Alec Baldwin Subtly Supports 'Rust' Producers Amid 'Red Flags On Set' Claims By Crew

Alec Baldwin has subtly shown his support for the producers of “Rust” by sharing costume designer Terese Magpale Davis' response. On Instagram Tuesday, the actor posted screenshots of Davis' lengthy statement who had spoken out in support of the producers amid accusations that the crew members were overworked at the time of the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins last month.

In her statement, Davis claimed there were stringent safety protocols in place on the set of the film, contrary to stories of some crew members that there were “red flags” on set and that working conditions were not safe.

“The story being spun of us being overworked and surrounded by unsafe, chaotic conditions is bull****,” she wrote.

“The day Halyna died we had come off a 12 hour turnaround after an 11 hour shoot day. We had gotten off by 6:30 p.m. We had just had a 56-hour weekend right before that. No one was too tired to do their jobs.” She also added that their daily time sheets could prove her claims.

Davis also said the crew had several safety meetings, sometimes “multiple per day,” to ensure that everyone was safe on the set. “Our AD never seemed flippant about safety. He may have in other shows, but he wasn’t like that on ours,” she wrote.

She was referring to assistant director David Halls, who was terminated from a previous film following a firearm mishap that left a crew member injured. He was the one who handed the gun to Baldwin before the actor accidentally shot Hutchins to death.

In her post, Davis maintained that the shooting incident was a matter of “gun safety” and not unsafe working conditions. “Something we could all stand to learn a little more about so that we know if we’re seeing something a bit off. I know that’s not as much fun as vilifying producers. Personal responsibility is the last thing anyone wants to focus on in a tragedy,” she wrote.

Towards the end of her post, Davis said she’s committed to learning more about on-set gun safety protocols to make sure what happened to Hutchins won’t happen again in the future. “I’ll fight for better gun safety on set in Halyna’s name,” she wrote.