Posted on 04/20/2022 7:23:20 PM PDT by algore
Alec Baldwin has claimed he's been exonerated over the death of a cinematographer he accidentally shot dead by a new report blasting producers of the film whose set witnessed the tragedy.
New Mexican Occupational Health and Safety Bureau officials levied the maximum fine against the producers of Rust, the western movie on whose set Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by Baldwin in October 2021.
Executive producers were hit with a $136,793 film - the maximum available. Baldwin himself was a producer, but highlighted a passage in the investigation which said that he was involved in the script and casting - but not safety procedures.
'We appreciate that the report exonerates Mr. Baldwin by making clear that he believed the gun held only dummy rounds.
'Additionally, the report recognizes that Mr. Baldwin's authority on the production was limited to approving script changes and creative casting.
'Mr. Baldwin had no authority over the matters that were the subject of the Bureau's findings of violations, and we are pleased that the New Mexico officials have clarified these critical issues.
Wednesday afternoon, Baldwin, issued a statement that touted the scathing report as a victory.
He has since claimed that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that fired, and that it went off by accident in his hand.
In Baldwin's statement, his PR team cited how officials only named Halls and another staffer, Property Master Sarah Zachary - two of three employees to handle the gun before it was passed to Baldwin - as responsible for safety slip-ups that resulted in Hutchins' death, ignoring assertions that the company as a whole should be held 'fully accountable' for the failures.
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He wasn’t. But he crashed his SUV into another lady’s car, killing her.
The funny thing about guilt is there is always an endless supply when everybody screws up.
Except maybe if you are Vince Foster.
Anyone else notice that DA in New Mexico has gone radio silent about the investigation ?
I’d forgotten about that.😗
Yeh, seems weird that it supposedly was one shot through two people. However, it was at close range. If it was more than one shot, there was not just a stray bullet in the revolver. Also, hard for him to shoot twice accidentally, and hard to shoot twice with a weapon like that and not know he was firing live rounds. Wouldn’t it a take a few seconds to fire two shots?
He can claim what he wants, the trial hasn’t even begun.
Only in his dreams.
Preach it!
How much is exonerated selling for now days in Hollywood?.
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