Injured Rust Director Finally Speaks Out About Fatal On-Set Shooting
Ron Adar/Shutterstock By Melissa Willets/Oct. 25, 2021 10:35 am EST
In the days following the fatal on-set shooting incident involving Alec Baldwin and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, we’ve heard from almost everyone involved — and then some. The actor himself spoke out via Twitter, declaring in part, “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred.”
Hutchins’ husband Matthew also issued a statement in the wake of the tragedy, saying in part, “I think that we will need a little bit of time before we can really encapsulate her life in a way that is easy to communicate” (via Insider). Hailey Bieber, Alec’s niece, has also shared her thoughts about the fatal shooting, noting in part, “I am absolutely heartbroken for everyone involved.” Celebrities like Debra Messing and the family of Brandon Lee have also spoken out. And now, the injured director of “Rust,” the film on which Baldwin and Hutchins were working when the tragedy took place, has broken his silence.
Injured Rust Director Finally Speaks Out About Fatal On-Set Shooting
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By Melissa Willets/Oct. 25, 2021 10:35 am EST
In the days following the fatal on-set shooting incident involving Alec Baldwin and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, we’ve heard from almost everyone involved — and then some. The actor himself spoke out via Twitter, declaring in part, “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred.”
Hutchins’ husband Matthew also issued a statement in the wake of the tragedy, saying in part, “I think that we will need a little bit of time before we can really encapsulate her life in a way that is easy to communicate” (via Insider). Hailey Bieber, Alec’s niece, has also shared her thoughts about the fatal shooting, noting in part, “I am absolutely heartbroken for everyone involved.” Celebrities like Debra Messing and the family of Brandon Lee have also spoken out. And now, the injured director of “Rust,” the film on which Baldwin and Hutchins were working when the tragedy took place, has broken his silence.
Hutchins’ husband Matthew also issued a statement in the wake of the tragedy, saying in part, “I think that we will need a little bit of time before we can really encapsulate her life in a way that is easy to communicate” (via Insider).
Hailey Bieber, Alec’s niece, has also shared her thoughts about the fatal shooting, noting in part, “I am absolutely heartbroken for everyone involved.” Celebrities like Debra Messing and the family of Brandon Lee have also spoken out.
And now, the injured director of “Rust,” the film on which Baldwin and Hutchins were working when the tragedy took place, has broken his silence.
Joel Souza was released from the hospital
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Souza was treated in the hospital and later released.
“My thoughts are with her family at this most difficult time,” Souza continued. “I am humbled and grateful by the outpouring of affection we have received from our filmmaking community, the people of Santa Fe, and the hundreds of strangers who have reached out….. It will surely aid in my recovery.”
