Alec Baldwin did not want to be a ‘public person’ anymore after Rust incident

The 65-year-old actor said he still struggles with the fatal shooting, and despite a life-time of accomplishments, knows it will be what he is remembered by.

Actor Alec Baldwin has revealed he wanted out of the public spotlight after he accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun in 2021 (Santa Fe County Sheriff/PA)

Actor Alec Baldwin has revealed he wanted out of the public spotlight after he accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a prop gun in 2021.

In an interview with The Times, Baldwin said he had called his wife after the incident on the filmset of the movie Rust and told her: “I don’t want to do this for a living any more. I don’t.