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An attorney for the armorer on the set of “Rust” said that his client is being “framed” for the tragic death that occurred when Alec Baldwin shot the film’s cinematographer. The lawyer for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed insisted on Wednesday that “sabotage” and a “tampered” crime scene were evidence of the frame job for the shooting last month on the New Mexico film set. The statement came a day after Gutierrez-Reed met with Santa Fe County Deputy Sheriffs about the double shooting. The cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was killed and director Joel Souza injured when Baldwin fired a “hot” prop gun that was...

Almost three weeks after the deadly shooting on the set of “Rust,” a “rough” looking Alec Baldwin has returned to the Big Apple, where he was spotted strolling with his family – before he promoted a new episode of his podcast, “Here’s The Thing.” The 63-year-old actor was photographed Sunday with his wife, Hilaria, 37, as he pushed their child in a stroller in Greenwich Village, where they visited a nail salon and grabbed dinner at Il Cantinori, an Italian eatery on East 10th Street.

As Hollywood considers new safety measures following the fatal shooting during filming of Western movie “Rust,” actor Alec Baldwin said on Monday he believed film and TV productions should hire police officers to monitor weapons on sets.Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21 after being told the gun he was rehearsing with on the “Rust” set in New Mexico was “cold,” or safe to use, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office....“Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons...

Alec Baldwin has released the first episode of his podcast Here's The Thing since the accidental shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month. The episode was recorded in July 2021 and features guest Marla Frazee, an award-winning children's book author, illustrator, and 'true talent' behind his animated film Boss Baby. Baldwin posted a clip of the episode to his Instagram account on Tuesday and said they would be 'tackling serious topics' such as babies and birthday cake. 'This week, we are releasing an episode of Here's The Thing that was recorded this July with @marlafrazee, an award-winning children’s book...

Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria has shared a quote encouraging people to stop being negative towards other people when they are ‘enjoying something that isn’t hurting anyone’. The tweet, which also suggested people instead ‘train themselves’ to be pleased for others’ happiness and ‘carry on with your life’, was shared by the mum of six to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday. It read: ‘The next time you see someone enjoying something, that isn’t hurting anyone, that’s not your cup of tea instead of saying something negative train yourself to think to yourself “I’m glad they are happy” and carry on with...

Alec Baldwin's wife, Hilaria, is getting trashed after sharing a montage of the couple's happy kids frolicking around the Vermont mansion her family has been staying in since the 63-year-old actor accidentally fatally shot his colleague last month. Sharing a video of several of her children enjoying the fall season at their temporary abode, the 37-year-old Boston-born yoga instructor captioned the post – which was set to some upbeat music – "Checking in and sharing a few moments. Being together. I know you worry. We love you and miss you." Her tone was strikingly different from what it was a...

Former President Trump baselessly claimed on a podcast last week that the tragic incident on the set of “Rust” involving actor Alec Baldwin and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins might have been intentional. Baldwin fatally shot Hutchins in October when he fired a prop gun containing a live round. Authorities are investigating the matter, but no charges have been filed so far. The 63-year-old actor has said he is “fully cooperating” with the investigation. Trump, who admitted he does not know the actor, told conservative podcast host Chris Stigall he believed it was strange that Baldwin would point a gun at a...

Alec Baldwin took to Instagram to share a tweet he penned on his now-private account that declared his desire to see a police officer on sets to monitor weapon safety. "Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety,” he wrote Monday. Baldwin has been at the heart of an ongoing debate in show business about the use of real firearms on sets after a live round discharged from a gun he was holding on the set of "Rust" last month resulting in the...

Ireland Baldwin responded to the mass casualty incident that occurred at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival in Houston on Friday. In three posts that the 26-year-old model shared to her Instagram Story on Saturday, Baldwin said that the tragedy was 'not Travis Scott's fault' but added, 'he incites the rage.' The Grudge Match star later deleted the posts, explaining, 'people on the internet are so scary and so misinformed.' Eight people, including a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old, died after a deadly crowd surge at the festival, which also left many others injured. In Baldwin's first post, she wrote: 'Y'all are really...

It looks like Alec Baldwin will be living in Vermont for the foreseeable future. Baldwin, who surfaced in Manchester, Vermont, late last month after accidentally fatally shooting a cinematographer and injuring his director with a prop gun on his Western “Rust” in New Mexico, has been spotted house-hunting in the area, Dirt reported. One of the Manchester homes the actor toured is a 14,000-square-foot, nine-bedroom property on 13.5 acres with a dozen bathrooms, and goes for just $3.6 million, according to Dirt.

