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Same Alec Baldwin shot struck both Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza: reports

One projectile from a firearm used by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the movie “Rust” on Thursday went through the body of the film’s cinematographer before striking the film’s director, according to reports.

Both the New York Post and the Hollywood website Showbiz 411 claimed they received first-hand accounts from eyewitnesses to the tragic shooting in New Mexico that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the wounding of director Joel Souza.

After the incident, Baldwin appeared to be in shock, a source told Showbiz 411.

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“In all my years, I’ve never been handed a hot gun,” Baldwin reportedly said, using a term for a firearm with live ammunition.

Fox News has not independently confirmed the accounts published by the two outlets.

The same shot Thursday in New Mexico reportedly struck “Rust” director of photography Halyna Hutchins, left, who later died, and director Joel Souza, who has since left a hospital after being wounded. (Getty Images)

After the shooting, the set was quickly shut down as ambulances arrived and a helicopter prepared to transport Hutchins to an Albuquerque trauma center where she later died. Souza was reportedly released from a Santa Fe hospital after receiving medical treatment, reports have said.

Souza, 48, was struck in the area of one of his collarbones, the Showbiz 411 source said.

At the time of the shooting, Baldwin had “no idea” how badly Hutchins and Souza had been wounded, a witness told the New York Post.

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Prior to the shooting, Baldwin had been told he was being handed a “cold gun,” meaning a firearm that was not loaded, said court documents filed in New Mexico on Friday, according to The Associated Press.

No charges have been filed in the case, according to reports. The incident remains under investigation by law enforcement and under an internal review by the company that was producing the film.

Alec Baldwin was told firearm was unloaded, search warrant says: report

An assistant director on the New Mexico movie set of the movie “Rust” claimed that a gun being handed to actor Alec Baldwin on Thursday was unloaded, a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe court said, according to reports.

“Cold gun,” assistant director Dave Halls announced at the time, using lingo for an unloaded firearm, before a rehearsal for the movie, The Associated Press reported.

Soon afterward, court filings say, Baldwin pulled the trigger of the firearm, fatally wounding cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

The gun used by Baldwin was one of three firearms that had been placed on a cart by Hannah Gutierrez, who was identified as the armorer for the film, The Associated Press reported.

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Halls was unaware live rounds were inside the firearm he grabbed and handed to Baldwin, a detective wrote in an application for the search warrant, the AP reported.

How live rounds came to be inside a firearm intended for a movie shooting remained a mystery.

No charges had been filed in connection with the incident, which remained under investigation, according to the Santa Fe Reporter.

Alec Baldwin is seen Thursday at a movie production location near Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican)

“Investigators are attempting to determine what type of projectile was in the firearm,” the sheriff’s office told Fox News in a statement.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office obtained the search warrant Friday as part of efforts to investigate the shooting.

Rust Movie Productions, the company behind the film, is also conducting its own review of what happened, officials said Friday. The company’s statement came amid reports that some crew members were unhappy about the level of gun safety on the movie set. Fox News has not independently confirmed the veracity of the complaints.

Magistrate Judge John Rysanek issued the search warrant, with which investigators sought to examine a bloody shirt worn by Baldwin, all firearms and ammunition present at the scene, and any relevant video evidence that may have been recorded, The Washington Post reported.

The number of rounds fired in the incident was unclear, the AP reported. Gutierrez handed over the firearm used by Baldwin to responding police officers after they arrived at the scene, the report said.

Sheriff’s office spokesman Juan Rios said Baldwin was not immediately facing any charges in the case and was free to travel.

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“He’s a free man,” Rios told the AP.

Thursday’s incident happened despite improvements in firearm safety made on movie sets since the 1993 prop-gun death of actor Brandon Lee, son of the late martial-arts film star Bruce Lee.

After Thursday’s incident, production was halted on “Rust,” in which Baldwin’s character was to run off with his grandson after the grandson is sentenced to hang for an accidental killing of a rancher.

