"It's a process
," defends Alec Baldwin.
Faced with rumors and accusations, the American actor and producer assured Saturday that he would collaborate in the investigation into the shooting which killed a filmmaker during the filming of the film
Rust
, almost a month after the police were authorized to seize his cell phone.
And almost two and a half months after the tragedy that claimed the life of director of photography Halyna Hutchins on October 21, 2021.
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"Any innuendo that I do not comply with queries, orders, demands or seizure warrants concerning my phone is bullshit, it's a lie,"
the actor said in a video posted on January 8 on Instagram.
He explained that the authorities in the state of New Mexico, where the tragedy occurred last October, were working in connection with those in the state of New York, where he lives, and that the steps to recover the phone were taking a long time.
“Of course, we're going to be 1000% compliant with all of that.
We are in perfect agreement with that, ”
assured the actor.
Neither guilty nor
"responsible"
The American police officers in charge of the investigation were authorized on December 16 to seize the cell phone of Alec Baldwin, who was handling the revolver in question during the accident, and who is also the producer of the western on a low budget.
The actor was working on a scene with cinematographer Halyna Hutchins at the time of the drama, which took place on a ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Alec Baldwin, who said he was
"devastated"
by the accident, said in an interview with the American channel ABC, broadcast on December 2, to feel neither guilty nor
"responsible"
for the death of the filmmaker. Now never having squeezed the trigger of the gun when the shot was fired, the actor claims to have contented himself with cocking the hammer and having
"no idea"
of how an actual bullet may have gotten on the gun.
film set and
"get into the gun"
, which had been presented to him as being harmless.
According to the warrant issued in mid-December by authorities in the state of New Mexico, investigators believe that
"there may be evidence in the phone",
such as messages or emails sent or received by Alec Baldwin relating to
Rust
's production and therefore relating to this matter.
No arrests have been made in this case to date, but criminal prosecution is not excluded, including against Alec Baldwin, should responsibility be established.
“The best way, the only way to pay homage to Halyna Hutchins is to find out the truth.
This is what I work on, what I insist on, what I demand
, ”Alec Baldwin said in his Instagram post.
