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What you don't know about the accident on the set of "Rust"

Luis Francisco Gamez
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What you don't know about the accident on the set of "Rust" – News
Alec Baldwin.

The controversial actor, Alec Baldwin, who has been involved many times in controversy, was in the news yesterday again.

It is that in the middle of the filming of the filming of the movie 'Rust' in which the experienced actor Alec Baldwin in addition to being the producer of the filming is who plays the main role, suffered an accident in which he left one person lifeless and sent another to hospital.

The actor has suffered a misfortune with one of the prop weapons that was loaded and with which he accidentally shot his photographic director, seriously injuring her causing death hours after the accident, the film director was injured, but did not lose his life.

The fatal victim of the incident, was the director of photography, named Halyna Hutchins, 42 years old, after being injured she was taken to the hospital of the University of New Mexico by helicopter, unfortunately a few minutes after arriving at the hospital, was pronounced dead, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.

Who was Alec Baldwin?

What you don't know about the accident on the set of "Rust" – News
Photo of Alex Baldwin on the set of Rust where the accident happened

The actor throughout his career has accumulated controversies and incidents due to his irate and fiery character, the highest point of the case is that Alec Baldwin had been achieving stability in recent times, with a marriage with a large family and solid plans, a tranquility that was marred by the incident on the set of the film.

I am going to quickly give you some information about the actor to put you in context on the subject, Alexander Rae Baldwin, was born on April 3, 1958, in Amityville, New York ; He has been the eldest of the Baldwin brothers, a family that has been closely linked to film and television for the last two decades.

The actor has worked both in supporting roles and in Leading Roles and numerous films that have been successful on the screens, some of these have been The Aviator and the Departed by Martin Scorsese, he also participated in "That blonde weakness" in which he acted with Kim Bassinger, to whom he was married for almost a decade.

Baldwin, in addition to being known for his successes, is known for his irascible character and his fights with the paparazzi, on one occasion, he launched homophobic insults at a photographer who tried to take some photos of his wife Hilaria and their little daughter when they were in a vehicle in front of your house.

Baldwin and Bassinger met at the beginning of the 90s, and together they made the decision to marry on August 19, 1993. As a result of their love, a girl was born in 1995 and in 2000 the couple began a long divorce process.

After all these problems, the actor married again in 2012 with Hilaria Baldwin, who is a yoga instructor in addition to being 25 years younger than him, this love story began in a restaurant in Manhattan where they met, with her, he has had six children.

This actor has received more than 54 nominations throughout his career and has 14 awards that have been achieved for the different roles he has played in different series and films.

Who was Halyna Hutchins?

What you don't know about the accident on the set of "Rust" – News
Halyna Hutchins who was seriously injured losing her life on the set of the movie Ruts

The 42-year-old Ukrainian -born photographic director who died on set after an accidental shooting by actor Alec Baldwin, Hutchins obtained an international journalism license from Kiev National University before moving to London, where she made British documentaries.

Some time later she moved to Los Angeles and graduated from the America Film Institute in 2015, the American Cinematographer magazine in 2019 named her a "rising star."

In 2019, she won the English Riviera Film Festival Cinematography Award for her work on the short film 'Treacle', Hutchins on her Instagram page described herself as a "Restless Dreamer, Adrenaline Junkie and Director of Photography."

Unfortunately last Thursday he lost his life at the hands of a weapon that must have been a blanket weapon at the hands of actor Alec Baldwin, who was moved on his social networks, where he spoke and sent his most sincere apologies to the family.

The Sheriff's office said the investigation "remains open and active" and no charges have been filed, detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged, the actor tweeted Friday. "I am fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred, and I am in contact with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, her son and all those who knew and loved Halyna ".

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