Fox News’ Nate Day and The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Bill Maher defends Dave Chappelle, knocks critics: ‘Everyone needs to Netflix and chill the f— out’

“Real Time” host Bill Maher offered a strong defense of fellow comedian Dave Chappelle amid the uproar over Chappelle’s Netflix special.

The streaming giant has stood behind “The Closer,” which critics have decried as “transphobic” over remarks Chappelle made supporting J.K. Rowling in that gender is based in fact, declaring himself on “team TERF” (trans-exclusionary radical feminist). The special has caused a stir among some Netflix employees who have slammed their employer for backing Chappelle.

During his opening monologue Friday night, Maher began by acknowledging that Chappelle was in “hot water,” drawing some grumbling from his audience.

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“What the f— was that reaction?” Maher asked. “Everyone needs to Netflix and chill the f— out on this one.”

“Really? Dave’s special is offensive but not the show where the Koreans murder each other for money?” Maher quipped, referring to the hit Netflix series “Squid Game.”

“Really? Dave’s special is offensive but not the show where the Koreans murder each other for money?”

— Bill Maher

He continued, “I think people jump to conclusions, people haven’t seen it. Just because people call Dave ‘transphobic’ doesn’t mean that he is. Also, Larry? Not a real cable guy.”

Maher’s audience still seemed timid to react to his remarks on the subject.

He warned them: “Well, get used to this because we’re going to be talking about it a lot here.”

“We can’t be afraid to speak in America,” he added.

“We can’t be afraid to speak in America.”

— Bill Maher

Bill Maher defended fellow comedian Dave Chappelle on Friday night’s “Real Time.”

Later in the panel discussion, the HBO star railed against what he described was the “one true opinion” pushed by the “woke” mob, something he insisted doesn’t exist.

“I’m a free-speech guy,” Maher said. “Now, I’m Team Dave but that doesn’t mean I’m anti-trans. We can have two thoughts in our head at the same time.”

‘Power differentials’

“Woke Racism” author John McWhorter responded by highlighting the urgency to challenge the idea of “power differentials” and that anyone who doesn’t toe the line is deemed a “moral pervert and you must be defenestrated and be chased out of the public square.”

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“That’s what we’re up against,” McWhorter told Maher. “So that’s why there are some people who believe there’s one truth. They think they found the final solution. They think they are [philospher Immanuel] Kant. They aren’t.”

Maher then pivoted, telling McWhorter, a linguist, that “words have meaning, but not anymore.”

“When I hear ‘transphobic,’ ‘phobic’ has a meaning. Fear. I’m not transphobic if I merely disagree with you. It’s not hate,” Maher said. “One of the reactions from someone who worked at Netflix said, ‘This is not an argument with two sides.’ Well, right away you lost me. ‘It is an argument with trans people who want to be alive and people who don’t want us to be.’ Well, that’s just ridiculous. Dave Chappelle does not want you to not be alive.”

“When I hear ‘transphobic,’ ‘phobic’ has a meaning. Fear. I’m not transphobic if I merely disagree with you. It’s not hate.”

— Bill Maher

“Amen,” former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang agreed.

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“You know, you’re not automatically right if you’re trans,” Maher continued. “You’re completely equal, you’re just not automatically right and it doesn’t behoove everybody to get their mind around very new changes, I mean, we were boys and girls for a very long time. It’s only been ten years since – how long have we had gay marriage, you know? I mean, talk about the Democratic voter, I’m sure there’s a guy in Ohio going, ‘I just got on board with gay marriage, could you give me a minute?’”

“You’re not automatically right if you’re trans. You’re completely equal, you’re just not automatically right.”

— Bill Maher

“This idea that we’re not any gender when we’re born is very new and very radical that you’re born, it’s just jump ball! … That’s a very new idea and I’m not sure if I’m down with all of it and I don’t have to be,” Maher added.

