Baldwin: 'Someone is responsible' for shooting, but 'not me'

Alec Baldwin told ABC in an interview airing Thursday he didn't pull the trigger on a prop gun on a film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer.

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Rolling StoneLeft· Dec 3, 2021

Alec Baldwin Describes Moment Gun Fired Fatal Shot: 'I Let Go of the Hammer, the Gun Goes Off'

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Portland Press HeraldLean Left· Dec 3, 2021· ran in 3 outlets

Lawyer backs up Alec Baldwin’s assertion he didn’t pull trigger

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Greensboro News & RecordLean Left· Dec 2, 2021

Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

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Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

Sioux City JournalLean Left· Dec 2, 2021

Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

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Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

Wyoming Public MediaLean Left· Dec 2, 2021

Alec Baldwin says he didn't pull the trigger in the fatal shooting on the 'Rust' set

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Ran by 6 outlets· NBC New York, NBC Chicago, +4 more
NBC New YorkLean Left· Dec 3, 2021

Lawyer Backs Up Alec Baldwin's Assertion He Didn't Pull Trigger

NBC ChicagoLean Left· Dec 3, 2021

Lawyer Backs Up Alec Baldwin's Assertion He Didn't Pull Trigger

NBC10 PhiladelphiaLean Left· Dec 3, 2021

Lawyer Backs Up Alec Baldwin's Assertion He Didn't Pull Trigger

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NBC Los AngelesLean Left· Dec 3, 2021

Lawyer Backs Up Alec Baldwin's Assertion He Didn't Pull Trigger

Voice of AmericaCenter· Dec 3, 2021

Alec Baldwin Denies Responsibility for Fatal Shooting on Movie Set

France 24Center· Dec 3, 2021

Alec Baldwin says he bears no responsibility for fatal on-set shooting

NewsweekCenter· Dec 3, 2021

How the Gun Alec Baldwin used in set shooting could have accidentally fired

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Ran by 21 outlets across the spectrum· The Pantagraph, Billings Gazette, +1 more
The PantagraphLean Right· Dec 3, 2021

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Billings GazetteLean Right· Dec 3, 2021

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Tulsa WorldLean Right· Dec 3, 2021

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Billings GazetteLean Right· Dec 3, 2021

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TownhallRight· Dec 3, 2021

Alec Baldwin: I Don't Feel Guilty Over Fatal Shooting Because It's Not My Fault

Ran by 5 outlets across the spectrum· Billings Gazette, Tulsa World
Billings GazetteLean Right· Dec 2, 2021

Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

Tulsa WorldLean Right· Dec 2, 2021

Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

Breitbart NewsRight· Dec 2, 2021

Nolte: Sheriff to Alec Baldwin — 'Guns Don't Just Go Off'

Fox NewsRight· Dec 2, 2021

Alec Baldwin's claim he didn't pull trigger on 'Rust' questioned by sheriff: 'Guns don't just go off'

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Al JazeeraLean Left· Dec 3, 2021

Alec Baldwin says not responsible for fatal movie set shooting

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Alec Baldwin says he didn't pull trigger on film set | DW

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  1. Dec 1, 2021Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'
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