The husband of the late rust shooting victim, Matt Hutchins, begins to talk openly about his wife’s killing in his first interview with Today.
In an interview with host Hoda Kotb on Today show, Matt revealed how it feels like watching the actor (Alec Baldwin) publicly denying taking responsibility for Halyna’s death on a big platform like ABC News.
During a sentimental conversation with George Stephanopoulos, the 30-year-old actor told the host that he “didn’t pull the trigger.”
“Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me” he added.
In a promotional clip of Today’s show releasing on Feb 24, Matt, who shares a 9 year old son with late Halyna, can be heard saying, “I just felt so angry” adding, “I was just so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her.”
In December’s interview with ABC, movie lead Baldwin, 63, recalled the shooting moment, saying, “[Halyna’s] guiding me through how she wants me to hold the gun for this angle. … I cock the gun. I go, ‘Can you see that? Can you see that? Can you see that?’ And then I let go of the hammer of the gun, and the gun goes off”.
Matt continued communicating with the host, “The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me.”
Earlier this week, Halyna’s family, including Matt and son Andros, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the actor and everyone working in the movie’s production, confirmed US Weekly.
“‘My heart sank right away’ – Matt Hutchins, husband of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, on the moment when he had to tell their 9-year-old son that his mother had been killed on the set of the movie ‘Rust’”, Today Tweeted.
During a press release, the family’s attorney, Brian Panish, passed a statement that “Mr. Baldwin and others were responsible and are responsible for safety on the job site,”
Matt also told the Today show host that “Gun safety was not the only problem on that set. There were a number of industry standards that were not practiced and there’s multiple responsible parties.”
The wrongful death lawsuit is the latest in extended legal troubles for actors and crew members involved in the film production.
