American actor Alec Baldwin was experiencing deep depression and had suicidal thoughts after the death of the Ukrainian operator Galina Gatchins on the shooting of the Rust . Baldwini reality show , People .
According to Hilaria, her husband felt devastated and could not get rid of the "guilt of the survivor."
“I found these text messages between us the next day. And Alec wrote that she wanted to kill herself , ”she confessed.
The tragedy occurred on October 21, 2021 during a rehearsal of the scene in Western Rust . Baldwin was holding a proportion gun when a shot was fired. The bullet was fatally injured by Galina Gatchins and touched by director Joel Souza. Further investigation showed that there was a battle in the weapon, which caused the fatal incident.
Hilaria Baldwin noted that her husband was experiencing a serious psychological crisis and, if he could, immediately changed her places with Gatchins.
After the tragedy, legal and emotional battles occurred around the actor. Baldwin has repeatedly emphasized that he did not press the trigger, and in his opinion, the weapon himself had to be charged.
The tragic case on the set has become one of the loudest incidents in Hollywood, calling discussions about safety on the set and responsibility for the use of firearms in the film industry.
