{"id":378311,"date":"2026-04-14T02:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/378311\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T02:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T02:50:09","slug":"alec-baldwin-admits-rust-shooting-changed-his-entire-career-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/378311\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Baldwin admits &#8216;Rust&#8217; shooting changed his entire career outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/alec-baldwin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Alec Baldwin<\/a> reflected on his future in the film industry nearly five years after the tragic, on-set death of &#8220;Rust&#8221; cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">In July 2024, a Santa Fe judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin, 68, for the fatal shooting after ruling that the prosecution concealed evidence from his legal team.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;30 Rock&#8221; actor admitted the &#8220;painful&#8221; situation changed his entire outlook on his career.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/alec-baldwins-wife-turns-instagram-after-20m-hamptons-home-sits-unsold-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ALEC BALDWIN&#8217;S WIFE TURNS TO INSTAGRAM AFTER $20M HAMPTONS HOME SITS UNSOLD FOR YEARS<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alec.jpg\" alt=\"Alec Baldwin standing in a courtroom in Santa Fe, New Mexico\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin in 2024. (Ramsay De Give\/AFP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had this incident, this tragedy, in New Mexico, where Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of the film, and that was unspeakably difficult to deal with,&#8221; he said on an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/alec-baldwin-rust-health-retire-podcast-awards-chatter-1236561876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Hollywood Reporter&#8217;s Awards Chatter<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because of the situation in New Mexico, which was very painful, I wound up staying home a lot. I was home with my kids for three-and-a-half years \u2014\u00a0I hardly worked at all \u2014\u00a0and that\u2019s just changing now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Baldwin admitted he&#8217;s going to &#8220;go off and do a bunch of things&#8221; now, he also became comfortable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">playing house with his family<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;Because of the situation in New Mexico, which was very painful, I wound up staying home a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Alec Baldwin<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/alec-baldwin-in-rust-1.jpg\" alt=\"Alec Baldwin holding a prop gun on the set of Rust movie.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Alec Baldwin starred in the cowboy flick, &#8220;Rust.&#8221; (Rust Movie Productions LLC)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was home and I got used to it, and I don\u2019t want to leave my house anymore,&#8221; Baldwin confessed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t. I don\u2019t want to work anymore. I don\u2019t. I really don\u2019t. I want to retire and stay home with my kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;I don\u2019t want to work anymore. I don\u2019t. I really don\u2019t. I want to retire and stay home with my kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> \u2014 Alec Baldwin<\/p>\n<p>Alec discharged a gun on the set of &#8220;Rust&#8221; in New Mexico on Oct. 21, 2021, killing Hutchins and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/joel-souza-rust-director-injured-arm-sling-recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">injuring director Joel Souza<\/a>. Assistant director Dave Halls had told the actor that the gun was a &#8220;cold gun,&#8221; meaning it was unloaded or &#8220;not hot,&#8221; after armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed had placed the gun on a cart on set.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/halyna-hutchins.jpg\" alt=\"Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins posing in a leather jacket\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the &#8220;Rust&#8221; set in October 2021. (Fred Hayes\/Unknown)<\/p>\n<p>Gutierrez Reed was convicted of loading a live round into a revolver, which Baldwin fired, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">killing Hutchins<\/a> and wounding director Joel Souza.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2024, Hilaria wept alongside her husband when a Santa Fe judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/judge-tosses-alec-baldwins-involuntary-manslaughter-case-amid-trial-stunning-victory-actor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dismissed the involuntary manslaughter<\/a> case against Alec after ruling that the prosecution had concealed evidence from his legal team.<\/p>\n<p>The couple have seven children together: Carmen Gabriela Rafael Thomas, Leonardo \u00c1ngel Charles, Romeo Alejandro David, Eduardo Pao Lucas, Mar\u00eda Luc\u00eda Victoria, and Ilaria Catalina Irena, 2.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hilaria-baldwin-alec-baldwin.jpg\" alt=\"Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin posing together at Planet Hollywood in New York City\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin have seven children together. (Bruce Glikas\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alec was previously married to model Kim Basinger, and the former couple have one daughter together, Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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