Alec Baldwin has said that his accidental shooting of photographer Halyna Hutchins at a film scene has necessitated a re-evaluating of terms of enngagement at locations.
He said it was a rare – one-in-atrillion occurrence, but it meant that live bullet would have to be dropped.
He reluctantly spoke on the matter on Saturday when paparazzi mounted pressure on him.
He said, “It’s an active investigation in terms of a woman died, she was my friend. We were a very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together, and then this horrible event happened.
“There are incidental accidents on film sets from time to time, but nothing like this,” he said. “This is a one in a trillion episode. It’s a one in a trillion event.
“But remember, how many bullets have been fired in films and TV shows in the last 75 years. This is America,” Baldwin said. “How many bullets have gone off in movies and on TV sets before? How many, billions in the last 75 years? And nearly all of it without incident. So what has to happen now is, we have to realise that when it does go wrong and it’s this horrible, catastrophic thing, some new measures have to take place. Rubber guns, plastic guns, no live — no real armaments on set. That’s not for me to decide. It’s urgent that you understand I’m not an expert in this field. So, whatever other people decide is the best way to go in terms of protecting people’s safety on film sets, I’m all in favour of and I will cooperate with that in any way that I can.”
