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Asshole Alec Baldwin says cinematographer told him to cock gun before fatal 'Rust' shooting: Legal filing

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LOS ANGELES -- Alec Baldwin's says in a legal filing Friday that 
Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer on the set of "Rust," told 
him to cock the gun that ultimately fired a live round of 
ammunition, resulting in her death.

CNN has obtained the arbitration demand filed by Baldwin's 
lawyer which describes in detail Baldwin's version of the 
moments that led up to the fatal shooting last October in New 
Mexico. In it, Baldwin claims that he asked Hutchins if he 
should cock the gun and that she told him to do it.

"Baldwin asked Hutchins whether she wanted to see him cock the 
gun, as the script required. She responded yes. Baldwin tipped 
the gun down somewhat so that the lens of the camera would be 
able to focus on his hand's action on the top of the gun. While 
performing this action, Baldwin asked Hutchins, 'Am I holding it 
too far down?' and 'Do you see that?' Hutchins responded that 
she could see Baldwin's action from her angle. Baldwin then 
pulled back the hammer, but not far enough to actually cock the 
gun. When Baldwin let go of the hammer, the gun went off," the 
filing says.

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Attorneys for Hutchins' family told CNN in a statement:

"Alec Baldwin once again is trying to avoid liability and 
accountability for his reckless actions before and on Oct 21st 
that resulted in the death of Halyna Hutchins, as demonstrated 
by today's arbitration demand for indemnification from the Rust 
production company. Baldwin's disclosure of personal texts with 
Matt Hutchins is irrelevant to his demand for arbitration and 
fails to demonstrate anything other than Hutchins' dignity in 
his engagement with Baldwin. It is shameful that Baldwin claims 
Hutchins' actions in filing a wrongful death lawsuit derailed 
the completion of "Rust." The only action that ended the film's 
production was Baldwin's killing of Halyna Hutchins."

The court documents also claim that when Baldwin arrived on the 
New Mexico set, he underwent a training session with the film's 
armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed and that he understood from that 
session that he did not need to check the gun for live 
ammunition.

"Reed did not instruct Baldwin to check the gun himself. In 
fact, she told Baldwin that it was her job to check the gun-not 
his," the documents read. "Similarly, Baldwin believed, based on 
prior gun safety training he received on movie sets, that actors 
should not unilaterally check guns for live ammunition. If 
actors want to check a gun for their own peace of mind, they 
should only check the gun with the armorer closely supervising 
the process. In other words, actors may jointly inspect a gun 
with the armorer, but never on their own."

CNN has reached out to representatives for Guiterrez Reed.

The legal filing Friday also includes numerous text messages 
between Baldwin and Matthew Hutchins following the shooting, up 
until Baldwin's ABC interview. Two weeks following his sit-down, 
Baldwin's final text to Hutchins was to wish his son a happy 
birthday."

Since October 21, Baldwin had offered comfort and support to 
Matthew Hutchins and his son, as well as constructive input 
towards a settlement of the case," Baldwin's arbitration filing 
states. "He has worked extensively to find ways to help Hutchins 
and his son. It is that same spirit that renders Baldwin 
reluctant to contradict some of Matthew Hutchins's public 
statements. Unfortunately, given the nature of Hutchins's 
accusations against Baldwin, he has no choice."

CNN a representative for Rust Movie Productions LLC.

https://abc30.com/alec-baldwin-rust-movie-shooting-halyna-
hutchins-family-on-set/11646361/

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