Bill Maher’s guests on Friday included former presidential candidate Andrew Yang, center, and ‘Woke Racism’ author John McWhorter. (Getty Images)

Simplistic thinking

McWhorter responded by saying the members of the woke mob “think themselves as ahead of the curve” and “indicating some sort of higher wisdom” but actually have a “very simple way of looking at things,” equating it to the narrow logic of a “5-year-old.”

Yang added, “Being a comedian seems like a really, really tough job. I think we can agree that comedians’ primary role is to entertain, and it’s sometimes to make us think. But no one thinks it’s a comedian’s role to tell us how to think, or what to think and attributing that role to Dave or any other comedian doesn’t serve art, the artist or society at all.”

“No one thinks it’s a comedian’s role to tell us how to think, or what to think.”

— Andrew Yang

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Maher then pointed to the Rotten Tomatoes score of “The Closer,” which earned only 43% approval among critics but a whopping 95% from the audience.

“It says a lot about the differentiation between real people,” Maher said.

He blasted NPR’s review of the Netflix special, which accused Chappelle of “using White privilege to excuse his homophobia and transphobia.

“Wait, now Dave Chappelle can have White privilege? I’m really confused now,” Maher quipped. “Can someone explain that to me? Where does this insanity come from? … I’ve done three editorials on White loathing. It’s like a kink. White people needing to hate themselves. It’s like the guy likes to be whipped and told he’s a worm by some woman with a high heel in his neck. Isn’t it?”

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Maher also pointed to the walkout organized by trans Netflix employees and was astonished at how the streaming giant “has a lot of trans people working there.”

“Isn’t that a story in itself? You know, doesn’t that say this company is pretty enlightened to begin with? I mean, sometimes you can ask for too much, even if you’re a minority,” Maher said, adding, “Crazy-thought talk, I know.”

Could Alec Baldwin face charges after ‘Rust’ movie set shooting? Experts weigh in

The accidental shooting on the set of the movie “Rust” has dominated headlines since the incident occurred Thursday.

One name has been attached to the story more than any other: Alec Baldwin.

The 63-year-old Oscar nominee was rehearsing a scene for the Western film when he accidentally discharged a prop gun, resulting in the death of crew member Halyna Hutchins. Director Joel Souza was wounded but has since been released from a hospital.

Authorities have since launched an investigation into the incident, with which Baldwin has said he is cooperating “fully.”

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Details of the investigation are sparse and as rumors swirl, many are wondering whether Baldwin could end up being charged with a crime over the incident.

‘Level of culpability’

Fox News spoke about the incident with Chicago-based attorney Andrew Stoltmann, who said the shooting could “absolutely” lead to criminal charges against the “Beetlejuice” star.

Actor Alec Baldwin accidental discharged a gun on the set of the upcoming movie ‘Rust’ that resulted in the death of a crew member. (Getty Images)

“He needs to start thinking like a potential defendant instead of just somebody who made a tragic mistake,” the attorney warned. “There are crimes that cover this sort of situation depending on his level of culpability.”

“He needs to start thinking like a potential defendant instead of just somebody who made a tragic mistake.”

— Andrew Stoltmann, Chicago attorney

Andrew Stoltmann, Chicago attorney. (Stoltmann Law photo)

Not much is currently known about the incident, including whether Baldwin himself had any level of responsibility to test or otherwise inspect the firearm, making it hard to pin down any potential charges the star could face.

“There are literally about a hundred different issues that would need to be resolved, but there is something called negligent homicide,” Stoltmann explained. “I’m certainly not saying he’s going to be charged, but what I am saying is anytime somebody shoots another human being – even on accident, even in self-defense – the police and eventually prosecutors look very, very carefully at what happened.”

“Anytime somebody shoots another human being – even on accident, even in self-defense – the police and eventually prosecutors look very, very carefully at what happened.”

— Andrew Stoltmann, Chicago attorney

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Many are also questioning whether the movie’s props team potentially bears some responsibility, though Stoltmann said that “further decisions with respect to any criminal liability would be made at another time” after Baldwin has been investigated.

