Mr. Addiego, you have done a superlative job of speaking calmly, concisely and in translating terms we otherwise wouldn't have the meaning of. Your testimony has been most excellent.
1. Master armourers belong to the union. 2. Alec side stepped the union, and hired inexperienced Hannah. Plus, he made her propmaster and armourer. 3. The union has strict safety protocols and a two-year apprentice program for armourers .4. The union requires three separate people on a weapons set; propmaster, armourer and assistant armourer. 4...So the root cause is selfishness and negligent hiring.
Agreed that Majority of Armorers are older military veterans & gunsmiths. Are you sure that Alex is doing the hiring ? I saw an interview with the Union rep & he said the producers handling the hiring negotiations were 2 younger men & that overall hiring was delegated. My point is that I highly doubt that AB actually hired her.
Cheapo Alex looking to cut corners as the producer (money guy). He's got a ton of mouths to feed at home because he and Hilaria keep cranking out babies.
Im so confused as to WHY would there be any live rounds on the movie set at all?? Someone please tell me? That girl was way too young to have that position but apparently just because her father did this in Hollywood for years they thought that made HER capable???
There were live rounds on set because the dummy rounds did not arrive to the set on time, the armorer got a personal box of dummies from her father which unknowingly had live rounds mixed in the box. She just assumed that they were all dummies and didn’t check them apparently!
Bless Ross Addiego for his sincere, honest and emotional testimony... he is very human and very touching! Unlike Guttierrez who was so cold and with absolutely NO emotions
Hannah AND ALEC were responsible. He was the executive producer. He was in charge of safety of the production along with a myriad of other things. He cut safety meetings, he had an entire camera crew walk off set and quit the day before the death. He was notified by Lane Looper, and he told Lane to kick rocks, he didnt need him and he didnt care about why they were leaving. He reached out to EXPERIENCED ARMOROURS VERY SHORTLY before production instead of doing it earlier, they ALL told him NO WAY because of the amount of guns he wanted and it being such a short period of time, not to mention he didnt want safety meetings for them, found Hannah, TOTALLY INEXPERIENCED, and the EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED ARMOROURS SAID NO because it wasnt safe, so he goes around them and hires this inexperienced drug addict, Hannah, to do TWO JOBS when even doing the ONE JOB for experienced armorours was too much, held an inpromtu run through without the armorour present and even though the ENTIRE CAMERA CREW QUIT THE DAY BEFORE OVER SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THE GUNS AND POSSIBLE LIVE AMMO, the man STILL takes a gun THROWN TO HIM by Dave Halls, doesnt fkin check it AT ALL, just assumes Halls knows wtf he's talking about, takes the gun, AIMS IT, AND PULLS THE TRIGGER ALMOST KILLING 3 PEOPLE (a cameraman, Joel Souza, Halyna) and DOES KILL Halyna. 16 SAFETY VIOLATIONS that if he had followed JUST ONE OF THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS SHE'D BE ALIVE PEOPLE!!! THEN gets on TV and LIES about pulling the trigger which we now know he's a fkin liar. They have FOOTAGE of him with his finger on the trigger moments before he kills her. IF ANYONE SAYS HE IS INNOCENT, YOU MUST BE ON CRACK.
You don’t know the guy. You’re making a judgement based solely on his testimony given in front of people in court of a traumatic event that took place on a film set. Maybe he is a very nice man. Or maybe at times he could be a bully or jerk to those who work under him.
@Sinnerswing what's your point? That's all the jury is doing too. He seems sweet, he cared a lot about Joel and Halyna and tried to save Halyna's life.
One doesn’t need to know him personally to feel his testimony as a caring human! If u need to throw shade? Look to this woman’s widow who is so cold as to take her place and support the continued filming of this movie. This man’s work performance IS IN NO WAY a reflection of him as a human who witnessed and experienced a horrific event.
Thank you. People forget how much time has gone by since this happened and people respond to trauma differently. Hannah was clearly distraught on the day of the shooting.
Because... you think he is innocent, so you are submissive and emphatic. He has no authority to order anyone off the set, which he did. He should he have left the set or otherwise not told anyone to do anything. Kept his mouth shut. This is a very mystery situation involving a mind of fictitious demeanor, a mind that that lies in bed at night, sleepless; or a mind that dreams of fictious, realistic consequences, and merges those thoughts of reality and fiction together in a mentally contemplative manor, the movie scene fiction, and then incorporates the mental thought process of reality into the imaginary movie scene, and asks, what if, that fictious reality of shooting... what if it was, actually real...a one chance in 6 possibility, that person didn't believe it was possible to happen, and that it could or would, even remotely happen.... But, fock, it did.... and... No one knows the better.... Who knows where the 45 Colt bullet came from??? It was a chance game of it happening.... look at the stir it has caused....
This man is an IATSE Union Member. In the 1980s-1990s I worked with many of these seasoned professionals and I can tell how angry and traumatized he is about the failings he describes as a witness to this senseless tragedy. Under questioning, he outlines in great detail the roles of those persons on set and specifically tells what he - in his experience - has seen and expected from someone hired as a professional Set Armorer.
Alec Baldwin was also the producer, so responsibility ultimately stops there. The film set was apparently a hot mess before this even happened. And they were paying her next to nothing for budget reasons. And she’s also a Nepo baby.
Ross Addiego was an incredible witness, a great advocate for his deceased friend, and clearly, another victim of the consequences resulting from extreme negligence on the Rust set. The way defence council went after him was shameful and I can only imagine infuriated the jury as much as it did for those of us watching online
I have worked on various TV sets, not as an armorer, but as a production assistant, including on the set of the very popular police TV show Chicago PD, where the entire cast uses real, and various weapons non-stop, from various types of pistols to machine guns, and from my experience I can say that It's best when everyone on a film set has to check their guns, both armorers and actors. For extra security, just to be sure. The best-case scenario is also to hire actors who know how to handle weapons in real life. And I must say that the cast of Chicago PD is a shining example here. The Chicago PD cast is highly trained in weapons and some of the guys there know weapons incredibly well, almost as well as professional armorers and police officers. For example, actor Jesse Lee Soffer, who plays an Afghanistan veteran and cop on the show, Jay Halstead, is an accomplished& excellent shooter in real life, knows his way around almost every gun and ammunition, and is generally very athletic, and one of the real-life veteran cops from Chicago, Brian Luce, who is the expert and producer on the show, told me that Jesse is the only one out of the cast who could be a great cop in real life. So, it's best to have well-trained actors in movies and TV series that require using a lot of firearms, then there's nothing to worry about. And such actors exist, and still, they are later additionally trained, just like on the set of Chicago PD. The only difference is that since it's a police procedural/cop show, there were real police officers and weapons experts from Chicago working there as experts and armorers, so the training was top-notch. Rust definitely had a very chaotic, unprofessional production department and an unprofessional, irresponsible armorer. Such a tragedy would certainly not have happened if the best, most experienced weapons experts had worked on this set.
Even a child can be taught proper gun safety. Baldwin was responsible for checking the gun before he used it. She was responsible for bringing live ammo to a set. Both are guilty.
I thank you for your insider knowledge. I think it is imperative that the jury understand the difference between a professional set like CPD and a dangerous unprofessional inexperienced staff. So they can say here is an example of best practices and here is one that is done very poorly and not up to modern day standards of the TV/Movie industry. I would think a movie set would be better than a TV set but clearly not in this case.
I'm sure the best-case scenario would be for everyone who handles a gun on a set to check it. But can actors who are not trained to handle & shoot firearms properly check a gun, whatever that entails? Presumably hundreds if not thousands of actors who do not shoot guns in their daily lives handle both real & fake guns on production sets every year; are they all required by law to do some sort of check? Honest question.
Heck. I have absolute respect for this witness. He is so professional and respectful, yet caring in his account. I’m so super shocked that Hannah couldn’t even give an authentic and remorseful statement to the judge directly before her sentencing!! She just wasn’t convincing enough. Not one tear is shed during this trial for Helyna by her.
I wish they would let the Help Dogs work with adults during testimony and not just Children. This poor man recalling such a terrible experience all alone on the stand is very sad.
Good luck on that.... She'll get time probably or a huge fine. But Alec Baldwin has resources and Money and is very well connected.. His lawyers will drag this out and in the end a fine, maybe donate some money to a cause. But everyone knows Alec Baldwin in the US and no jury will send him to jail or prison. Ever. Don't take this wrong but this case should have remained Dead. Because it's just a waste of time, money and resource to reopen. It's all for a Media spectacle that's it.
