Hilaria’s social media hiatus comes four months after Alec accidentally discharged a prop gun on the New Mexico set of Rust42-year-old Cinematographer is killed Halyna Houtchins and injuring director Joel Souza On Oct. 22, 2021
The tragedy triggered the creation of 30 Rock alum said in a statement that he was “fully cooperating,” adding “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours.” Meanwhile, Hilaria took to Instagram and shared in a post, “My heart is with Halyna. She married him. Her Son. Their loved ones and family. And Alec. It’s said, ‘There are no words’ because it’s impossible to express the shock and heartache of such a tragic accident. Heartbreak. Loss. Support.”
In a December interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Alec said that the gun went off during what he called a “marked rehearsal” on set. Alec also claimed that he didn’t trigger the gun, but that it went off after he released the hammer.
Halyna’s husband is filing a lawsuit against the actor in wrongful-death. Matthew HutchinsThe complainant was titled?, and he filed it on behalf himself and his 9-year old son Andros. In the complaint, the family claims that Alec and other defendants listed in the suit “failed to perform industry standard safety checks and follow basic gun safety rules while using real guns to produce the movie RustThis could have devastating consequences.