Alec Baldwin briefly spoke about Halyna Hutchins and the on-set shooting with reporters early Saturday afternoon.
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Baldwin was approached by TMZ’s cameramen who questioned him about the shooting and further details about Hutchins. He explained to the reporters that he is unable to discuss the shooting since it is an ongoing investigation but he referred to Hutchins as a friend.
‘I’m not allowed to make any comments because it’s an ongoing investigation, I’ve been ordered by the sheriff’s department in Santa Fe, I can’t answer any questions about the investigation.
‘It’s an active investigation in terms of a woman dying. She was my friend. She was my friend. The day I arrived at Santa Fe to start shooting I took her to dinner with Joel the director. We were a very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together and then this horrible event happened.’
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The actor also noted that he has remained in contact with Hutchins’ husband and said the family is completely distraught by her death.
‘The guy is overwhelmed with grief. It’s something that… there are incidental accidents on film sets from time to time, but nothing like this. This is a one in trillion event and so he is in shock, he has a nine-year-old son. We are in constant contact with him and we’re very worried about his family and his kid. As I said, we’re eagerly awaiting for the sheriff’s department to tell us what their investigation has yielded.’
Baldwin previously released a statement in reference to the shooting days after the news of Hutchins’ tragic death.
SOURCE: Metro UK