People on the set went out shooting live ammo in the desert just a day or two before the murder. They had never shot a gun, they thought it would be so fun to shoot a "cowboy gun"! They rode horses often because they had never had the chance to ride horses, so they all took their turns messing around with the horses--same with the guns!
Instead of suing Alec Baldwin for everything, he has in civil AND he would have won, the husband of Helena agreed to be an executive producer on this movie that they are still going to continue to make. Insanity.
@@TheIndependentLens “Matthew Hutchins, the husband of the slain cinematographer, will serve as the film’s executive producer when filming for the Wild West-style movie resumes at the beginning of 2023.” Very strange. He opted to Pal up with Alec Baldwin versus suing him in civil court for a multi million dollar settlement. Very strange.
Finger on the trigger, hammer looked pulled back, he is sweeping across the people in front of him as he pulls it out. It's not even live recording for the movie yet. Horrible negligence
this guy had time to set a camera up, take it down, the reset the camara on a different apparatus. Meanwhile Hannah was "using the bathroom, aka, getting high", and never bothered to check the ammo in the gun.
Her defense is still nonsense. Even if she had to take care of props from time to time, in addition to her armorer job, and 'roll cigarettes for cowboys' like her defense lawyer said, and even if other people in the production failed too, this doesn't absolve her of guilt. 24 year old is an adult, not a kid. And doing smth so pathetically small like rolling cigarettes doesn't overwork someone to the point, that that person forgets to do his/her basic job, especially something as basic as making sure the live ammo isn't on a film set and near the gun, not to mention in it! It was her main job, and a very basic, simple task: check the gun before you give it to anyone, and make sure live ammo isn't on the set! And that's the armorer's job first, she is the first and main person in this chain! Did other people in the chain fail too? Sure, but she failed the most, as this was HER job, and the failures of others don't absolve her of responsibility in this case, period!!
when you work in a job that involves other people wellbeing that should always be your sole focus. you use your voice, you say no, extra jobs put other's lives at risk and that's that. her dad was connected to Hollywood, I'm sure she could of easily found another job? can't believe that excuse, it's on her to communicate that she can't handle it, and if they say she has too; she walks out!!! I find it hard to speak up, but in situations that involve others, you best believe I say something. shocking.
Oh, sorry I know! Your point was well-made (and a lot more concise and clearer than mine)! Was just putting my thoughts down as I was reading this comment. You're a great writer, lol. @@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin
For some reason I found the footage they shot pretty difficult to watch … I know the accident isn’t on camera, but watching the moments that led up to it just feels weird.
It’s because you’re witnessing someone’s last minutes of life. We tend to feel like it will never end or that it’ll be some grandiose, epic or reflective moment. But in reality it could end quick, senselessly and randomly (from the victims POV). We see the “romanticism” taken out of death and instead the reality of what it really is. I’ve seen this in real life several times and it sticks with you in a very personal way, knowing that moment was the last they’ll ever have.
@@sirchadiusmaximusiii Makes sense. On Monday, one of my boyfriend’s coworkers died at work. He collapsed in the break room. EMTs were unable to revive him. It was a suspected heart attack. He was in his 50s. When I heard this story, I couldn’t stop thinking about how this guy’s death was so mundane. He prob just woke up that morning and started his routine thinking he’d have an average day. And then, his life was over! In the break room! What you said about romanticizing death, and some deaths not being that way, articulates my feelings. I guess this upholds the corny “cherish every moment” saying - but it’s true!
Hannah clearly had not a care in her work at all. Sloppy and un attended cart that was dangerous. She acts arrogant and is a druggie only got job cuz her dad worked in ammo and sold it to prop sets. She still has no remorse for what happened you can tell by her court demeanor. SAD for Halyna who just got her career started😢
My heart breaks for Mr. Addeigo having to re-live the accidental shooting and death of his friend, Halyna Hutchins. 💔💔 I certainly hope that this jury gets this right, and Hannah Gutierrez is held responsible for her actions or lack there of.
@@M1N1Girl007then, it's a good thing you're not on that jury because you refuse to see what everyone else saw. Like it or not, appearances matter. Why do you think she's not wearing the usual purple and green hair color?
One of the most basic firearms rules is that when someone hands you a firearm you check it yourself, regardless of how much you trust the person handing it to you. If Baldwin knew anything about firearms he could have recognized that there were live rounds in the gun before he pointed it at a human being and pulled the trigger.
That sounds real good and all, But as you have seen, checks are done by the experts, not actors. Even people that have had guns all their lives have varying degrees of knowledge of firearms and safety, Even those that claim to be "experts".
When asked about his gun slinging and horse riding skills, Baldwin said: "They're always at the ready. I'm an actor of the old school. So if you read my resume - my motorcycle riding, my French, juggling, my horseback riding, my gunplay - is all right at my fingertips at all times."
@@charlesoutdoors2424 No, checks are done by anyone holding a gun - whether you're on a movie set or not. That's literally the first thing they teach you on day one of the most basic firearms training. "Always treat the gun as if it's loaded and never point it at something you don't intend to destroy." Rule number one of gun safety. Period. If I get up and go to the bathroom, I check my gun when I get back to my bedroom and pick it back up again 2 minutes later. ..and I live alone. Lol Both Hannah and Alec are guilty.
The state’s lawyers aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed. Horrible with preparation, presentation and conduct. It’s a good thing that the jury must focus on FACTS. Unfortunately, they can be distracted by the unprofessional and sloppy questioning. 😣
Yes, thank you! I’ve just spent over an hour watching various video excerpts and I agree with you. And, on a personal level, I also found the State’s Attorney annoying - “um,…um,…,uh,...um,…um..; constantly pulling her glasses up and down her face, and generally coming off as arrogant (a misplaced arrogance, given her job performance).
its gotta be scary knowing a real gun is about to be fired at you regardless of if it is supposed to be firing blanks. I dont know if its a thing or not but i wish they would use deactivated guns that have a permanent modification to the chamber that prevents real rounds from chambering but allows the shorter blanks to still work
Simple rule of thumb should be that if the scene doesnt require a point and shoot, it shouldn't be loaded. Dont know why Hollyweird adults never learn anything. There is a century long history of gun deaths and injury on tv and movie sets.
@@FredPena-rd5cf thats true, ive heard about an incident where actors were goofing around on set and one of them pointed his gun point blank at the back of his fellow coworkers head and fired. he thought since it was loaded with a blank that it wouldn't be dangerous but i guess the concussion of the blast killed the guy. I know for a fact if you stick a finger beside the muzzle break of a Barrett 50 cal it will completley shred and amputate your finger. I cant remember what channel it was that tested that but they used a ballistic gel hand with bones inside.
@@Rudderify Treat every weapon as if it were loaded - until you make sure it isn't. Movies require actors to point guns at each other and fire (blanks). When I check a barrel for obstructions I have to look straight into it with certain guns. During training courses sometimes the instructor stands in front of the students who point their guns at him. You can't do any of that if you treat a gun as if it was loaded obviously. But you make double and triple sure the gun has no live rounds in it prior to such operations. That's where the main failure during the Rust incident was, which lays squarely in the court of the armorer, which is why she is on trial.
@@bobsullivan5714 ummm my point is basic gun safety his finger should never have been on the trigger while cocking the gun. Both of them things caused the gun to shoot they said so in the trial
He has been working in the industry for 30 years and is highly experienced with noobs and interns on set. She had to be really bad to make him warn the director about the safety and for 6 crew members to walk out of the set that same day (!) She not being in the church when they were filming should be explained. An armor is never supposed to leave the sight of the gun on set.
@@bobsullivan5714they had a legit expert armorer testify as an expert witness as to how a proper production is supposed to be run in regards to the roles and responsibilities of the armored on set. Seemed like on a good set with professionals running things, they take it as seriously as you’d expect. We’ve seen this before, with Brandon Lee, and they’d already had discharges on this production, so it’s sad the lesson wasn’t learned and a clearly unsafe production was allowed to go on until someone was killed.
This is completely different from what Alec said happened. Alec said he was just holding the gun as they asked him to turn it differently, and to cock the hammer back. Then when he released it, it went off.
She's at fault for bringing the ammo from home & not being capable of doing her job (while high on drugs), she obviously didn't check the gun & she couldn't keep track/determine which bullets were real or dummy rounds. Clearly inexperienced and only got the job because her daddy was a well-known armorer. She clearly didn't learn or train well. Her negligence caused the death. Alec on the other hand... As an actor, I don't think he's at fault. Actors rely on the armorer to do their job. However, he was the producer and therefore he's directly involved in the management of the production, and hiring of the staff, in that regards, his negligence also caused the accidental death.
