Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' fatal shooting: 'Someone is ​responsible ... but I know it's not me'

ABC 13 ^ | 12/3/2021 | Lucien Bruggeman

[marcusmaximus]

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"There are some who say you're never supposed to point a gun on anyone on a set no matter what," Stephanopoulos said.

"Unless the person is the cinematographer who's directing me at where to point the gun for her camera angle," Baldwin said. "That's exactly what happened."

Criticism of Baldwin has come from fellow actors, some of whom shared their own protocol using weapons while filming. George Clooney said recently that, "Every single time I'm handed a gun on a set -- every time they had me a gun -- I look at it, I open it, I show it to the person I'm pointing it to. We show it to the crew."

Baldwin took issue with Clooney's thinly veiled jab, calling it "misplaced."

"There were a lot of people who felt it necessary to contribute some comment to the situation, which really didn't help the situation at all," he said. "If your protocol is you checking the gun every time, well, good for you. Good for you."

[marcusmaximus]

"If your protocol is you checking the gun every time, well, good for you. Good for you."

[The Louiswu]

[sevlex]

It was, uh, Trump’s fault!

Yeah, that’s the ticket.

[Col Frank Slade]

What an asshole.

[HYPOCRACY]

In his tiny mind the gun killed her.

[dfwgator]

Being a liberal means nothing is ever your fault.

[Little Ray]

And, right there, is the reason that every rational person despises Alex Baldwin.
He is responsible as the Producer. He is responsible as the individual who pointed the weapon and discharged it.
It is obvious he’s looking for scapegoats to take the blame.

[Little Ray]

That’s out there, believe it or not.

[z3n]

“If your protocol is you checking the gun every time...”

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IFFF?

Why would you ever pick up a gun without checking it?

[1Old Pro]

Being a liberal means nothing is ever your fault.

Reminds me of a movie, Being a liberal means never having to say you're sorry.

[wardaddy]

This is his legal advice...

[NicoDon]

this comment, exactly. 100%

[Gaffer]

Well, Alec.....the juries on those massive civil suits you’re getting hit with will make THAT decision, NOT YOU.

[Sooth2222]

‘Someone is ​responsible ... but I know it’s not me’ = Me, when I was 3 years old.

[Tea Party Terrorist]

Remember the George Costanza rule: It’s not a lie if you believe it.

[dsrtsage]

You are worfress arec barrwin!!!

[erlayman]

This is obviously not serious to anyone (even him). His legal advise should be not to talk at all.

[dynoman]

That raised my opinion of Clooney to about .1% favorable.

[Travis McGee]

During the filming of movies like "Ride with the Devil" from 1999, dozens and dozens of single-action revolvers were used in action scenes. Nobody was "accidentally" shot and killed. The link is to a scene in the movie where a revolver is drawn and cocked directly at another actor, pretty similar to what Alec Baldwin did when he killed the asst. director.

I'll put the link to the clip below.

[wardaddy]

Yes

I guess they are trying to establish a narrative