“If somebody just handed [Baldwin] the gun and said, ‘This is a prop gun,’ then obviously he has no criminal liability,” the attorney continued. “But the $64,000 question is: What role did he have with respect to preparing this gun? Were there any testing processes or procedures that he skipped or didn’t partake in? At this point, of course, it’s just too early to say since we don’t know answers to questions like that.”

Movie’s props department eyed

Christopher Melcher, of California‘s Walzer Melcher, told Fox News that the props department – or whoever is in charge of it – “bears most of the blame.”

Director of photography Halyna Hutchins, left, was killed in Thursday’s incident in New Mexico while director Joel Souza was wounded. He has since left the hospital. (Getty Images)

He said the props team would know whether any firearms on a movie set “present a danger” to those nearby because of other incidents of actors being killed or injured by prop guns, not to mention “common sense.”

“The prop master would know that this is dangerous and would have to take extreme precautions to make sure that the gun was handled correctly, that the actor was instructed how to use it, to verify that there weren’t bullets in the gun – that they were blanks, to make sure that there was a safe distance between the actor and [anyone] who was anywhere near the gun,” he explained.

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“All of those precautions would be drilled into the actor, anyone handling the gun. They would go through these procedures backward and forwards each time,” Melcher continued. “The failure to do so would certainly lead to a civil suit for money damages by anyone injured here and then also the possible criminal prosecution for being so reckless to allow it.”

“The prop master would know that this is dangerous and would have to take extreme precautions to make sure that the gun was handled correctly, that the actor was instructed how to use it.”

— Christopher Melcher, Walzer Melcher firm of California

He also pointed out that the murky details make it difficult to pin down how the potential case could be tried and subsequently unfold.

“If [the indcient] was during the filming of a scene, the prop master would know exactly how that scene was set up, where everyone was standing, the distances that needed to be there … ,” the lawyer explained. “The failure to do so would be so reckless that this is not an accident, it’s not a mistake. It’s something beyond that because it’s so foreseeable to someone who knows about firearms that this is deadly.”

911 audio from Thursday’s incident in New Mexico confirmed the ‘Rust’ shooting occurred during a rehearsal. (NEWS NATION via KRQE)

Melcher said “there could be a criminal prosecution of the prop master if the gun was fired during a scene.”

The 911 audio from the incident confirms the gun was discharged during a rehearsal, which are generally used to examine different camera angles and practice dialogue, any choreography and use of props – raising the question of why Hutchins and Souza were in the line of fire rather than watching from the sidelines.

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Furthermore, Melcher said, if Baldwin was using the gun as instructed, he has “no liability” for the incident, but if he was handed the gun without verifying whether it was loaded, that “would be reckless” and would potentially make Baldwin “responsible,.”

Any proof that Baldwin was “playing around” with the firearm also could potentially get him in legal trouble, the attorney said.

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The case will likely move slowly, Stoltmann said, predicting that because it’s so high-profile, it could take “at least two months, if not longer” before any progress is seen.

Britney Spears praises herself over weight loss: ‘It’s nice to finally see some results’

She’s stronger than yesterday.

Britney Spears gleamed with excitement on Instagram Thursday over the fact that she has “finally” shed a few pounds.

“Well … for the love of God I finally see some definition in my abs !!!!” she captioned a video of her showcasing her signature dance moves. “It’s nice to finally see some results !!!!”

The “Stronger” singer, 39, also shared a fun fact about the song she was dancing to — “Glycerine” by Bush, which she said was her “favorite song in high school.”

Britney Spears performs at 102.7 KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball 2016 at Staples Center on December 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)

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She then shared a story about how she once went swimming with Bush’s lead singer, Gavin Rossdale, in his pool.

In June, Spears vowed to make her “mental and physical health” more of a priority.

