Over the weekend, Actor Alec Baldwin was shooting for the movie Rust. While he was shooting the movie, he was given a prop gun that was actually filled with live ammunition. Killing the films cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. The bullet reportedly went through her chest, then striking Joel Souza, the films director and wounding him.
The full story of this tragedy has yet to release. Tragedies like these are more common in Hollywood than most think. There have been numerous deaths and injuries on the sets of movies and TV’s. Alec Baldwin wrote on twitter “that he was heartbroken and cooperating with the police.” There is more to come on this story.
(The blog will not let me copy and paste my sources for some odd reason.)
Alec Baldwin Was Told Gun in Fatal Shooting on Set Was Safe, Officials Say – The New York Times.
‘My heart is broken’: Alec Baldwin releases statement on prop gun death – MSNBC
Thank you Lij. Can you discuss the relevance of this story to gender-based violence? That would help in getting discussion going.