Alec Baldwin Reacts to Death of 'Rust' Cinematographer

Law enforcement officials released a trove of video evidence earlier this week in the ongoing investigation of a fatal October shooting of a cinematographer by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie.

Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office included a video of investigators informing Baldwin of the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The actor reacts to the news being broken with a shocked "no!" before asking to speak to his wife.

At a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on 21 October 2021, Baldwin was pointing a gun at Hutchins when it went off, killing Hutchins and wounding the director, Joel Souza. They had been inside a small church during setup for filming a scene.

Baldwin said in a December interview with ABC News that he was on set pointing the gun at Hutchins at her instruction when it went off without his pulling the trigger.

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[ryancourt]

Good thing we have the internet to broadcast the worst day of people's lives for our entertainment.

[faizalbinibrahim]

You all should felt sorry because he has no intention to kill someone ; the women who was shot dead is one of his friend . The prop master that shot her own foot should bear responsibility of an involuntary manslaughter . But still the case is just an accident, because of negligence .

[courtnymccornack]

My gosh, you people in the comments need to chill tf out.

[cmaylene]

They knew the whole time she had died. 😒

[BurtBartlow]

You should always trust actor's reactions.

[nudaspriest]

I heard he was nominated for a Razzie for this🏆

[johnhalverson]

See how he was still non-distraught enough to make sure his phone was face down

[petermessina]

I wonder if there's a way he can punch his own lights out, lol! 😂

[donhendricks]

Yeah, for sure. I mean he knows how to play the part.

[peachycream]

God it's terrible. Such an awful accident.

[itsRecreational]

I don’t know about the “acting” but the audio clip might be enough to convince me. Don’t think the soundproof did much to help there.

[joshstevens]

See this look right here ur seeing does not mean he ment to kill her that's a total surprise moment for him. You guys just mad cause he's a major asshole at time I get that but I don't think he ment to kill her as some of the other post I've seen have said

[rodgodx]

Has anyone noticed he look up on his left after he yelled “No!!”.

[henrikhachatryan]

Lot of specialists in mimics and acting, down in the comments.

[robnewman]

R.I.P Halyna Hutchins.
The Tragedy of the Wild Western Movie Prop Gun. A Real live bullet.
😨😱💐💔➕😔🙏🤲🥀✝️🇺🇸🎥🎬🚑⚕️🏥⚰️😟😞😢👎

[jean-baptiste]

What an actor. WHAT AN ACTOR. He plays as good as the villains in Columbo.

[isabel]

His reaction is real but not because he's sorry but because he knows he's screwed

[austinwiggins]

Hopefully he makes that same face at trial if they convict him lol😂

[jamesglasco]

And the Oscar goes to... Alec Baldwin ...

[rjbrjb]

Well, to be fair, it isn't going to be good for him if a victim dies. Criminal and liability stakes go up.

My guess is that he was also upset on a human level. But either way the reaction is genuine. He would be texting his insurance agent if he hadn't already done so.