'Rust' Armorer: Alec Baldwin Texted, FaceTimed During Firearms Safety Training

Rust film armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed testified that Alec Baldwin spent time texting, FaceTiming, and having his assistant shoot video of him with the gun for Instagram during firearms training, RadarOnline.com has learned. ...

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The armorer claimed that she held a private training session for Baldwin at the church, testifying, “I walked in, and I said, ‘All right, Alec. I’m going to be your armorer. We’re going to go over how to shoot all your weapons, how to load them, how to make them safe, and we’re going to make sure that you really know — that you look like you know what you’re doing.’”

The armorer said that Baldwin spent much of the planned session on his phone texting, FaceTiming his wife and children, and having his assistant shoot video of him for his social media.


Ed Morrissey

That's certainly not going to impress a jury -- if true. Don't forget that Gutierrez-Reed also got charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins, so she has an interest in making Baldwin look solely responsible. Her trial starts a week from today. (Presumably this was from grand-jury testimony.) Of course, if prosecutors have the video and text records, that may corroborate her story. 

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