Actor or not you don't ever point a gun at someone and pull the trigger unless you mean to kill them. Point it at a camera for a movie, sure. But not at people! He didn't know the gun was safe. You never trust gun safety to another person. Being an actor is no excuse. He should have never pointed the gun at 2 humans much less pulled the trigger.
@@mobileasaurushe was literally acting for a movie 😂 that was his exact role!!! wtf you mean don’t point it unless your ready to fire???? Those rules don’t apply here on a fake movie set!!! 😂😂😂 we ain’t on the streets in this scenario bud 😂 he was just doing his job!!!
@@mobileasaurus you keep posting the same nonsense. So how is John Wick1/2/3 supposed to be film if you're not suppose to point your gun at someone and pull the trigger? And in John Wick their were numerous guns on the set ;) The difference between John Wick vs Rust, they had a truly competent Armorer,s safety briefing and checks, etc...... They were not cheap either or cut corners. Keep in mind their's been hundred of cowboy , western movies, military, etc.,...and nobody ever been shot on a set since live ammo was never used. Some have been killed by blanks , ( Crow or later CoverUp and Jon Erik Hexum ) The lady messed up or allowed some one to mess up. She was the catalyst of this "death on set".
After watching the police footage of HG & also of her then talking to the detectives at police station has changed my mind about AB. HG was busy doing drugs,drinking & texting to her “friend”about it. She was as cold as a dead fish when they talked to her acting more like a child & not like a grown woman Jmo .
Both can be found liable of negligence. It's not just one person or the other. I agree with you, she's a mess! I would have never hired her. But AB also lied to the cops that he never pulled the trigger?! What! She also went to HR? Or someone in mgmt prior to this incident that she was being forced to do 2 jobs. Armorer and props. (AB was the movie's producer and cutting corners) so her defense could be she couldn't be expected to do 2 jobs properly. She also offered to train AB in using the gun and he declined. I think both were negligent in this death.
It's both their fault. At no point in life do you ever point a gun a person you don't intend to kill. And on a movie set as an armorer you don't behave as she did.
@@S-nycYes, AB could very well be lying, but than again maybe not. Sometimes 2 things can be true. In particular during a traumatic event. Even though one did actually do something, their brain just cannot accept it & might just totally block it out due to the shear trauma of it. (think PTSD) So, AB might be telling the truth in His minds eyes, even though it's not factually true. I would take the bet that AB could pass a polygraph bc He truly believes he didn't pull that trigger. Even though the likelihood of the circumstances is that He actually did.
I'm definitely going to see it. This tragedy is its best promotional campaign it could ever have had. It took a film that nobody would have known existed to be internationally recognized.
@@bumponalog7164 hardly a promotion I didnt even know who alic Baldwin was until this so you are right on one thing . Enjoy the movie I shan't be watching it .
@@tsan3796 it doesn't have to be finished , nobody is forced to continue the widow accepted that because they are thinking of money if it was my partner I'd sue then donate the money to the dogs trust if I was an actor / actress ( and yes I will still use actress I'm not turning woke like the world) I would refuse to continue to be a part of the movie the film crew quit . There is more to life than money respect is worth more than money
With such disregard for gun safety and the viability of the ammunition gone completely haywire, that horrible event was a disaster waiting to happen. Despite having witnessed such a shocking scene, Mr. Addiego made an excellent and very informative trial witness.
Going from steadicam to a crab or chapman dolly takes a good twenty minutes to set up track etc. This is already sounding like a clusterfuck in every department from day one. The fact that ''cold gun'' was announced will exonerate Baldwin unless he was being a total asshole and pointing the weapon at people for no reason and pulling triggers for no reason. He should be guilty as a producer for hiring people who are negligent in their duties and is liable for no taking action when he was informed Hannah was operating in an unsafe manner. Second, when Baldwin pulls the gun you can see the hammer is pulled back. 1872 Colt can/will/does go off very easily, that's why they do what's called a Cowboy load and and always keep an empty chamber for hammer to sit against. This gun could easily off and this is WAY too close and even a full load blank could kill.
I'm sure it's been already mentioned. Blinky's attorney looks very professional today. No long talons for fingernails, a LOT less makeup or 3 layers of lashes!
I saw her at the first court date and thought the same thing! Then I thought, hmmm maybe she's just the main lawyer guy's side chick that he hired as his "assistant"? 😉 Can't believe someone can pile on that many layers of makeup and go to work with her 6 inch nails and her outfit and consider herself a professional.
Hannah AND ALEC were responsible. He was the executive producer. He was in charge of safety of the production along with a myriad of other things. He cut safety meetings, he had an entire camera crew walk off set and quit the day before the death. He was notified by Lane Looper, and he told Lane to kick rocks, he didnt need him and he didnt care about why they were leaving. He reached out to EXPERIENCED ARMOROURS VERY SHORTLY before production instead of doing it earlier, they ALL told him NO WAY because of the amount of guns he wanted and it being such a short period of time, not to mention he didnt want safety meetings for them, found Hannah, TOTALLY INEXPERIENCED, and the EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED ARMOROURS SAID NO because it wasnt safe, so he goes around them and hires this inexperienced drug addict, Hannah, to do TWO JOBS when even doing the ONE JOB for experienced armorours was too much, held an inpromtu run through without the armorour present and even though the ENTIRE CAMERA CREW QUIT THE DAY BEFORE OVER SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THE GUNS AND POSSIBLE LIVE AMMO, the man STILL takes a gun THROWN TO HIM by Dave Halls, doesnt fkin check it AT ALL, just assumes Halls knows wtf he's talking about, takes the gun, AIMS IT, AND PULLS THE TRIGGER ALMOST KILLING 3 PEOPLE (a cameraman, Joel Souza, Halyna) and DOES KILL Halyna. 16 SAFETY VIOLATIONS that if he had followed JUST ONE OF THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS SHE'D BE ALIVE PEOPLE!!! THEN gets on TV and LIES about pulling the trigger which we now know he's a fkin liar. They have FOOTAGE of him with his finger on the trigger moments before he kills her. IF ANYONE SAYS HE IS INNOCENT, YOU MUST BE ON CRACK.
To anyone reading this that's been following the trial, has ANYONE aside from the 1st AD, David Halls, claimed to have seen who handed the gun to Alec Baldwin?
@@battlekitten4188 *Wrong!* 2 years ago he said he never pulled the trigger and would never point a loaded gun at anybody. Don't speak about stuff you don't understand
Wouldn’t instead of the attorney giving her answer, what a cold guns means “it’s not gonna go bang”, wouldn’t it be better to allow the witness define what a cold gun means to him?
This girl has always bugged me. She just seems so careless and at the time of the shooting, I think was too big headed about her role that she probably did take those guns out shooting with friends or something.
I'm still waiting to have someone ask the question, Why did Mr. Baldwin point and shoot toward Ms. Hutchins if he was supposed to be aiming at a figure who had entered the front door? See segment 18:22 to 19:14. There is a new tension here and some uncertainty on Mr. Baldwin's part as to what/where he is to point his gun. He asks 'right or left' as if he's not sure where the director wants him to aim. Then when he does draw his aim is very unsteady, waffling not only from side to side but up and down. If he had actually shot the gun the bullets could have followed a trajectory of up to 10 feet side to side. (possibly explaining how she and Serge were hit.) This isn't a critique, as keeping a firearm steady is a learned action and needs to be practiced endlessly to get it smooth and accurate. My guess is that this wasn't intended to be the final take anyway and would need to be repeated until it looked confident and steady so as to be credible. If Mr Baldwin was this unsteady when the gun went off, and IF Ms Hutchins had positioned herself between -or nearly between- Mr. Baldwin and the figure at the door, then she was within his line of fire. It sounds like she and Serge(?) were having a discussion there just behind that pew. Even if she expected the gun to shoot blanks that seems like a foolhardy position to be in for that scene. The more I think it through, the more it seems to be a simple question of who put live ammo in that gun. Ms. G. said the guns were locked up during lunch break. She claimed to have checked them right before. So, who all had keys? Was there any reason for live ammo to be on the set anywhere? If not, and if it was unusual for it to be there, this should be the second line of questioning that is germane.
There is no reason for live ammunition to be on set. I don't know how this is even remotely questionable. In my eyes even if no one had gotten hurt HGR would be just as guilty the moment she brought live ammunition on the set.
He was aiming at her because she repeatedly directed him to do so in an effort to line up the camera position for the scene. Baldwin was obeying the director of photography. It was a rehearsal.
