Alec Baldwin's first statements after the tragic accident in which he killed his partner Halyna Hutchins
The prop weapon he has fired on the set has fatally wounded the cinematographer of his upcoming film Rust in New Mexico.
Alec Baldwin, 63, is living one of the harshest and most traumatic experiences of his life after accidentally killing Halyna Hutchins, director of photography, when firing his prop weapon during the filming of his latest film Rust in Santa Fe , New Mexico. In addition, he also reached out to the director of the film, Joel Souza, 48, who has already been discharged.
The actor, completely devastated, has made his first public statements after the terrible event: "There are no words to convey my shock and sadness over the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, wife, mother and our deeply admired partner", With these words began his message loaded with pain.
Although no criminal charges have been filed against him, the interpreter of The Hunt for Red October has stated that "I am fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred", and that the causes that have motivated this tragedy be clarified as soon as possible. fatal outcome. A cruel irony since Alec Baldwin, who has already made a statement and is at liberty, is the champion of an NGO against the use of weapons in the United States.
"I am in contact with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, her son and all those who knew and loved Halyna", with these heartfelt words the protagonist of Es complicated showing his deep regret.
The actor is trying to assimilate everything that has happened in the last hours for which he has needed the help of a psychological team to try to assume the dramatic accident that occurred on the recording set.
The images that have been seen of Alec a few minutes after the accident occurred spoke of the state of nervousness and hysteria in which the interpreter was immersed when he learned of the death of his partner. He appreciated how he gestured with his hands as he spoke desperately on the phone beside himself. The impact of the news has been of such depth for the artist that he has needed to lean on as even his legs were weak.
Haylana Hutchins, 42, was Ukrainian but, for some time, she had been living in Los Angeles, a film mecca and the ideal city to develop her profession. She grew up on a Soviet military base near the Arctic Circle and remembered her childhood "surrounded by reindeer and nuclear submarines." Cinema was not her initial job as she graduated in Journalism from the Kiev National University and her first job was as an investigative journalist for a British documentary production company in Eastern Europe.
Years later she moved to Los Angeles where she, six years ago, graduated from the American Film Institute. She worked as a cinematographer on several independent films such as Blindfire, The Mad Hatte, and Archenemy. This loss has been a severe blow to the film industry and many filmmakers and actors have wanted to say goodbye to it.
For example, the director of her latest film, Adam Egypt Mortimer, showed her pain upon hearing the tragic news. "I am so sad to lose Halyna. And so enraged that this could happen on set. He was a brilliant talent absolutely committed to art and film," he wrote.