“Mental and physical health comes before anything at this point !!!” the pop star wrote in an Instagram Story at the time, just days after she pleaded in court to end her “abusive” conservatorship.

Honoree Britney Spears (L) and Sam Asghari attend the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for GLAAD)

Spears has shared in the past that she enjoys working out with her now-fiancé, Sam Asghari.

In May 2020, Asghari, who is certified as a personal trainer, exclusively shared with Page Six some of the workouts the pair frequently did together during quarantine.

The Routine: 4 sets of 15 reps each

Mountain climbers on a bosu ball
Front raises with light dumbbells
Lateral raises
Planks to push-ups
Shoulder taps from push-up positions
Bosu ball push-ups
Squat jumps
Jumping jacks

Spears also said that month on social media that she was “grateful to have @samasghari to stay in shape with !!!!!”

“So proud of him having a fitness program to keep people in shape while they stay home couples that workout together stay together,” she added.

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Britney Spears attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/FilmMagic)

In recent months, the “My Prerogative” singer has grown increasingly confident in her physique, even posting pictures of herself on Instagram completely nude.

“Playing in the Pacific never hurt anybody !!!!” Spears captioned a series of photos of her posing naked by a bathtub from a tropical vacation.

Fans have remarked on social media that the pop star is finally taking back control over her image after years of being restricted by a conservatorship.

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In August, Spears herself expressed why she was posting topless pics.

She explained that being naked makes her feel “lighter” after living with the “weight of the world” on her shoulders, adding, “I mean I don’t want anybody to see the big dimple on my ass but I feel like performing made me too self conscious about my body and that’s not attractive.”

A hearing to address the termination of the conservatorship is scheduled for Nov. 12.

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ movie conducting ‘internal review’ after reported complaints of set conditions

Rust Movie Productions, the company behind Alec Baldwin‘s film “Rust,” is conducting an internal review following an on-set shooting that resulted in the death of a crew member.

On Thursday, the 63-year-old actor discharged a prop gun during a rehearsal, resulting in the death of Halyna Hutchins, who was working as the film’s director of photography.

The movie’s director, Joel Souza, was also injured but has since been released from a hospital.

Since the shooting, reports have surfaced that crew members were unhappy with working conditions – some made specific mention of gun safety – before the incident. Fox News has not independently confirmed these accounts.

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“The safety of our cast and crew is the top priority of Rust Productions and everyone associated with the company,” Rust Movie Productions said in a statement to multiple outlets. “Though we were not made aware of any official complaints concerning weapon or prop safety on set, we will be conducting an internal review of our procedures while production is shut down. We will continue to cooperate with the Santa Fe authorities in their investigation and offer mental health services to the cast and crew during this tragic time.”

Alec Baldwin accidentally discharged a prop firearm on the set of his movie ‘Rust,’ resulting in the death of a crew member and injuring another. (Photo by Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images)

Crew members reportedly walked off the set in protest of working conditions in the hours before the shooting, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Crew members’ grievances included issues with collecting paychecks, long commutes and long hours, three people familiar with the matter told the Times.

Additionally, standard safety protocols, like gun inspections, were reportedly not performed on the “Rust” set. At least one camera operator spoke to a production manager and complained about gun safety on the set, per the outlet.

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Rust Movie Productions, the company behind the film, has launched an ‘internal review’ of the incident. (NEWS NATION via KRQE)

According to the outlet, the scene during which the deadly shooting occurred features a gunfight that begins in a church, and Baldwin was supposed to back out of the building.

Hutchins was reportedly lining up her next shot when she was hit with the projectile while Baldwin was preparing for a scene in which he draws his gun from a holster.

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Per the Times, the shot hit Hutchins near her shoulder and continued through to hit Souza. The B-camera operator was unharmed, but Hutchins immediately fell to the ground as crew members attempted to stop the bleeding.

Director of photography Halyna Hutchins died after being hit by a projectile. She reportedly had advocated for safer working conditions after other crew members complained. (Photo by Fred Hayes/Getty Images for SAGindie)

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Authorities have launched their own investigation but have not filed any charges. Baldwin has said he is “fully cooperating with the police investigation.”

