Rust armorer called “unprofessional and sloppy” as trial begins, defense argues she's a "scapegoat"
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's lawyer suggests that more of the blame should fall on the producers

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The high-profile trial of Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed began today, and as predicted given some of the information going around Hollywood after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021, the opening statement from the prosecution was largely based around allegations that Gutierrez-Reed was “negligent” in her dudes and behaved in an “unprofessional and sloppy” in the lead-up to the shooting—wherein a gun held by producer/star Alec Baldwin unexpectedly went off after being loaded with a live round (the origin of which remains unknown). Baldwin is also facing charges related to Hutchins’ death.