Actor Alec Baldwin waved his pistol on the set "as a pointer" before accidentally shot the operator of Ukrainian origin Galina Gatchins.
It became known during the court hearings in the case against Hannah Gutieres-Litter, which was responsible for weapons during the filming.
The video shown in court can not only be visible as an actor with a weapon, but also asks to reload the weapon more. It is also evident that he shoots with idle cartridges towards the operators, reports from the court AFP.
After the director says "Removed!", The actor exclaims, "Another! One more!" Immediate! ", And" we should have two pistols, and we both recharge. "
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In October 2021, during the shooting of Rust, in which Alec Baldwin not only played one of the main roles, but was also one of the producers, from the gun he kept, the main operator Galina Gatchins was shot dead. She died on the set near Santa Fe in New Mexico.
The actor stated that he held the weapon but did not press the trigger. He also stated that he is innocent in unintentional murder. But it is expected that there will be a new separate court over the actor - it will begin in July this year.
The fact is that in April last year it became known that the actor and the family of the dead operator reached a settlement agreement, and the court against Alek Baldwin on charges of unintentional murder was canceled.
However, the accusations were re-been made in January this year because New Mexico prosecutors received new evidence.
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As for Hannah Gutieres-Gold, she has now denied her guilt in unintentional murder and declared evidence manipulation. If it is found guilty, it threatens up to three years in prison.
The weapon expert Bryan Carpenter, who witnessed the charge, stated that the person responsible for the weapon on the set was not to allow the situation when they were ordered to rush to recharged weapons.
"When you bring the situation to such, security reasons are simply rejected to the direction," the expert said in court.
And when he was asked to evaluate how he handled Alec Baldwin's weapon, the expert stated that he used a gun as a pointer.
At the same time, as the assistant director of the film Dave Galls stated in court, "Baldwin did not drive anyone." In a rather emotional speech, he stated that he was guilty of himself, because he did not make the final check of the weapon despite the fact that he was responsible for the safety on the set.
David Halls is the only one who recognized the responsibility for Galina Gatchins' death. Last year, he was sentenced to six months of imprisonment conditionally.
