Rust Assistant Director Says Alec Baldwin Did Not Pull Trigger, Potential ‘Misfire’
Yesterday we reported that Alec Baldwin revealed that he did not pull the trigger on the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust movie set, and now the film’s assistant director is backing up the actor’s claims as he believes it was a misfire.
The attorney for assistant director Dave Halls spoke out about the incident that occured on Oct. 21, while filming on location at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
During his interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC, Baldwin said, “The trigger wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger. I would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger on them. Never.”
Now, Halls’ lawyer Lisa Torraco spoke to Good Morning America about the incident too.
“The entire time, Baldwin had his finger outside the trigger guard, parallel to the barrel. [Halls] told me since day one he thought it was a misfire,” Torraco said. “And until Alec said that, it was just really hard to believe. But Dave has told me since the very first day I met him that Alec did not pull that trigger.”
The police is currently investigating how a live round ended up on set and in the barrel of the gun that was given to Baldwin.
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