When asked about his gun slinging and horse riding skills, Baldwin said: "They're always at the ready. I'm an actor of the old school. So if you read my resume - my motorcycle riding, my French, juggling, my horseback riding, my gunplay - is all right at my fingertips at all times."
Wow what a special lawyer she is. As soon as the witness breaks down and is finding it hard to keep answering her questions, most lawyers give the witness a minute to calm down and gather themselves. She just keeps on keeping on! 🙄
I’m just going to say it… anyone else think Breaking Bad when they see this gentleman? In all seriousness he seems like an excellent witness, no sides, just explaining the facts and you can tell it still affects him - understandably so…
single action colt revolver cylinder rotates clockwise so the one live round had to be just left of center to come up to fire. 5 dummy rounds and 1 live round that comes up in sequence is very hard to do. had either bad luck or someone loaded the revolver so the live round would be first to fire
Gun went off and she's nowhere to be found. She didn't even make it there before the ambulance. This witness alone I would say, is the nail in the coffin.
Did she know what her job was? I believe her father was an armor. That is gross neglect. Plus, i would think she would feel responsible . Nope she goes to trial. Unbelievable! Who is paying for her defense?
I guess I’m confused the media makes it seem like Baldwin was the one in charge calling all the shots and stuff. But now there’s everyone telling him what to do, where to stand, and it’s multiple people. That’s interesting O.o
She’s doing time for this. The sentence will be very short but she most likely won’t get off clear based on how negligent she was in general. She took so many wrong turns to lead them there. Getting a box from dad bc your shipment isn’t in yet but they have dummy and live rounds mixed in that you don’t check. Allowing people to target practice on set between takes. Going to work hungover. Getting high while at work. She didn’t say Kill someone alec! But she literally put the loaded gun on him and got high on set while they shouted action then was like wahhhh 😳 I had no idea 🤷♀️. She’s not a murderer per se but one with morals may see it differently.
Still questions with why was the gun given to the FBI destroyed after inspection? Why was dummy ammo thrown out after the shooting prior to the police arriving?
She makes me sick, sitting there all smug, cold and emotionless just like any killer would. Look at what you caused!? At least try and look remorseful.
This Girl should have Never been in charge of any of this. , in respect. to FIREARMS. She was obviously not prepared or properly trained. Definitely didn’t take the proper safety measures.
So, not only should the gun not have had bullet in it (obviously) it shouldn't have even had a BLANK in it, as close as everyone was… 2 or three feet, maximum. Even a blank could have hurt them at that distance. This is even worse than I thought.
So many questions (in this and other trials) are irrelevant. The question is about the live round being in the gun-not about "atmosphere" being sprayed or where the front door is. These attorneys are great at WASTE WASTE WASTE-of time and mosty
Imagine working with someone like this and then this happens. He must be devastated by this. Halyna Hutchins husband should sue the pants off the pair of them. She cleaned up her act for appearance in court but you can not erase the image of her in photo's before. Ross was obviously totally focused on his job to recall this so clearly. He is so distressed recalling the incident. While the stoner shed not one tear. So Baldwin was useless and left and Gutierrez was getting stoned drunk and texting. Someone asked in the comments how he came to aimed the gun at Halyna. If you see one clip where he was drawing the gun previously. I noticed he drew the gun and his hand was unsteady and the gun shifted to the side. I thought does he not know how to hold a gun steady?
Two people confirmed cold weapon before Alec received the weapon… was he irresponsible in the entire production? Yes, but is he at fault for this shooting, sorry but after hearing him say SHE said she checked it and both declared it cold before handing it to him, takes the blame away from Alec
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Mr. Addiego, you have done a superlative job of speaking calmly, concisely and in translating terms we otherwise wouldn't have the meaning of. Your testimony has been most excellent.
1. Master armourers belong to the union. 2. Alec side stepped the union, and hired inexperienced Hannah. Plus, he made her propmaster and armourer. 3. The union has strict safety protocols and a two-year apprentice program for armourers .4. The union requires three separate people on a weapons set; propmaster, armourer and assistant armourer.
4...So the root cause is selfishness and negligent hiring.
Agreed that Majority of Armorers are older military veterans & gunsmiths. Are you sure that Alex is doing the hiring ? I saw an interview with the Union rep & he said the producers handling the hiring negotiations were 2 younger men & that overall hiring was delegated. My point is that I highly doubt that AB actually hired her.
Cheapo Alex looking to cut corners as the producer (money guy). He's got a ton of mouths to feed at home because he and Hilaria keep cranking out babies.
The real question is who hired her and why? Could be some behind the scenes shenanigans.
@@michaelcalland801Majority is not all..
@@Robin-xt7yoHe can afford ALL his kids. He’s a multimillionaire. People making far less do it..
Im so confused as to WHY would there be any live rounds on the movie set at all?? Someone please tell me? That girl was way too young to have that position but apparently just because her father did this in Hollywood for years they thought that made HER capable???
Exactly. Regardless if this was intentional the fact remains there is negligence on the part of Baldwin and the armorer
There were live rounds on set because the dummy rounds did not arrive to the set on time, the armorer got a personal box of dummies from her father which unknowingly had live rounds mixed in the box. She just assumed that they were all dummies and didn’t check them apparently!
@@optical1llusi0n31 Assumed lol
Youth doesn’t matter at all. You can be old and incompetent or young and amazing. She’s young and incompetent.
Yes...there's absolutely no reason whatsoever for live rounds. Why it's so damn dumb of an accident
Bless Ross Addiego for his sincere, honest and emotional testimony... he is very human and very touching!
Unlike Guttierrez who was so cold and with absolutely NO emotions
Everyone reacts differently to the same emotions.
Maybe that is her personality. There is not a textbook manual on how you should react to a situation.
Hannah AND ALEC were responsible. He was the executive producer. He was in charge of safety of the production along with a myriad of other things. He cut safety meetings, he had an entire camera crew walk off set and quit the day before the death. He was notified by Lane Looper, and he told Lane to kick rocks, he didnt need him and he didnt care about why they were leaving. He reached out to EXPERIENCED ARMOROURS VERY SHORTLY before production instead of doing it earlier, they ALL told him NO WAY because of the amount of guns he wanted and it being such a short period of time, not to mention he didnt want safety meetings for them, found Hannah, TOTALLY INEXPERIENCED, and the EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED ARMOROURS SAID NO because it wasnt safe, so he goes around them and hires this inexperienced drug addict, Hannah, to do TWO JOBS when even doing the ONE JOB for experienced armorours was too much, held an inpromtu run through without the armorour present and even though the ENTIRE CAMERA CREW QUIT THE DAY BEFORE OVER SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THE GUNS AND POSSIBLE LIVE AMMO, the man STILL takes a gun THROWN TO HIM by Dave Halls, doesnt fkin check it AT ALL, just assumes Halls knows wtf he's talking about, takes the gun, AIMS IT, AND PULLS THE TRIGGER ALMOST KILLING 3 PEOPLE (a cameraman, Joel Souza, Halyna) and DOES KILL Halyna. 16 SAFETY VIOLATIONS that if he had followed JUST ONE OF THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS SHE'D BE ALIVE PEOPLE!!! THEN gets on TV and LIES about pulling the trigger which we now know he's a fkin liar. They have FOOTAGE of him with his finger on the trigger moments before he kills her. IF ANYONE SAYS HE IS INNOCENT, YOU MUST BE ON CRACK.
The lawyers tell defendants to show no emotions at trial as jury’s use it against them!!!
She didn't intentionally murder anyone. She was at worst very negligent. It's been years. What do you expect?
This man seems so sweet. I hope he's able to work through this experience
So you hope for more crap that rots your brain ?
You don’t know the guy. You’re making a judgement based solely on his testimony given in front of people in court of a traumatic event that took place on a film set.
Maybe he is a very nice man. Or maybe at times he could be a bully or jerk to those who work under him.
@Sinnerswing what's your point? That's all the jury is doing too. He seems sweet, he cared a lot about Joel and Halyna and tried to save Halyna's life.
One doesn’t need to know him personally to feel his testimony as a caring human! If u need to throw shade? Look to this woman’s widow who is so cold as to take her place and support the continued filming of this movie. This man’s work performance IS IN NO WAY a reflection of him as a human who witnessed and experienced a horrific event.
@@leanneharrington8669 I wasn't throwing shade at anyone?
You can tell he is still traumatized by the deadly shot. I feel bad for him. 😢 he seems like a good guy.
He does
No tears from Ms. Gutierrez, however.
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVENT BEEN WATCHING BEFORE THIS VIDEO THEN@@patricias5122
Damn, you feel this guy’s pain.
