The actor says in a video that he doubts production on the film will resume in the wake of an on-set fatal shooting.<\/b>
\nAlec Baldwin has spoken out amid the ongoing \u201cRust\u201d investigation, fielding questions on camera for the first time since the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. \u201cI\u2019m not allowed to make any comments because it\u2019s an ongoing case,\u201d said Baldwin in a video obtained by TMZ on Saturday. \u201cI\u2019ve been ordered by the sheriff\u2019s department in Santa Fe. I can\u2019t answer any questions about the investigation. I can\u2019t. It\u2019s an active investigation in terms of a woman dying.\u201d In the video Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, are seen on the side of the road addressing photographers who had been following him and his family in Vermont. Although unable to comment on the ongoing investigation, Baldwin said he is cooperating with authorities and that he \u201ctalks to the cops every day.\u201d This is the first time Baldwin has publicly addressed the shooting since posting a statement about the incident on social media last week. Baldwin described the \u201cRust\u201d team as \u201ca very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together\u201d in New Mexico before \u201cthis horrible event happened.\u201d And he \u201csincerely doubt(s)\u201d that production on the film will resume. \u201cShe was my friend,\u201d Baldwin said of Hutchins, who died from a bullet that discharged from the Colt.45 revolver he was using on set. \u201cThe day I arrived in Santa Fe and so I took her to dinner with Joel (Souza), the director.\u201d Souza, who was standing behind Hutchins, was injured by the same bullet. Baldwin had been told the gun was safe to use; at the time of the incident, he and \u201cRust\u201d crew members believed it was loaded with dummy rounds. Baldwin also confirmed that he has met with Hutchins\u2019 husband, Matthew, as well as her son. \u201cThey\u2019re besides themselves with grief,\u201d said Baldwin. \u201cThe guy is overwhelmed with grief. There are incidental accidents on film sets from time-to-time, but nothing like this. This is a one-in-a-trillion episode. And so he is in shock. He has a 9-year-old son. We are in constant contact with him because we are very worried about his family and his kid.\u201d He added: \u201cWe\u2019re eagerly awaiting for the sheriff\u2019s department to tell us what their investigation has yielded.\u201d When asked whether he would work on another film involving firearms, Baldwin said he couldn\u2019t answer the question. But he did indicate he would support whatever measures experts find necessary to ensure people\u2019s safety on film sets. \u201cI do know that an ongoing effort to limit the use of firearms on film sets is something I\u2019m extremely interested in,\u201d said Baldwin. \u201cBut remember, something I think is important: How many bullets have been fired on films and TV shows in the last 75 years? This is America. How many bullets have gone off on movies and on TV sets. I don\u2019t know, billions? In the last 75 years? Nearly all of them without incident.\u201d \u201cSo what has to happen now,\u201d he continued, \u201cis we have to realize that when it does go wrong and it\u2019s this horrible, catastrophic thing, some new measures have to take place. Rubber guns, plastic guns, no live \u2014 no real armor that\u2019s on the set. That\u2019s not for me to decide. It\u2019s urgent, it\u2019s urgent for you to understand that I\u2019m not an expert in this field. So whatever other people decide is the best way to go in terms of protecting people\u2019s safety on film sets, I\u2019m all in favor of and I will cooperate with that in any way that I can.\u201d Comments are not available on this story. Send questions\/comments to the editors. \u00ab Previous<\/p>\n