Alec Baldwin has opened up about how he is coping after the fatal shooting that occurred on the set of his Western movie Rust in 2021.READ MORE: ‘Rust’ director says he has “no relationship” with Alec Baldwin following fatal shootingAs reported by People, in the first episode of his new reality show The Baldwins, the actor and his wife Hilaria share some insight into what they’ve been going through since the shooting and following trial.During the episode, Baldwin said: “This has been just surreal.
I mean, I can’t even believe that we’re going through this, and I always feel more in pain about you than me, because I think to myself, well, you know, I’m going to try to my best to just get through it, and I think what it’s done to you and how much it’s hurt you and everything.”In a separate scene, he added: “This past year was just terrible.
There were times I’d lay in bed. I’d go, ‘Wow, my kids. I can’t get up.’ That’s not like me. I’m not like that at all, not in any way am I like that.
Never.”On October 21, 2021, Baldwin discharged a revolver used as a prop and was unaware that it had been improperly loaded with live ammunition, resulting in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.In 2023, the 30 Rock star was charged with involuntary manslaughter in a case which was then dropped and was tried again in 2024.
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