Rust’sgun handler is speaking out after the on-set death of cinematographerHalyna Hutchins, claiming she is unsure how live rounds ended up in the firearm given to Alec Baldwin.
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In a statement via her lawyers, the on-set armorer — who is a crew member responsible for handling weapons during production of the movie —Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 24, said there are “untruths that have been told to the media,” and she is “devastated and completely beside herself over the events that have transpired.”
Alec Baldwin; Halyna Hutchins.Jesse Grant/Getty; Anthony Harvey/Getty Images
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The statement also said Gutierrez-Reed “would like to extend her deepest and most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Halyna,” calling the late cinematographer “an inspirational woman in film who Hannah looked up to.”
In September, Gutierrez-Reed appeared on theVoices of the Westpodcast, revealing she had just finished serving as head armorer on her first movieThe Old Way, starringNicolas Cage. She said at the time, “I was really nervous about it at first, and I almost didn’t take the job because Iwasn’t sure if I was ready, but doing it — it went really smoothly.”
Gutierrez-Reed, who is the daughter of expert Hollywood armorer Thell Reed, said her dad taught her much of what she knows, but she also learned through watching him do his job. Thell has worked on films such as3:10 to Yuma,Mr. & Mrs. Smith,Django Unchained, andOnce Upon a Time… In Hollywood.
Baldwinspoke outabout the incident last Friday: “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 address how this tragedy occurred and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family,” he added. “My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna.”
source: people.com
