She wasn't running around with the gun, pointing it at people, making bang-bang noises, thinking they were funny or something.
Alec Baldwin definitely should have ended up with more of the blame than he did. Pointing a real gun at people and pulling the trigger, even if you think it's not loaded, is fucking scary and terrifying behavior for exactly the reasons that resulted in this case.
Alec Baldwin definitely should have ended up with more of the blame than he did. Pointing a real gun at people and pulling the trigger, even if you think it's not loaded
For the incident in question at least, wasn't he directed to do so for a cinematic shot? Being the reason why the bullet hit 2 people filming (behind the camera).
As in it was the armorer's job to make sure the weapon didn't even have debris that could make a blank dangerous (being loaded with live rounds is a much bigger mistake).
And if he was not supposed to pull the trigger, then it likely should've been completely empty.
80s/90s Hollywood megastar turned B-List actor/serial Saturday Night Live host who hasn't lost any of his ego since becoming less of a household name.
Also, while filming Rust, he accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured screenwriter Joel Souza with the same shot from what was supposed to be a prop gun filled with blanks.