A camera crew member on the Western flick “Rust” who resigned the day before Alec Baldwin’s deadly shooting – claiming safety procedures were “fast and loose” — on Wednesday called the tragedy the result of a “perfect storm.”
“What I put in my resignation letter was lax COVID policies, the housing situation driving to and from Albuquerque, and specifically, gun safety, a lack of rehearsals, a lack of preparing the crew for what we were doing that day,” camera first assistant Lane Luper said on “Good Morning America.”
Baldwin, who also served as producer on the film, on Tuesday defended working conditions on the set by sharing several screenshots of remarks by Terese Magpale Davis, who worked in the wardrobe department for the movie.
Davis pushed back against allegations that camera crew members were told during the second week of production that they would no longer get nearby hotel rooms in Santa Fe.
She denied that safety was compromised on location, despite union members walking off the set just hours before Baldwin fired the .45-caliber Colt revolver, according to text messages obtained by The Post.
#Rust #AlecBaldwin #HalynaHutchins
The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.
Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/
Follow The New York Post on:
Twitter – https://twitter.com/nypost
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/NYPost