Sag-Aftra defends Alec Baldwin: ‘An actor’s job is not to be a firearms expert’

Sag-Aftra defends Alec Baldwin: ‘An actor’s job is not to be a firearms expert’ (Santa Fe County Sheriff/PA)

Sag-Aftra has defended Alec Baldwin after he was charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust.

The US actors union have argued that Baldwin was not responsible for firearms safety on the film set, describing the charge as an “incorrect assessment of the actual duties of an actor on set”.