Blank ammunition has a distinctive look: a crimped or wadded tip instead of a bullet. But dummy rounds are supposed to be stand-ins for real bullets, inert but identical or nearly identical. "You know, it's the most concerning thing to me when I'm on set because they are intentionally made to look identical to a live round," Bryan Carpenter, a longtime armorer whose recent work includes USA Network’s "Queen of the South," told Fox News Digital. Depending on the manufacturing process, some have a hole in the casing. High-end dummies don’t, according to Carpenter. Santa Fe deputies said they recovered...

Not many women can experience what it's like to fire a real gun and it was an unforgettable moment for Jesseca Liu. At the press conference for her upcoming drama series The Takedown on Oct 22, the 42-year-old Malaysian actress said the experience left her feeling terrified. Read the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. In The Takedown, she plays Yan Qiaoyi and her character leads a team of officers at the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). This is the first time Jesseca is playing a law enforcement officer and as part of the prep, the...

ALEC BALDWIN, " OH, ARE YOU VIDEOING? "While doing my job on Main St. in Amagansett, NY, I was approached by Alec Baldwin who was upset that I was taking pictures of him and his wife. I treated him with the utmost respect. He was his usual self. He did not realize that I was taking video until the end and made a hasty retreat to his car where his wife was waiting and threatened to call the cops. I waited around for an hour, the police never showed...

The attorney representing the armorer at the center of the rust movie shooting investigation is claiming his client tried to get actor Alec Baldwin more training on gun safety but was denied. This comes after reports that Hanna Gutierrez Reed had been on a podcast talking about how nervous she was when she was recently hired as the armorer on another movie. "I was really nervous about it at first,” she said in a September interview on the podcast Voices of the West. “And I almost didn't take the job because I wasn't sure if I was ready. But doing...

The much-hyped “Indiana Jones” sequel’s trouble-plagued production just took a darker turn — as a crew member has reportedly died on location in Morocco. “Indiana Jones 5” camera department pro Nic Cupac was found dead in his hotel room in the city of Fes, Walt Disney Studios confirmed to The Post on Thursday. “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Nic Cupac, an incredibly talented colleague and member of the film community who will be greatly missed,” a rep for the production told The Post. “His sudden passing was not production related. Nic was a grip on...

Actress Janet Hubert, famous for her role as “Aunt Viv” on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, was mocked online after suggesting Donald Trump supporters may have somehow given actor Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon on the set of his film Rust before the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins — as revenge for having parodied the former president. On social media last Wednesday, Hubert shared her conspiracy theory — providing no evidence to support it — which accuses “Trumpers” of getting revenge on Baldwin for having mocked the former president by handing him a loaded gun on his film set....

(AP) — The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside. “Who put those in there and why is the central question,” Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer for the movie “Rust” said in a statement issued by one of her lawyers, Jason Bowles of Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Hannah kept guns locked up, including throughout lunch on the day in question (Oct. 21), and she instructed her department to watch the...

Dwayne Johnson says he plans to only use rubber guns on all future projects. “I can’t speak for anyone else, but I can tell you, without an absence of clarity here, that any movie that we have moving forward with Seven Bucks Productions — any movie, any television show, or anything we do or produce — we won’t use real guns at all,” Johnson told Variety. “We’re going to switch over to rubber guns, and we’re going to take care of it in post. We’re not going to worry about the dollars. We won’t worry about what it costs,” he...

The husband of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has lawyered up, and is preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit ... TMZ has learned. Matthew Hutchins retained the services of Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi ... according to the L.A.-based law firm. The firm's website says its attorneys specialize in personal injury and wrongful death litigation ... so clearly, Halyna's tragic death is in their wheelhouse. Sources familiar with the situation tell us the lawsuit will be filed on behalf of Halyna's spouse and their child, and there will be multiple defendants.

Alec Baldwin took the unusual step for a public figure of protecting his Twitter account Tuesday amid growing criticism over his and his wife’s use of social media to comment on the fallout of the actor’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin’s Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation account showed Tuesday that its tweets were now protected, potentially meaning that he and his wife can view and control who sees his tweets. Baldwin apparently changed the privacy setting around the same time he used his Instagram account Tuesday to hit back at reports that allege there were a number of...