The Armorer On the Rust Set Says That All During His Firearms Safety Training, Alec Baldwin Was Texting and FaceTiming with Other People

I always said that Alec Baldwin's twitter addiction would get him.

Well I didn't say that but it seems obvious in retrospect. I mean, I should have said it.

We all should have.

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.

Alec Baldwin spent time texting and FaceTiming during firearms training.

On October 21, 2021, Baldwin fired a prop gun that shot and killed the film's director of photography Halyna Hutchins.

"She was my friend! My wife and I had dinner with what's-her-name! My wife ordered pupusas and pollo con arroz! Even though we were at Outback Steakhouse! It's just what she does, I can't stop her!"

Gutierrez-Reed held a training session for the dozen or so actors whose roles called for them to handle guns, but Baldwin was unable to attend.

"I was very impressed by the training session," Halls testified to the OSHB. "She made sure that all those actors were holding the gun properly, pulling it out of their holster. They all shot blanks."

The armorer claimed that she held a private training session for Baldwin at the church....

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.

Oh, of course. Selfies before safety (TM)!

After the session, Gutierrez-Reed said she requested the producers grant her more training time, "Particularly with Alec, just because his role is so gun-heavy, and I wanted to make sure he was familiar with his weapon."

Gutierrez-Reed testified, "I told them that he needed more time to practice his cross draw because I didn't want him to have complications with it on filming day."

The article doesn't say if Baldwin agreed to that additional time. Based on context, I'd think he didn't agree, but I'm not sure.

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