@@patricias5122right? Big mistake wearing that make up. She's dry as a bone and we can see it.
Ohhh. I do so hope that someone is there to give Ross a hug when he gets home.
A hug n tug
@@booognish
Creep
Because he sure as hell didn't get one in that courtroom after breaking down and having questions thrown at him with no acknowledgment of his pain.
What a great witness, I learned so much about the film industry from his testimony and he seems like a really nice and kind man.
Everyone should know that the Grip department is the backbone of the film&TV industry
My Heart goes out to Ross, experiencing this tragedy and having to
recall it for the jury.....
Poor man,having to relive that in front of everyone. Hannah not looking bothered at all.
She wasn't there...
exactly. she wasnt allowed in the set & thats why halls was running in & out bringing the gun to AB. @ocho8D
She's even chewing a chewing gum🙄
@@theresenydahl9531
how evil of her, to be chewing gum 🙄
Thank you. People forget how much time has gone by since this happened and people respond to trauma differently. Hannah was clearly distraught on the day of the shooting.
Poor guy. He’s crying. She’s sitting there stone cold.
You want an attorney that can be composed
Because... you think he is innocent, so you are submissive and emphatic. He has no authority to order anyone off the set, which he did. He should he have left the set or otherwise not told anyone to do anything. Kept his mouth shut.
This is a very mystery situation involving a mind of fictitious demeanor, a mind that that lies in bed at night, sleepless; or a mind that dreams of fictious, realistic consequences, and merges those thoughts of reality and fiction together in a mentally contemplative manor, the movie scene fiction, and then incorporates the mental thought process of reality into the imaginary movie scene, and asks, what if, that fictious reality of shooting... what if it was, actually real...a one chance in 6 possibility, that person didn't believe it was possible to happen, and that it could or would, even remotely happen....
But, fock, it did.... and...
No one knows the better....
Who knows where the 45 Colt bullet came from??? It was a chance game of it happening.... look at the stir it has caused....
@@seeno1 I think it's pretty obvious they were referring to the defendant, not the prosecutor...
She won't cry because she doesn't want to ruin that makeup job she went thru all the trouble to apply.
@@additudeobx what kind of word vomit is this? Get help...
This man is an IATSE Union Member. In the 1980s-1990s I worked with many of these seasoned professionals and I can tell how angry and traumatized he is about the failings he describes as a witness to this senseless tragedy. Under questioning, he outlines in great detail the roles of those persons on set and specifically tells what he - in his experience - has seen and expected from someone hired as a professional Set Armorer.
A still unanswered question: why was there a live round on a film set at the first place?
It does NOT make any sense.
Rumor wasThey were having target practice after hours
Hannah brought live rounds on set days before to shoot them off with her friends
Who let this moonbat within a 100 miles of a firearm?
Society.
Hollywood
Because her daddy was or is a well known armor in Hollywood.
Alec Baldwin was also the producer, so responsibility ultimately stops there. The film set was apparently a hot mess before this even happened. And they were paying her next to nothing for budget reasons. And she’s also a Nepo baby.
@@AmberMoonLight22he was a producer. There were multiple producers on this project.
Ross Addiego was an incredible witness, a great advocate for his deceased friend, and clearly, another victim of the consequences resulting from extreme negligence on the Rust set. The way defence council went after him was shameful and I can only imagine infuriated the jury as much as it did for those of us watching online
I have worked on various TV sets, not as an armorer, but as a production assistant, including on the set of the very popular police TV show Chicago PD, where the entire cast uses real, and various weapons non-stop, from various types of pistols to machine guns, and from my experience I can say that It's best when everyone on a film set has to check their guns, both armorers and actors. For extra security, just to be sure. The best-case scenario is also to hire actors who know how to handle weapons in real life.
And I must say that the cast of Chicago PD is a shining example here. The Chicago PD cast is highly trained in weapons and some of the guys there know weapons incredibly well, almost as well as professional armorers and police officers. For example, actor Jesse Lee Soffer, who plays an Afghanistan veteran and cop on the show, Jay Halstead, is an accomplished& excellent shooter in real life, knows his way around almost every gun and ammunition, and is generally very athletic, and one of the real-life veteran cops from Chicago, Brian Luce, who is the expert and producer on the show, told me that Jesse is the only one out of the cast who could be a great cop in real life.
So, it's best to have well-trained actors in movies and TV series that require using a lot of firearms, then there's nothing to worry about. And such actors exist, and still, they are later additionally trained, just like on the set of Chicago PD. The only difference is that since it's a police procedural/cop show, there were real police officers and weapons experts from Chicago working there as experts and armorers, so the training was top-notch. Rust definitely had a very chaotic, unprofessional production department and an unprofessional, irresponsible armorer. Such a tragedy would certainly not have happened if the best, most experienced weapons experts had worked on this set.
Exactly right and very well said.
Even a child can be taught proper gun safety. Baldwin was responsible for checking the gun before he used it. She was responsible for bringing live ammo to a set. Both are guilty.
I thank you for your insider knowledge. I think it is imperative that the jury understand the difference between a professional set like CPD and a dangerous unprofessional inexperienced staff. So they can say here is an example of best practices and here is one that is done very poorly and not up to modern day standards of the TV/Movie industry. I would think a movie set would be better than a TV set but clearly not in this case.
I'm sure the best-case scenario would be for everyone who handles a gun on a set to check it. But can actors who are not trained to handle & shoot firearms properly check a gun, whatever that entails? Presumably hundreds if not thousands of actors who do not shoot guns in their daily lives handle both real & fake guns on production sets every year; are they all required by law to do some sort of check? Honest question.
Heck. I have absolute respect for this witness. He is so professional and respectful, yet caring in his account.
I’m so super shocked that Hannah couldn’t even give an authentic and remorseful statement to the judge directly before her sentencing!! She just wasn’t convincing enough. Not one tear is shed during this trial for Helyna by her.
I wish they would let the Help Dogs work with adults during testimony and not just Children. This poor man recalling such a terrible experience all alone on the stand is very sad.
Hannah is guilty here but so is Baldwin. Hope they both get considerable time for their
negligent actions here.
Sadly the longest sentence they can get is 18 months and a $5k fine
Good luck on that.... She'll get time probably or a huge fine. But Alec Baldwin has resources and Money and is very well connected..
His lawyers will drag this out and in the end a fine, maybe donate some money to a cause.
But everyone knows Alec Baldwin in the US and no jury will send him to jail or prison. Ever.
Don't take this wrong but this case should have remained Dead. Because it's just a waste of time, money and resource to reopen. It's all for a Media spectacle that's it.
@@Pippie807 manslaughter is only 18 months?
If Baldwin was told it was a cold gun why wouldn’t he believe it? He had no idea the gun was loaded.
@@Pippie807The fine probably less than court fees. 🤢
I just do not understand why there would ever ever ever be any live ammunition on a movie set....so sad for everyone 😢
People on the set went out shooting live ammo in the desert just a day or two before the murder. They had never shot a gun, they thought it would be so fun to shoot a "cowboy gun"! They rode horses often because they had never had the chance to ride horses, so they all took their turns messing around with the horses--same with the guns!
Aw bless him ,hes the best witness yet what a excellent testimony, clear and precise, i can tell he's a very decent kind man
18 months jail time is the maximum penalty for this numbskull? That poor Hutchins family. I'd be so disappointed.
Instead of suing Alec Baldwin for everything, he has in civil AND he would have won, the husband of Helena agreed to be an executive producer on this movie that they are still going to continue to make. Insanity.
@@nadagabri5783”Rust” is still being made?
@@TheIndependentLens no way really…?!
@@TheIndependentLens “Matthew Hutchins, the husband of the slain cinematographer, will serve as the film’s executive producer when filming for the Wild West-style movie resumes at the beginning of 2023.” Very strange. He opted to Pal up with Alec Baldwin versus suing him in civil court for a multi million dollar settlement. Very strange.
@@nadagabri5783 maybe he blames the armourer.
Finger on the trigger, hammer looked pulled back, he is sweeping across the people in front of him as he pulls it out.
It's not even live recording for the movie yet. Horrible negligence
this guy had time to set a camera up, take it down, the reset the camara on a different apparatus. Meanwhile Hannah was "using the bathroom, aka, getting high", and never bothered to check the ammo in the gun.
Facts. You make an excellent point.
