Alec Baldwin is speaking on the death of Halyna Hutchins for the first time on camera — and he had a lot to say.
The actor addressed a swarm of paps Saturday who were hounding him in Manchester, VT, where he and his family have been laying low since the fatal incident … but have been getting followed around, including on the open road, where the Baldwin family literally pulled over to confront the photogs … whom Alec says made his kids cry.
Alec came at them head-on with none other than his wife, Hilaria, at his side … and they spoke their piece on where things stand, without divulging too much about the investigation.
Saturday who were hounding him in Manchester, VT, where he and his family have been laying low since the fatal incident … but have been getting followed around, including on the open road, where the Baldwin family literally pulled over to confront the photogs … whom Alec says made his kids cry.
Alec came at them head-on with none other than his wife, Hilaria, at his side … and they spoke their piece on where things stand, without divulging too much about the investigation.
Check out the video … from the looks of it, the convo was pretty tense, albeit courteous. AB demands to know what the paparazzi wanted to know — so that they could get off his back, and they sounded off one by one. On where things stand as the probe into this matter unfolds … Alec said he couldn’t discuss details, on orders of the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office.
He did say Halyna was his friend, and that he took her out to dinner upon arriving to shoot “Rust.” Alec also characterized the crew as “well-oiled,” noting the accident is obviously shocking and devastating to him. He also touched on how Halyna’s family is doing … saying they’re mortified, but that he’s in touch with them quite often. Ditto for the authorities.
One major takeaway from his interview is the fact Alec spoke on what should happen with firearms on movie sets going forward … he fully supports tightening up safety measures, and possibly banning real guns/live ammo altogether, while acknowledging he isn’t a pro on that.
It’s interesting … Alec asked an open-ended question that seems to show where his head’s at as far as consequences — wondering how many real guns and bullets have been fired on film/TV sets over the past several decades, mostly without incident. In his mind … a lot.
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Up until now, Baldwin has only spoken about the tragedy once in his own words — but it was via Twitter, and not in the flesh.
Shortly after the shooting took place, he issued a since-deleted statement saying, “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to
Those retweets, however, have also since been erased from his timeline — it seems the guy figures saying less is best at this moment … especially since a criminal investigation is still ongoing in New Mexico, and nobody has been ruled out for potentially being charged.
Alec touched base with Halyna’s widowed husband, Matt, and their young son not too long after her death … meeting them at a hotel in Santa Fe and embracing them. He looked as somber then as he did just recently while spotted out with his own family in New England.
You can see he’s absolutely torn up about it … just as he was on the actual day it happened, when he was photographed making calls on a nearby road and bawling his eyes out.
