he said in an interview with ABC News.
The film’s screenwriter Mamie Mitchell, who alerted authorities shortly after filming, has filed a lawsuit against the actor and the film’s producers, alleging that security protocol was breached during filming.
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Quoted by Sky NewsMitchell’s lawyer Gloria Allred argued that Baldwin, a “veteran of the industry,” should not have trusted the weapon the assistant director had just handed him over when it should have been in the hands of a gunsmith.
Mr. Baldwin decided to play Russian roulette when he fired a bullet without confirming whether it was loaded or not.“, – the lawyer said to reporters.
“Behavior of Baldwin and the Producers Rust it was reckless, ”he added.
Among the security protocol violations identified by the screenwriter, the lawyer highlighted permission to store live ammunition during filming, as well as leaving weapons and ammunition unattended, which, in addition to the gunsmith, were handled by other people.