Her defense is still nonsense. Even if she had to take care of props from time to time, in addition to her armorer job, and 'roll cigarettes for cowboys' like her defense lawyer said, and even if other people in the production failed too, this doesn't absolve her of guilt. 24 year old is an adult, not a kid. And doing smth so pathetically small like rolling cigarettes doesn't overwork someone to the point, that that person forgets to do his/her basic job, especially something as basic as making sure the live ammo isn't on a film set and near the gun, not to mention in it! It was her main job, and a very basic, simple task: check the gun before you give it to anyone, and make sure live ammo isn't on the set! And that's the armorer's job first, she is the first and main person in this chain! Did other people in the chain fail too? Sure, but she failed the most, as this was HER job, and the failures of others don't absolve her of responsibility in this case, period!!
when you work in a job that involves other people wellbeing that should always be your sole focus. you use your voice, you say no, extra jobs put other's lives at risk and that's that. her dad was connected to Hollywood, I'm sure she could of easily found another job? can't believe that excuse, it's on her to communicate that she can't handle it, and if they say she has too; she walks out!!! I find it hard to speak up, but in situations that involve others, you best believe I say something. shocking.
@@amber588 exactly, this is what I meant too!
Oh, sorry I know! Your point was well-made (and a lot more concise and clearer than mine)! Was just putting my thoughts down as I was reading this comment. You're a great writer, lol. @@NaticzkaKaminskaHenryDolphin
If Alec was rushing and cursing and making people uncomfortable Alec is a Bully BAD Temper 😊
For some reason I found the footage they shot pretty difficult to watch … I know the accident isn’t on camera, but watching the moments that led up to it just feels weird.
It's disturbing for sure. If this went differently that would have been a beautiful scene. Instead we're left with horror.
It’s because you’re witnessing someone’s last minutes of life. We tend to feel like it will never end or that it’ll be some grandiose, epic or reflective moment. But in reality it could end quick, senselessly and randomly (from the victims POV). We see the “romanticism” taken out of death and instead the reality of what it really is. I’ve seen this in real life several times and it sticks with you in a very personal way, knowing that moment was the last they’ll ever have.
@@sirchadiusmaximusiii Makes sense.
On Monday, one of my boyfriend’s coworkers died at work. He collapsed in the break room. EMTs were unable to revive him. It was a suspected heart attack. He was in his 50s.
When I heard this story, I couldn’t stop thinking about how this guy’s death was so mundane. He prob just woke up that morning and started his routine thinking he’d have an average day. And then, his life was over! In the break room!
What you said about romanticizing death, and some deaths not being that way, articulates my feelings. I guess this upholds the corny “cherish every moment” saying - but it’s true!
So did I. I felt the tension increase and a sort of OMG sensation that these are the last moments before a serious lifechanging tragedy
@@primovid Yes, I think that helps articulate my feelings, too.
So only one person checks the firearm ??? When the armorer handed off the firearm it should have been checked again!
You have to check the damn gun after lunch. I’m 48 and have many and grew up around guns. That’s 101 safety. So sad, I felt bad for that guy.
Hannah clearly had not a care in her work at all. Sloppy and un attended cart that was dangerous. She acts arrogant and is a druggie only got job cuz her dad worked in ammo and sold it to prop sets. She still has no remorse for what happened you can tell by her court demeanor. SAD for Halyna who just got her career started😢
And Halyna's son who will grow up without his talented mother...
My heart breaks for Mr. Addeigo having to re-live the accidental shooting and death of his friend, Halyna Hutchins.
💔💔
I certainly hope that this jury gets this right, and Hannah Gutierrez is held responsible for her actions or lack there of.
I agree. It’s awful.
I haven't seen any emotion from Hannah during this part of the testimony, except "Me being here is inconvenient and boring".
@@M1N1Girl007then, it's a good thing you're not on that jury because you refuse to see what everyone else saw. Like it or not, appearances matter. Why do you think she's not wearing the usual purple and green hair color?
@@M1N1Girl007ok karen
@@M1N1Girl007You need your eyes checked then. Go see an eye doctor.
One of the most basic firearms rules is that when someone hands you a firearm you check it yourself, regardless of how much you trust the person handing it to you. If Baldwin knew anything about firearms he could have recognized that there were live rounds in the gun before he pointed it at a human being and pulled the trigger.
That sounds real good and all, But as you have seen, checks are done by the experts, not actors. Even people that have had guns all their lives have varying degrees of knowledge of firearms and safety, Even those that claim to be "experts".
When asked about his gun slinging and horse riding skills, Baldwin said: "They're always at the ready. I'm an actor of the old school. So if you read my resume - my motorcycle riding, my French, juggling, my horseback riding, my gunplay - is all right at my fingertips at all times."
What's that really got to do with anything. He's talking as an actor that can portray these skills on for movies. @@booognish
Alec knows tons of fire arms
@@charlesoutdoors2424 No, checks are done by anyone holding a gun - whether you're on a movie set or not. That's literally the first thing they teach you on day one of the most basic firearms training. "Always treat the gun as if it's loaded and never point it at something you don't intend to destroy." Rule number one of gun safety. Period.
If I get up and go to the bathroom, I check my gun when I get back to my bedroom and pick it back up again 2 minutes later. ..and I live alone. Lol
Both Hannah and Alec are guilty.
The state’s lawyers aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed. Horrible with preparation, presentation and conduct. It’s a good thing that the jury must focus on FACTS. Unfortunately, they can be distracted by the unprofessional and sloppy questioning. 😣
Yes, thank you! I’ve just spent over an hour watching various video excerpts and I agree with you. And, on a personal level, I also found the State’s Attorney annoying - “um,…um,…,uh,...um,…um..; constantly pulling her glasses up and down her face, and generally coming off as arrogant (a misplaced arrogance, given her job performance).
As many people have said already, "I stand behind Alec Baldwin." Because I sure as hell am not standing in front of him.
🔫 😂 🎥
Oh 😮😢😅😂
that's inappropriate
@@Emjay_____71 No, this was pretty accurate. 😂😂
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You all can hate me, but her soul looks empty. Not the kind of person given the responsibility of a lethal weapon.
Q: Can you point out what Ms. Gutierrez is wearing?
A: Gray blazer, black shirt, shark eyes.
its gotta be scary knowing a real gun is about to be fired at you regardless of if it is supposed to be firing blanks. I dont know if its a thing or not but i wish they would use deactivated guns that have a permanent modification to the chamber that prevents real rounds from chambering but allows the shorter blanks to still work
Simple rule of thumb should be that if the scene doesnt require a point and shoot, it shouldn't be loaded. Dont know why Hollyweird adults never learn anything. There is a century long history of gun deaths and injury on tv and movie sets.
@@FredPena-rd5cf thats true, ive heard about an incident where actors were goofing around on set and one of them pointed his gun point blank at the back of his fellow coworkers head and fired. he thought since it was loaded with a blank that it wouldn't be dangerous but i guess the concussion of the blast killed the guy. I know for a fact if you stick a finger beside the muzzle break of a Barrett 50 cal it will completley shred and amputate your finger. I cant remember what channel it was that tested that but they used a ballistic gel hand with bones inside.
How about hey simply follow the rules of safe gun handling. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded…basic rules that even Boy Scouts are taught.
@@Rudderify exactly. Theyre self exalting adult chidlren who cant be taught anything except how to be glib.
@@Rudderify Treat every weapon as if it were loaded - until you make sure it isn't. Movies require actors to point guns at each other and fire (blanks). When I check a barrel for obstructions I have to look straight into it with certain guns. During training courses sometimes the instructor stands in front of the students who point their guns at him. You can't do any of that if you treat a gun as if it was loaded obviously. But you make double and triple sure the gun has no live rounds in it prior to such operations. That's where the main failure during the Rust incident was, which lays squarely in the court of the armorer, which is why she is on trial.
Also at 19:12 when he pulls the gun up can hear it cocking so obviously him cocking the gun and finger on the trigger caused it to go off
Your point?
Rust (the character) was shooting at the deputy.
I saw that too. Poor technique for a gunslinger.
@@bobsullivan5714 ummm my point is basic gun safety his finger should never have been on the trigger while cocking the gun. Both of them things caused the gun to shoot they said so in the trial
He has been working in the industry for 30 years and is highly experienced with noobs and interns on set. She had to be really bad to make him warn the director about the safety and for 6 crew members to walk out of the set that same day (!)
She not being in the church when they were filming should be explained. An armor is never supposed to leave the sight of the gun on set.
An armorer is never supposed to leave the sight of the gun on set.
How do you know this?