Production on the low-budget indie flick has been halted.

Alec Baldwin defended by Debra Messing after ‘catastrophic’ shooting on ‘Rust’ set

Debra Messing is coming to the swift defense of Alec Baldwin after Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of his western film “Rust” and shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and director Joel Souza.

The “Will & Grace” actress, 53, issued a response to a conservative pundit who tweeted that a headline stating, “Alec Baldwin kills person with gun, criminal investigation underway,” was “accurate.”

“It is absolutely NOT,” Messing replied. “A prop gun was handed to him. He used it in the scene. Then a catastrophic event happened where Halnya [sic] Hutchins lost her life and Joel Souza was injured. I am praying for all of their families.”

Hutchins, 42, was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel, the Santa Fe Sheriff’s department told Fox News on Thursday.

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The “misfire” as the film’s production company called the incident, happened during a rehearsal of a scene, according to 911 dispatch audio obtained by Fox News.

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Others also rushed to the defense of Baldwin, 63, including “Rick and Morty” writer Caitie Delaney who tweeted that “it is really not fair” that the “30 Rock” actor has become the “face” of the accident.

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (L) was killed when Alec Baldwin (C) misfired a prop gun. Director Joel Souza (R) was also injured. (Photo by Fred Hayes/Getty Images for SAGindie | Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican | Photo by Jim Spellman/Getty Images)

“Like obviously it’s the story but it is really not fair to have Alec Baldwin be the face of this tragedy,” Delaney wrote on Twitter. “He wasn’t in charge of loading that gun. Safety on set needs to be taken so much more seriously.”

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The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that the actor, 63, was outside of the sheriff’s office in tears after the shooting. A spokesperson for Baldwin said the accident on set involved the misfire of a prop gun with blanks. According to sheriff’s spokesman Juan Rios, detectives were investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged.

Debra Messing rushed to the defense of Alec Baldwin after the shooting on the set of ‘Rust’ left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and director Joel Souza injured. (Getty)

Souza, 42, has since been released from a hospital, according to actress Frances Fisher.

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Fisher tweeted early Friday morning in response to a note from fellow actress Patricia Arquette. “Director Joel Souza told me he’s out of hospital,” Fisher wrote.

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Production on “Rust” has been halted indefinitely.

Alec Baldwin has been outspoken against gun rights activists

Alec Baldwin has a history of speaking out against gun rights activists.

Baldwin, 63, accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins Thursday in what he described as a “tragic accident” on the set of his film “Rust.” The shooting also sent director Joel Souza to a hospital for emergency care. Souza has since been released.

Alec Baldwin has been an outspoken advocate for gun control. (Barbara Nitke/Peacock/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Production for the film has been indefinitely halted.

In 2018, Baldwin joined a celebrity coalition, No Rifle Association (NoRA), whose goal was to shine a light on the National Rifle Association’s alleged hold on the United States government.

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Halyna Hutchins was killed by a prop gun fired accidentally by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of ‘Rust.’ (Getty Images)

“We’re going to shine a bright light on what you and your organization do to America,” the NoRA Initiative wrote in a 2018 letter to NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre (via Deadline). “We’re going to make sure the whole world sees your bloody hands. We’re coming for your money. We’re coming for your puppets. And we’re going to win.”

The “It’s Complicated” star has also gone after former NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch on social media.

“I see that @DLoesch wants to ‘take back the truth,'” Baldwin tweeted in 2018.

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“And she doesn’t care how many dead bodies she has to step over in that pursuit. The Second Amendment is not a moral credit card that buys you all the guns you want. That law needs to be rethought.”

Alec Baldwin pictured on set of ‘Rust.’ (Jim Weber/Santa Fe New Mexican)

Baldwin broke his silence on the death of Hutchins on social media Friday morning.

