{"id":1073658,"date":"2021-12-01T17:14:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1073658"},"modified":"2021-12-01T17:14:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:14:40","slug":"alec-baldwin-on-shooting-halyna-hutchins-the-trigger-wasnt-pulled-i-didnt-pull-the-trigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-on-shooting-halyna-hutchins-the-trigger-wasnt-pulled-i-didnt-pull-the-trigger\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Baldwin On Shooting Halyna Hutchins: \u2018The Trigger Wasn\u2019t Pulled. I Didn\u2019t Pull The Trigger.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falec-baldwin-on-shooting-halyna-hutchins-the-trigger-wasnt-pulled-i-didnt-pull-the-trigger%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1073658&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Actor Alec Baldwin claimed during a new interview with ABC News that he did not pull the trigger on the firearm that discharged a bullet that hit and killed someone on the set of the movie \u201cRust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ABC News reports:<\/p>\n<p><em>On Oct. 21, Baldwin was holding an antique revolver during a dress rehearsal for the Western at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, when it discharged, killing the film\u2019s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and wounding its director, Joel Souza.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Halyna Hutchins \u201cwas someone who was loved by everyone who worked with and liked by everyone who worked with and admired,\u201d Baldwin said. \u201cAnd even now, I find it hard to believe that, it just doesn\u2019t seem, it doesn\u2019t seem real to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When pressed by ABC News\u2019 George Stephanopoulos about how \u201cit wasn\u2019t in the script for the trigger to be pulled,\u201d Baldwin responded by claiming, \u201cWell, the trigger wasn\u2019t pulled. I didn\u2019t pull the trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you never pulled the trigger?\u201d Stephanopoulos pressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, no, no, no,\u201d Baldwin claimed. \u201cI would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: &#8220;The trigger wasn&#8217;t pulled. I didn&#8217;t pull the trigger,&#8221; Alec Baldwin tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GStephanopoulos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GStephanopoulos<\/a> in first interview since fatal shooting on set of &#8220;Rust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch TOMORROW at 8pm ET on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ABC<\/a> and stream later on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hulu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Hulu<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u7L88vylra\">https:\/\/t.co\/u7L88vylra<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bJsssJoAJq\">pic.twitter.com\/bJsssJoAJq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1466113093411524611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<p><em>ALEC BALDWIN: She was someone who was loved by everyone who worked with and liked by everyone who worked with and admired. \u2026 And even now, I find it hard to believe that, it just doesn\u2019t seem, it doesn\u2019t seem real to me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC NEWS HOST: You haven\u2019t said much in public since that tragic accident. Why speak out now? \u2026 I think the big question and the one you must have asked yourself 1,000 times, how could this have happened? \u2026 You\u2019ve described it as a one in a trillion shot, and the gun was in your hand. How do you come to terms with that? \u2026 It wasn\u2019t in the script for the trigger to be pulled.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BALDWIN: Well, the trigger wasn\u2019t pull. I didn\u2019t pull the trigger. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>STEPHANOPOULOS: So you never pulled the trigger? <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BALDWIN: No, no, no, no. I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>STEPHANOPOULOS: What did you think happened? \u2026 How did a real bullet get on that scene?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BALDWIN: I have no idea. Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn\u2019t even supposed to be on the property.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>STEPHANOPOULOS: How do you respond to actors like George Clooney who say that every time they were handed a gun, they checked it themselves? \u2026 Your emotions are so clearly, so right there on the surface. You felt shock. You felt anger. You felt sadness. Do you feel guilt? \u2026 You said you\u2019re not a victim. But is this the worst thing that\u2019s ever happened to you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BALDWIN: Yes. Yeah. Yeah, because I, I think back and I think of what could I have done.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Alec Baldwin claimed during a new interview with ABC News that he did not pull the trigger on the firearm that discharged a bullet that hit and killed someone on the set of the movie \u201cRust.\u201dABC News reports:On Oct. 21, Baldwin was holding an antique revolver during a dress rehearsal for the Western at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, when it discharged, killing the film\u2019s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, and wounding its director, Joel Souza.Halyna Hutchins \u201cwas someone who was loved by everyone who worked with and liked by everyone who worked with and admired,\u201d Baldwin said. \u201cAnd even now, I find it hard to believe that, it just doesn\u2019t seem, it doesn\u2019t seem real to me.\u201dWhen pressed by ABC News\u2019 George Stephanopoulos about how \u201cit wasn\u2019t in the script for the trigger to be pulled,\u201d Baldwin responded by claiming, \u201cWell, the trigger wasn\u2019t pulled. I didn\u2019t pull the trigger.\u201d\u201cSo you never pulled the trigger?\u201d Stephanopoulos pressed.\u201cNo, no, no, no,\u201d Baldwin claimed. \u201cI would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never.\u201dWATCH:EXCLUSIVE: &#8220;The trigger wasn&#8217;t pulled. I didn&#8217;t pull the trigger,&#8221; Alec Baldwin tells @GStephanopoulos in first interview since fatal shooting on set of &#8220;Rust.&#8221;Watch TOMORROW at 8pm ET on @ABC and stream later on @Hulu. https:\/\/t.co\/u7L88vylra pic.twitter.com\/bJsssJoAJq\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) December 1, 2021TRANSCRIPT:ALEC BALDWIN: She was someone who was loved by everyone who worked with and liked by everyone who worked with and admired. \u2026 And even now, I find it hard to believe that, it just doesn\u2019t seem, it doesn\u2019t seem real to me.GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC NEWS HOST: You haven\u2019t said much in public since that tragic accident. Why speak out now? \u2026 I think the big question and the one you must have asked yourself 1,000 times, how could this have happened? \u2026 You\u2019ve described it as a one in a trillion shot, and the gun was in your hand. How do you come to terms with that? \u2026 It wasn\u2019t in the script for the trigger to be pulled.BALDWIN: Well, the trigger wasn\u2019t pull. I didn\u2019t pull the trigger. STEPHANOPOULOS: So you never pulled the trigger? BALDWIN: No, no, no, no. I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never.STEPHANOPOULOS: What did you think happened? \u2026 How did a real bullet get on that scene?BALDWIN: I have no idea. Someone put a live bullet in a gun, a bullet that wasn\u2019t even supposed to be on the property.STEPHANOPOULOS: How do you respond to actors like George Clooney who say that every time they were handed a gun, they checked it themselves? \u2026 Your emotions are so clearly, so right there on the surface. You felt shock. You felt anger. You felt sadness. Do you feel guilt? \u2026 You said you\u2019re not a victim. But is this the worst thing that\u2019s ever happened to you?BALDWIN: Yes. Yeah. Yeah, because I, I think back and I think of what could I have done.Related:The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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