@@bobsullivan5714they had a legit expert armorer testify as an expert witness as to how a proper production is supposed to be run in regards to the roles and responsibilities of the armored on set. Seemed like on a good set with professionals running things, they take it as seriously as you’d expect. We’ve seen this before, with Brandon Lee, and they’d already had discharges on this production, so it’s sad the lesson wasn’t learned and a clearly unsafe production was allowed to go on until someone was killed.
why did they have to load the bullets if the requirement was only a camera shot of the gun being drawn!
And why the trigger pulled?
This is completely different from what Alec said happened. Alec said he was just holding the gun as they asked him to turn it differently, and to cock the hammer back. Then when he released it, it went off.
This prosecutor has such an unimpassioned demeanor considering what this witness had to endure.
Amen. Thank you. It's a tragedy and she makes it a slog.
Right? I was annoyed with this woman. Her whole demeanor was unlikeable & she was beyond cold.
As if the defense attorney was any better
Their job is not to get emotional, their job is to stay focused on the facts in an unemotional way.
Gettin' Breaking Bad vibes
She's at fault for bringing the ammo from home & not being capable of doing her job (while high on drugs), she obviously didn't check the gun & she couldn't keep track/determine which bullets were real or dummy rounds. Clearly inexperienced and only got the job because her daddy was a well-known armorer. She clearly didn't learn or train well. Her negligence caused the death.
Alec on the other hand... As an actor, I don't think he's at fault. Actors rely on the armorer to do their job. However, he was the producer and therefore he's directly involved in the management of the production, and hiring of the staff, in that regards, his negligence also caused the accidental death.
Actor or not you don't ever point a gun at someone and pull the trigger unless you mean to kill them. Point it at a camera for a movie, sure. But not at people! He didn't know the gun was safe. You never trust gun safety to another person. Being an actor is no excuse. He should have never pointed the gun at 2 humans much less pulled the trigger.
@@mobileasaurushe was literally acting for a movie 😂 that was his exact role!!! wtf you mean don’t point it unless your ready to fire???? Those rules don’t apply here on a fake movie set!!! 😂😂😂 we ain’t on the streets in this scenario bud 😂 he was just doing his job!!!
@@mobileasaurus you keep posting the same nonsense. So how is John Wick1/2/3 supposed to be film if you're not suppose to point your gun at someone and pull the trigger? And in John Wick their were numerous guns on the set ;)
The difference between John Wick vs Rust, they had a truly competent Armorer,s safety briefing and checks, etc...... They were not cheap either or cut corners.
Keep in mind their's been hundred of cowboy , western movies, military, etc.,...and nobody ever been shot on a set since live ammo was never used. Some have been killed by blanks , ( Crow or later CoverUp and Jon Erik Hexum )
The lady messed up or allowed some one to mess up. She was the catalyst of this "death on set".
This poor man. Bless him for having to go through this.
After watching the police footage of HG & also of her then talking to the detectives at police station has changed my mind about AB.
HG was busy doing drugs,drinking & texting to her “friend”about it.
She was as cold as a dead fish when they talked to her acting more like a child & not like a grown woman Jmo .
Both can be found liable of negligence. It's not just one person or the other.
I agree with you, she's a mess! I would have never hired her. But AB also lied to the cops that he never pulled the trigger?! What!
She also went to HR? Or someone in mgmt prior to this incident that she was being forced to do 2 jobs. Armorer and props. (AB was the movie's producer and cutting corners) so her defense could be she couldn't be expected to do 2 jobs properly. She also offered to train AB in using the gun and he declined.
I think both were negligent in this death.
@@S-nyctypically the prop person also manages firearms.
It's both their fault. At no point in life do you ever point a gun a person you don't intend to kill. And on a movie set as an armorer you don't behave as she did.
@@mobileasaurus Movies aren't real life.
@@S-nycYes, AB could very well be lying, but than again maybe not. Sometimes 2 things can be true. In particular during a traumatic event. Even though one did actually do something, their brain just cannot accept it & might just totally block it out due to the shear trauma of it. (think PTSD) So, AB might be telling the truth in His minds eyes, even though it's not factually true. I would take the bet that AB could pass a polygraph bc He truly believes he didn't pull that trigger. Even though the likelihood of the circumstances is that He actually did.
The film should not be allowed to continue as no profits should be allowed to be made when a crime is committed.
I'm definitely going to see it. This tragedy is its best promotional campaign it could ever have had. It took a film that nobody would have known existed to be internationally recognized.
@@bumponalog7164 hardly a promotion I didnt even know who alic Baldwin was until this so you are right on one thing . Enjoy the movie I shan't be watching it .
Part of lawsuit is the widow of the deceased gets executive producer rights to this project hence why it has to be finished
@@tsan3796 it doesn't have to be finished , nobody is forced to continue the widow accepted that because they are thinking of money if it was my partner I'd sue then donate the money to the dogs trust if I was an actor / actress ( and yes I will still use actress I'm not turning woke like the world) I would refuse to continue to be a part of the movie the film crew quit . There is more to life than money respect is worth more than money
@@lolabear3230
Blah, blah, blah.......
Why do they not show a floor plan of the church and locations of people under questing, instead of going by descriptions?
Through it all no one can say who brought live amo on this set?
They are obviously still holding back
With such disregard for gun safety and the viability of the ammunition gone completely haywire, that horrible event was a disaster waiting to happen. Despite having witnessed such a shocking scene, Mr. Addiego made an excellent and very informative trial witness.
His testimony was damning. All the crew are pointing their fingers at one person.
Alec Baldwin is no Clint Eastwood...
Everytime Baldwin pulled his weapon out of the holster during the takes, his finger was on the trigger.
He's such a good witness. I feel for him. What a senseless tragedy, due to negligence.
I wonder if all films being made now have double & triple checks on guns every time they touch one now?
Going from steadicam to a crab or chapman dolly takes a good twenty minutes to set up track etc. This is already sounding like a clusterfuck in every department from day one. The fact that ''cold gun'' was announced will exonerate Baldwin unless he was being a total asshole and pointing the weapon at people for no reason and pulling triggers for no reason. He should be guilty as a producer for hiring people who are negligent in their duties and is liable for no taking action when he was informed Hannah was operating in an unsafe manner. Second, when Baldwin pulls the gun you can see the hammer is pulled back. 1872 Colt can/will/does go off very easily, that's why they do what's called a Cowboy load and and always keep an empty chamber for hammer to sit against. This gun could easily off and this is WAY too close and even a full load blank could kill.
I'm sure it's been already mentioned. Blinky's attorney looks very professional today. No long talons for fingernails, a LOT less makeup or 3 layers of lashes!
😂 Yes... She got rid of her fortune teller image...
not the same woman - they read the comments about her flamboyant appearance and got rid of her…
I saw her at the first court date and thought the same thing! Then I thought, hmmm maybe she's just the main lawyer guy's side chick that he hired as his "assistant"? 😉 Can't believe someone can pile on that many layers of makeup and go to work with her 6 inch nails and her outfit and consider herself a professional.
@@christineoosthuizen4388 hahaha! you're much nicer than me! 😊
Lol...different person (but similarly long hair).
Hannah AND ALEC were responsible. He was the executive producer. He was in charge of safety of the production along with a myriad of other things. He cut safety meetings, he had an entire camera crew walk off set and quit the day before the death. He was notified by Lane Looper, and he told Lane to kick rocks, he didnt need him and he didnt care about why they were leaving. He reached out to EXPERIENCED ARMOROURS VERY SHORTLY before production instead of doing it earlier, they ALL told him NO WAY because of the amount of guns he wanted and it being such a short period of time, not to mention he didnt want safety meetings for them, found Hannah, TOTALLY INEXPERIENCED, and the EXTREMELY EXPERIENCED ARMOROURS SAID NO because it wasnt safe, so he goes around them and hires this inexperienced drug addict, Hannah, to do TWO JOBS when even doing the ONE JOB for experienced armorours was too much, held an inpromtu run through without the armorour present and even though the ENTIRE CAMERA CREW QUIT THE DAY BEFORE OVER SAFETY ISSUES REGARDING THE GUNS AND POSSIBLE LIVE AMMO, the man STILL takes a gun THROWN TO HIM by Dave Halls, doesnt fkin check it AT ALL, just assumes Halls knows wtf he's talking about, takes the gun, AIMS IT, AND PULLS THE TRIGGER ALMOST KILLING 3 PEOPLE (a cameraman, Joel Souza, Halyna) and DOES KILL Halyna. 16 SAFETY VIOLATIONS that if he had followed JUST ONE OF THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS SHE'D BE ALIVE PEOPLE!!! THEN gets on TV and LIES about pulling the trigger which we now know he's a fkin liar. They have FOOTAGE of him with his finger on the trigger moments before he kills her. IF ANYONE SAYS HE IS INNOCENT, YOU MUST BE ON CRACK.
