New Court Documents Pertaining To Alec Baldwin’s Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting Case Allege The Actor Had “No Control Of His Emotions On Set” And Often Yelled At Crew Members And Himself
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Alec Baldwin’s Rust shooting case has taking yet another interesting turn as new information that’s come to light alleges that the disgraced actor was not only difficult to work with but also disrespectful to other members of the crew — often showing “no control of his emotions on set.”
A 32-page document filed on the 5th of April was made public on Monday, wherein Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey alleged Baldwin would often lose his temper on set, yelling at both himself and other crew members.
The special prosecutor argues that this particular behavior stunted safety procedures and eventually caused the tragic event in October of 2021, which saw Baldwin shooting a live round on the set of Rust — injuring Director Joel Souza and killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
“Upon arriving on set Mr. Baldwin immediately began demanding the crew. and the armorer work faster,” Morrissey alleged in the document, noting, “Mr. Baldwin’s relentless rushing of the crew on the movie set routinely compromised safety because Rust is not a romantic comedy, it is an action-filled western with dangerous stunts and real guns being used as props.”
She then adds, “In addition to rushing the cast and crew, Mr. Baldwin was frequently screaming an cursing at himself, at crew members or at no one and not for any particular reason. To watch Mr. Baldwin’s conduct on the set of Rust is to witness a man who has absolutely no control of his own emotions and absolutely no concern for how his conduct affects those around him.”
“Witnesses have testified that it was this exact conduct that contributed to safety compromises on set,” the legal document would also claim, pointing out that armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s “negligence and inexperience” and Baldwin’s “complete lack of concern for the safety of those around him would prove deadly for Halyna Hutchins, a young cinematographer and rising star in the film industry.”
Morrissey would also note that Baldwin would often ignore the director’s instructions, writing, “At the time, a scene was being prepared during which Mr. Baldwin was expected to slowly pull his gun from his holster—that’s all. Mr. Baldwin decided to go off-script and take actions contrary to what the director, Joel Souza instructed him to do.”
“To the frustration of Mr. Souza, Mr. Baldwin did this frequently,” the document further alleges, explaining, “he ignored direction from Mr. Souza and without warning, acted on his own volition.”
Morrissey would also allege that Baldwin could be seen making casual phones to his wife — just moments after Hutchins had been taken to the hospital — encouraging his wife not to cancel her trip to New Mexico so they can “go and enjoy ourselves.”
“Mr. Baldwin called his wife (on speaker phone or face time) and another personal assistant/employee regarding his family’s upcoming trip to New Mexico,” the document states. “Mr. Baldwin’s minor daughter was going to have a small part in the movie and his family was planning to join him in New Mexico the following day.”
The document continues, “During these calls Mr. Baldwin asked that his family not cancel the trip to New Mexico despite the tragedy. He explained, ‘I won’t work and we’ll go and enjoy ourselves. It’s all paid for. They’re not going to give us the money back.'”
Furthermore, Morrissey then brings up the now-infamous interview Baldwin had with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, just over a month after the tragic incident, accusing the actor of changing the story he had previously told law enforcement.
“Mr. Baldwin stated on two occasions that he fired/shot the gun. Mr. Baldwin stated numerous times that ‘he’ (referring to Mr. Souza) was telling him where to point the gun during the rehearsal, not Ms. Hutchins,” the document declares in reference to Baldwin’s interview with law enforcement, adding, “It is also worth noting that Mr. Baldwin stated that Ms. Hutchins turned her body while speaking to someone else and that is why she was struck in the armpit.”
The document then argues, “Mr. Baldwin never stated during his lengthy interview with law enforcement that Ms. Hutchins told him where to point the gun or gave him any instructions about what to do with the gun during the rehearsal/blocking when the gun discharged.”
“Mr. Baldwin did state during his initial interview with detectives that the gun just ‘went off’ as he was not expecting a live round to be in the gun but he never stated that he didn’t pull the trigger,” Morrissey points out.
Specifically addressing Baldwin’s interview with Stephanopoulos, the document then declares, “During his interview everything changed and Mr. Baldwin, with the aid of his attorneys, lied with impunity and blamed the incident on Ms. Hutchins.”
“Mr. Baldwin changed his story and stated repeatedly that it was Ms. Hutchins who was telling him where to point the gun and to point the gun at her,” the filing states. “In his shameless attempt to escape culpability for his own negligence and recklessness he went so far as to say that he pointed the gun at Ms. Hutchins armpit because that was where she told him to point it.”
After the New Mexico grand jury opted to criminally charge the actor with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, in January of 2023, prosecutors downgraded Baldwin’s charges — which would’ve seen the actor facing a five-year minimum sentence — to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted. All involuntary manslaughter charges were dropped in April of 2023.
The New Mexico grand jury opted to charge Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter charges yet again in January, 2024 — in an effort to hold him accountable for the killing of Hutchins and injuring of Souza. Baldwin would go on to plead not guilty to the new charges filed against him.
Baldwin’s trial is expected to begin on the 10th of July in New Mexico. Where the actor to be convicted, he faces up to 18 months in prison and would be ordered to pay a $5.000 fine.
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