Head armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 24, and the assistants who worked with her on the Santa Fe set in New Mexico allegedly played around with the weapons, left them leaning against their own bodies or propped up with the barrel in the ground, sometimes while they played with their mobile phones, a “horrified” source told Fox News.Rookie armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed on the set of Rust.
This news comes after reports of two accidental discharges on set, one accidental special effects explosion, and an allegation that the prop gun involved in the fatal accident had been used that morning by crew members to shoot cans for fun. Camera assistant Lane Luper, who walked off the set before the fatal shooting due to safety issues, described Gutierrez-Reed’s armoury crew as “three inexperienced people” in an interview with theThe Santa Fe property where the movie was being filmed. Picture: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
“It’s fine on a to have inexperienced people, but your department heads shouldn’t be, or people handling firearms shouldn’t be,” he told theInsiders say Gutierrez-Reed, who was paid less than $US8000 for her work, was hired because of cheapness and nepotism.Jason Bowles, a lawyer for the young armourer, disputed the Fox source’s claims and told the outlet: “Hannah was very well trained by her father, Thell, who worked with her on sets from the time she was 10 years old.
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Yet no one said or did anything of value to help.
Alec Baldwin is one of the people responsible. His hands pulling the trigger, his responsibility to check the weapon.