An activist has spoken out after Alec Baldwin was seen punching a phone out of their hand in response to being questioned over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The anti-Israel activist, known by the stage name Crackhead Barney, approached the actor in New York and filmed Alec as she tried to get him to say: "Free Palestine". She went on to question Alec about the tragic shooting on the set of the Western movie Rust in 2021, before Alec punched the phone.
Speaking about the incident in a new statement, Crackhead Barney said: "My performance art and confrontational media is a statement about the double standards of society in the US."
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Alec Baldwin was filmed in an angry confrontation (@CHBAF/X)
The activist has now spoken out (@CHBAF/X)The protester added: "As the US supports Israel in the genocide of Palestinians, here at home, powerful people maintain a facade of politeness and dignity while we export death and terror around the world."
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Speaking to TMZ, her representative said she is yet to go to the police. However, they did say she's currently consulting lawyers to figure out her next steps.
Crackhead Barney approached Alec in a New York City coffee shop and questioned him about the tragic shooting on the set of the Western movie Rust in 2021. "Why did you kill that lady? You killed that lady and got no jail time," the protester is heard saying in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
She begged Alec to say: "F**k Israel, f**k Zionism," and added: "Free Palestine, Alec, just one time and I'll leave you alone. I'll leave you alone, I swear, just say free Palestine one time."
Crackhead Barney is yet to contact the police (Getty Images)In response, Alec was filmed asking an employee to call the police before telling the activist: "Can you do me one quick favour?" and punching the phone she was filming with.
"You know he's a criminal. You know he's a f****g criminal," the protestor said in reference to the Rust shooting. Halyna was killed after the actor was handed a gun loaded with real bullets instead of blanks.
Baldwin will face a criminal trial on July 10 after a grand jury indicted him for involuntary manslaughter back in January for his alleged involvement in Halyna's death. Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armourer on set who handed the gun to Alec, was recently sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in the death.
During her trial, Gutierrez Reed's lawyers placed the blame partially on Baldwin. "Hannah could not anticipate what Baldwin would do. It was not in the script, it was not foreseeable. Management was responsible for safety failures and not Hannah," her lawyer said.
Baldwin has pleaded not guilty and claimed he never even pulled the trigger on the gun. The gun was investigated and experts claimed that "the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver." After his indictment, Baldwin's lawyers Lukas Nikas and Alex Spiro told The Mirror in a statement: "We look forward to our day in court."
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