After the drama on the film set, the rumor mill is simmering.
An assistant director is said to have caused trouble two years before the fatal Alec Baldwin shot.
New York - A production company has alleged the assistant director who gave him the gun following the fatal shot of actor Alec Baldwin.
Alec Baldwin: fatal shot on camerawoman - serious allegations against assistant directors
Dave Halls is said to have been kicked out of production for the film "Freedom's Path" in 2019 because of a gun accident, a producer of the film told the
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In the incident, a team member was even slightly injured.
Well-known US actor Baldwin apparently accidentally shot 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Thursday (October 21) while shooting the western "Rust" in New Mexico when he was firing a prop weapon. She died shortly after The incident at a hospital, which a friend of Hutchins' had made serious allegations.
Police investigate after drama on film set: rumors about target practice
The police are investigating the incident.
In addition to Halls, the film gun master Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is at the center of the investigation.
The 24-year-old is said to have been responsible for the security of the prop weapons during the shoot.
According to media reports, members of the film team had practiced live ammunition on Hutchins the morning before the fatal shot.
(lks with afp)