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“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,” Baldwin wrote.

“I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred, and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, their son and all who knew and loved Halyna,” he concluded.

Paul Walker’s daughter Meadow gets married to actor Louis Thornton-Allan in beachside wedding

Paul Walker’s daughter Meadow Rain Walker is married!

The 22-year-old model took to Instagram on Friday to share the exciting news that she tied the knot with actor Louis Thornton-Allan and shared photos from their apparent beachside wedding.

“We’re married!” Meadow captioned the 43-second black and white video post that showed the happy couple among friends and family at the nuptial ceremony.

One freeze frame even shows Meadow and “Fast and Furious” series cornerstone Vin Diesel, who is her godfather, sharing an embrace as the video jump cuts to other periods during the shindig.

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In another Instagram post, Meadow and is seen in a series of pictures with her new husband, who kept his look classic in a traditional black suit while Meadow performed a quick change from her full-length wedding gown into one shorter and more comfortable.

The wedding comes just months after the pair confirmed their engagement. In August, the daughter of the late actor displayed a shiny sparkler to her left hand as she waded in a secluded swimming pool.

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Walker captioned the video with four makeshift hearts, and she looked to be fighting back tears as she splashed about in the foreground of a desert backdrop.

Meanwhile, Louis Thornton-Allan confirmed his relationship with Walker in July, calling her his “best friend” in an Instagram Story post that featured a photo of the happy pair gazing into each other’s eyes.

Paul Walker’s daughter Meadow tied the knot with actor Louis Thornton-Allan in a beachside wedding attended by her godfather, Vin Diesel. (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP)

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Walker died in 2013, alongside his friend Roger Rodas, who was behind the wheel when a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT they were in slammed into a pole and erupted into flames in Los Angeles. At the time of the accident, Los Angeles County authorities said speed played a factor in the crash.

“Investigators determined the cause of the fatal solo-vehicle collision was unsafe speed for the roadway conditions,” Capt. Mike Parker said in 2014.

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Walker’s family sued Porsche in November 2015 for wrongful death, claiming the Porsche sports car he was riding in was defective and lacked safety features that might have saved his life during the Valencia, California, crash. The case was settled out of court, and the terms were not disclosed.

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ movie 911 call released

Audio from the 911 call placed from Alec Baldwin‘s “Rust” movie set featured a caller blaming someone on set for the accidental shooting that occurred Thursday, leaving one person dead and another injured.

Two people were accidentally shot on the set of the film when Baldwin, 63, discharged a prop gun. The shot killed Halyna Hutchins, director of photography, and Joel Souza, director, who has been released from the hospital.

“Bonanza Creek Ranch and we had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun,” the caller says. “We need help immediately.”

LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 29: Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin are seen on February 28, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by OGUT/Star Max/GC Images) (OGUT/Star Max/GC Images)

The caller, who identified herself as the script supervisor, confirmed that it was the movie’s “director” and “camerawoman” who were shot and said she wasn’t aware whether the gun was loaded with a real bullet.

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“We have two injuries from a movie gun shot,” she echoed. The caller then seemingly became very frustrated, but it is unclear who the frustration was directed toward.

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“They just f–king AD yelled at me at lunch talking about revisions,” she said. “These motherf–kers … Did you see him come up to my desk and yell at me? He’s supposed to check the guns. He’s responsible for what happened.”

The film’s director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, has died after the accidental shooting, while the director Joel Souza was also injured. (NEWS NATION via KRQE)

The caller added that the accidental shooting occurred during a rehearsal on the New Mexico set, prompting “everyone” to “run out.”

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The script supervisor was unaware whether there was any “serious bleeding” before passing off the phone to a male, who said that the victims were “alert” and confirmed that there was “one wound on two individuals.”

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There was a medic present on set who was attending to Hutchins and Souza at the time, he said.

The man then gave instructions to locate them on the ranch before the call ended.

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Fox News’ Melissa Roberto contributed to this report