I’ve never seen a prosecutor so disconnected from the witness during testimony.
To anyone reading this that's been following the trial, has ANYONE aside from the 1st AD, David Halls, claimed to have seen who handed the gun to Alec Baldwin?
Remember: Alec said he NEVER pulled the trigger
Another lie from him.
One may see his finger was on the trigger during the rehearsals.....
And had evidence NOT been tampered with? There would be video evidence to prove or disprove that….. 🤷🏼♀️
No he said cocked it. This is a double action revolver
@@battlekitten4188 *Wrong!*
2 years ago he said he never pulled the trigger and would never point a loaded gun at anybody.
Don't speak about stuff you don't understand
Wouldn’t instead of the attorney giving her answer, what a cold guns means “it’s not gonna go bang”, wouldn’t it be better to allow the witness define what a cold gun means to him?
This girl has always bugged me. She just seems so careless and at the time of the shooting, I think was too big headed about her role that she probably did take those guns out shooting with friends or something.
I'm still waiting to have someone ask the question, Why did Mr. Baldwin point and shoot toward Ms. Hutchins if he was supposed to be aiming at a figure who had entered the front door?
See segment 18:22 to 19:14. There is a new tension here and some uncertainty on Mr. Baldwin's part as to what/where he is to point his gun. He asks 'right or left' as if he's not sure where the director wants him to aim. Then when he does draw his aim is very unsteady, waffling not only from side to side but up and down. If he had actually shot the gun the bullets could have followed a trajectory of up to 10 feet side to side. (possibly explaining how she and Serge were hit.) This isn't a critique, as keeping a firearm steady is a learned action and needs to be practiced endlessly to get it smooth and accurate. My guess is that this wasn't intended to be the final take anyway and would need to be repeated until it looked confident and steady so as to be credible. If Mr Baldwin was this unsteady when the gun went off, and IF Ms Hutchins had positioned herself between -or nearly between- Mr. Baldwin and the figure at the door, then she was within his line of fire. It sounds like she and Serge(?) were having a discussion there just behind that pew. Even if she expected the gun to shoot blanks that seems like a foolhardy position to be in for that scene.
The more I think it through, the more it seems to be a simple question of who put live ammo in that gun. Ms. G. said the guns were locked up during lunch break. She claimed to have checked them right before. So, who all had keys?
Was there any reason for live ammo to be on the set anywhere? If not, and if it was unusual for it to be there, this should be the second line of questioning that is germane.
There is no reason for live ammunition to be on set. I don't know how this is even remotely questionable. In my eyes even if no one had gotten hurt HGR would be just as guilty the moment she brought live ammunition on the set.
He was aiming at her because she repeatedly directed him to do so in an effort to line up the camera position for the scene. Baldwin was obeying the director of photography. It was a rehearsal.
I hate how calm and uncaring Hannah looks
She keeps nodding in approval as if she’s trying to demonstrate prowess or intelligence. She’s so pretentious.
And Alec Said i did not have my finger on the trigger! Lol sure
Thanks Court 📺 😊
The girl in charge of ammo needs to be in jail. Period. Not the person who knows nothing about guns and hired her as so called expert
When asked about his gun slinging and horse riding skills, Baldwin said: "They're always at the ready. I'm an actor of the old school. So if you read my resume - my motorcycle riding, my French, juggling, my horseback riding, my gunplay - is all right at my fingertips at all times."
Well the person who took a gun without checking it and shot it in a direction, where there is people, should also be in jail.
Alec knows tons of guns are offing kidding me? he wasnt supposed to shoot
Wow what a special lawyer she is.
As soon as the witness breaks down and is finding it hard to keep answering her questions, most lawyers give the witness a minute to calm down and gather themselves. She just keeps on keeping on! 🙄
He was an excellent witness for the state. His empathy for the victim is noticeable different from that of the girl on trial.
I’m just going to say it… anyone else think Breaking Bad when they see this gentleman?
In all seriousness he seems like an excellent witness, no sides, just explaining the facts and you can tell it still affects him - understandably so…
“Stay away from my granddaughter”😂
Nice to see club girl has toned down the face paint!
single action colt revolver cylinder rotates clockwise so the one live round had to be just left of center to come up to fire. 5 dummy rounds and 1 live round that comes up in sequence is very hard to do. had either bad luck or someone loaded the revolver so the live round would be first to fire
any gun is checked when brought on set
And live rounds should never be present. Both at fault.
I cant stand the prosecutor, she acts like shes in charge of the Court. Get over yourself lady geeeez......
Have you ever attended a real trial? Go to a local courtroom and observe.....
Gun went off and she's nowhere to be found. She didn't even make it there before the ambulance. This witness alone I would say, is the nail in the coffin.
Jeez. Common sense says you can never check a gun too many times.
Did she know what her job was? I believe her father was an armor. That is gross neglect. Plus, i would think she would feel responsible . Nope she goes to trial. Unbelievable! Who is paying for her defense?
That’s not even her real father.
Nepotism doesn't pay sometimes
I guess I’m confused the media makes it seem like Baldwin was the one in charge calling all the shots and stuff. But now there’s everyone telling him what to do, where to stand, and it’s multiple people. That’s interesting O.o
She’s doing time for this. The sentence will be very short but she most likely won’t get off clear based on how negligent she was in general. She took so many wrong turns to lead them there. Getting a box from dad bc your shipment isn’t in yet but they have dummy and live rounds mixed in that you don’t check. Allowing people to target practice on set between takes. Going to work hungover. Getting high while at work. She didn’t say Kill someone alec! But she literally put the loaded gun on him and got high on set while they shouted action then was like wahhhh 😳 I had no idea 🤷♀️. She’s not a murderer per se but one with morals may see it differently.
Still questions with why was the gun given to the FBI destroyed after inspection? Why was dummy ammo thrown out after the shooting prior to the police arriving?
She makes sure her hair and makeup are perfect. Ugh.
She’s screwed. Alec too being a producer.
My heart breaks for this man. He is clearly still suffering from what he witnessrd. May the Lord comfort him
She makes me sick, sitting there all smug, cold and emotionless just like any killer would. Look at what you caused!? At least try and look remorseful.
The lawyer asking questions is all over the place; she is awful in my opinion.
Whats up with the audio cut out near the end ?
They were having a sidebar with the judge which is confidential and not on the record.
This Girl should have Never been in charge of any of this. , in respect. to FIREARMS. She was obviously not prepared or properly trained. Definitely didn’t take the proper safety measures.
So, not only should the gun not have had bullet in it (obviously) it shouldn't have even had a BLANK in it, as close as everyone was… 2 or three feet, maximum. Even a blank could have hurt them at that distance. This is even worse than I thought.
So many questions (in this and other trials) are irrelevant. The question is about the live round being in the gun-not about "atmosphere" being sprayed or where the front door is. These attorneys are great at WASTE WASTE WASTE-of time and mosty
Jension Ackles from Supernatural! I think is what he meant??
How can she sit there through his testimony of the moment of the shooting and show no emotion? Somethings not right with her.
Well, she's on drugs, so............
Imagine working with someone like this and then this happens. He must be devastated by this. Halyna Hutchins husband should sue the pants off the pair of them. She cleaned up her act for appearance in court but you can not erase the image of her in photo's before. Ross was obviously totally focused on his job to recall this so clearly. He is so distressed recalling the incident. While the stoner shed not one tear. So Baldwin was useless and left and Gutierrez was getting stoned drunk and texting. Someone asked in the comments how he came to aimed the gun at Halyna. If you see one clip where he was drawing the gun previously. I noticed he drew the gun and his hand was unsteady and the gun shifted to the side. I thought does he not know how to hold a gun steady?
This person is so arrogant and entitled to be on set. Pathetic example of nepotism.
Re: Ms. Gutierrez
Even if there was live ammunition planted, she was still supposed to check it it doesn't matter to me. Cop out!
So nice of Alec to check on his victims before he took off for a smoke and get his story sorted.
when will Rust come out?
She should just stand up and say i'm guilty let me get my prison sentence started. She would gain a little respect and save everyone the BS.
Two people confirmed cold weapon before Alec received the weapon… was he irresponsible in the entire production? Yes, but is he at fault for this shooting, sorry but after hearing him say SHE said she checked it and both declared it cold before handing it to him, takes the blame away from Alec
agree - i do think as many - 'ab' should be charged for negligence (?) In the disregard of the/an armorer's rules/ regulations / guidelines .
Remember: Alec said he NEVER pulled the trigger