Daniel Baldwin Defends Brother Alec After Rust Shooting

Last
month’s
deadly
accident
on
the
set
of
the
Western
movie



Rust
has
brought
about
a
lot
of
opinions
from
people
as
to
who
may
be
at
fault,
and
Alec
Baldwin
in
particular
has
faced
a
lot
of
criticism.
At
this
time,
police
are
investigating
to
hopefully
determine
exactly
what
happened
on
that
set.
What’s
been
reported
is
that
AD
Dave
Halls
had
given
Baldwin
a “cold
gun,”
meaning
it
was
safe
to
use,
which
then
discharged
a
live
round
soon
after,
killing
cinematographer
Halyna
Hutchins.

Alec
Baldwin
in
particular
has
come
under
a
lot
of
fire
after
the
accident.
Some
critics
say
that
even
though
he
was
told
the
gun
was “cold,”
he
still
should
have
checked
the
rounds
personally
to
determine
that
they
were
safe.
Others
have
said
that
Baldwin
may
not
be
liable
as
an
actor
but
should
still
be
held
accountable
as
a
producer
on

Rust,
alleging
that
decisions
made
by
the
filmmakers
had
resulted
in
the
accident.

In
any
case,
Alec’s
brother



Daniel
Baldwin
feels
that
this
criticism
is
unjust.
Daniel
recently
spoke
about
the
subject
in
an
Instagram
Live
interview
on

The
Domenick
Nati
Show
and
said
outright
that “Alec
has
no
blame
in
this
at
all.”
He
argues
that
it’s
not
the
actor’s
job
to
monitor
the
firearms
and
that
the
specifics
of
this
case,
such
as
Halls
telling
Baldwin
that
the
gun
was “cold,”
clear
him
from
any
wrongdoing
in
the
accident.

“Remember:
The
actor’s
an
idiot.
They’re
there
to
do
the
acting.
A
number
of
protocols
that
have
been
made
known
to
the
public
and
known
in
this
case
exonerate
Alec
of
any
responsibility
at
all…
What
I’m
telling
you
is
this,
[Halls]
made
that
announcement
to
the
set.
In
order
to
make
that
announcement,
you
should
have
been
witnessing
an
empty
weapon
handed
to
you
or
gone
over,
or
dry-fired
the
weapon.
I
don’t
know
what
they
did.
That
announcement
alone
exonerates
[Alec]
of
wrongdoing.
There
was
two
layers
of
protection
before
Alec
that
both
of
them
screwed
the
pooch.”

Alec
Baldwin
has
his
detractors
in
this
situation,
but
Daniel
also
feels
that
much
of
the
criticism
being
hurled
his
way
has
more
to
do
with
his
political
views.
Alec’s
impersonation
of
Donald
Trump
on

Saturday
Night
Live
is
very
well
known,
and
Daniel
is
asserting
that
many
of
the
people
blaming
Alec
are
doing
so
in
retaliation
for
his
beliefs.

“You
know
Alec’s
got
the
name,
though,
doesn’t
he?
So
let’s
go
ahead
and
take
Alec
for
his
political
views
and
the
many,
many
wonderful
things
he’s
done
for
different
charities
and
people
and
his
wife,
and
let’s
see
if
we
can’t
sensationalize
this
and
go
after
Alec.
This
is
what
he
faces
because
he’s
opinionated
and
he’s
strongheaded
and
he
has
really
staunch
views
on
certain
things,
and
those
people
who
don’t
like
him
will

take
advantage
of
him
and
persecute
his
wife.”

Ultimately,
Daniel
says
that “someone
loaded
that
gun
improperly,”
and
that
person
or
persons
should
be
held
accountable
after
the
investigation.
He
also
says
Alec “really
liked
her,”
referring
to
Halyna
Hutchins,
and
is “facing
the
loss
of
a
life
in
an
accident
that
he
was
involved
in.”
Indeed,
the

tragic
accident
was
completely
avoidable
and
never
should
have
happened,
and
it
remains
to
be
seen
if
the
police
will
charge
anyone
criminally
once
more
facts
are
uncovered.
Daniel
Baldwin’s
comments
come
from

The
Domenick
Nati
Show.