Alec Baldwin speaks for the first time one day after the charges against him were dropped following his fatal shooting on the film set. Oxide in 2021. The 65-year-old actor celebrated this verdict in a message on Instagram where he thanked his wife Hilaria Baldwin and his lawyer Luke Nikas.
“I owe this woman (and you, Luke) everything I have,” Thursday’s post read, along with a photo of him and his wife.
On October 21, 2021, the shooting of the film Oxide on a ranch in New Mexico turned tragic when Alec Baldwin activated a gun that was supposed to contain only blanks, but whose very real projectile killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, and wounded director Joel Souza.
Resumption of filming
Before the charges were dropped, the investigation had previously resulted in a criminal indictment of the film’s actress and gunsmith, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, with manslaughter. The latter is still on trial for murder.
Since the start of this bizarre news, which shocked Hollywood and prompted calls to ban firearms on movie sets, Alec Baldwin has consistently claimed his innocence. According to him, they assured him that his weapon was harmless and he denies pulling the trigger. A claim disputed by many experts.
The withdrawal of charges against the actor, also known for his role in the series. 30 rocksarrives like the filming of Oxide resumed this Thursday in Montana, at the Yellowstone Film Ranch, about 2,000 kilometers from the scene of the incident in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Alec Baldwin will return to complete the project, as will Joel Souza, the director himself injured in the accident.
Source: BFM TV
