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Hours after a charged Today appearance by her lawyers postulating that the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin may have been the result of “sabotage,” Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is now pouring fuel on the still theoretical fire. "Never in a million years did Hannah…

Having already this past weekend called the Rust production "well-oiled" despite weapons discharges and crew resignations before the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, Alec Baldwin is now advocating that claims of "unsafe, chaotic conditions are bullsh*t." Interviewed by the Santa Fe…

The Rust First Assistant Director who admitted he didn't properly check the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month is now calling on the film industry to make sure "no one is harmed through the creative process again." Speaking publicly for the first time since the fatal shooting by star-producer Al…

Lawyering up with a former Assistant U.S. Attorney after being called out in public by Santa Fe's sheriff, the Rust armorer at the center of the tragic accident that saw cinematographer Halyna Hutchins fatally shot has spoken out for the first time. Disputing tales of after-hours target practice with weapons used for…

UPDATED: As the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department continues to probe the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Alec Baldwin Western indie Rust last week, the question being asked is who is financially on the line for this debacle that could spur civil lawsuits preceding or following potential…

The crew member responsible for overall safety on the set of Rust has admitted he didn't properly check the gun that Alec Baldwin fired on October 21 and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. "During an interview with David Halls, when Affiant asked David about the safety protocol on set in regards to firearms, he…

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies conducted a joint news conference to discuss the ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting on the Alec Baldwin film Rust. The event was live streamed on the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office Facebook page. You can click here to…

The Rust production team released a letter to the crew of the Alec Baldwin feature tonight saying that they’ve “made the decision to wrap the set at least until investigations are complete.” The note comes as the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office is conducting a search warrant of the Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico after a…

EXCLUSIVE: Rust director Joel Souza, who was injured and hospitalized from a gunshot wound on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust, has issued a statement to Deadline in the wake of the tragic event which took the life of Halyna Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer. Souza told us, “I am gutted by the loss of my friend and…

The Santa Fe Sheriff's Office is searching to find out whether footage exists of the fatal shooting Thursday on the New Mexico set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust. In an affidavit for a search warrant, Detective Joel Cano on Friday asked the state courts to allow him "to confirm if the incident that took place was or…

UPDATED: Director Joel Souza is out of the hospital, Deadline has confirmed with the filmmaker’s reps. PREVIOUSLY: Rust director Joel Souza is now out of hospital, according to one of the film’s stars Frances Fisher. During a Twitter conversation with Patricia Arquette, veteran actress Fisher tweeted that Souza told…

UPDATED with more details: The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that director of photography Halyna Hutchins was the crewmember killed on the New Mexico set of Rust, where star Alec Baldwin was holding a prop gun that misfired, striking Hutchins and director Joel Souza. Production has been halted “for an…