Alec and Hilaria Baldwin.Photo: Steven Ferdman/Getty
Hilaria Baldwinis speaking out after the announcement that her husbandAlec Baldwinwill becharged with involuntary manslaughterin the October 2021 on-set death ofRustcinematographerHalyna Hutchins.
In the latest episode of her podcastWitches Anonymouspublished on Sunday, the mother of seven opened up about the support her family has received in the wake of the news.
“It’s been an emotionaltime for my familyand I do so want to express to you how grateful I am for your support and your kindness and your reason,” she said. “Quite honestly, without it, we would crumble. So thank you so much for being our rock right now because I don’t feel so strong.”
The show then transitioned to a conversation withDr. Hillary Goldsher, with the two and podcast co-host Michelle Campbell Mason discussing “parenting through challenging times and how to take care of not only your kids but yourself during them.”
“Kids are sponges and certain conversations are not always age-appropriate; we cannot deny that they don’t feel the energy and pick up oncertain things in the family,” Hilaria said, later noting that she wants “everything to be sunshine and rainbows all the time” for their children.
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“And one of the things that I really appreciated that Dr. Goldsher told us [is] sometimes teaching them not to be afraid of the emotion and the pain and not afraid of going through hard times. That actually is such a gift because it’s going to teach them to be resilient and understand that feelings are temporary and better times are going to come again,” she added.
Hilaria also spoke about the importance of"seeing humanity in other peopleand understanding that they may be going through something as well, and so being kind, being patient and being good friends to as many people as we can."
Earlier this month, Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb announced that Alec, 64, and armorerHannah Gutierrez-Reedwill both be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The charges will be formally filed before the end of the month.
No charges will be filed related to the shooting ofRustdirectorJoel Souza, who was injured in the incident.
Alec Baldwin; Halyna Hutchins.Rachel Luna/WireImage; Mat Hayward/Getty/AMC Networks
In a statement to PEOPLE Thursday, Alec’s attorney Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel said, “This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins' tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.”
“Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun — or anywhere on the movie set,” Nikas added. “He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds.”
“Wewill fight these charges, and we will win,” the attorney concluded.
Alec and Hilariagot married in 2012and share seven children: sonsEduardo “Edu” Pao Lucas, 2,Romeo Alejandro David, 4½,Leonardo Ángel Charles, 6, andRafael Thomas, 7½ , plus daughtersIlaria Catalina Irena, 4 months,Maria Lucia Victoria, 2 next month, andCarmen Gabriela, 9.
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In December 2022, Hilaria toldExtrathat she worries about Alec, one year after Hutchins' on-set death during production onRust.
She went on to say the Oct. 21, 2021, incident — during which Alec held a prop gun that discharged and killed 42-year-old Hutchins on the set of his Western movie —weighs heavy on their family. (Alec maintainsthat he did not pull the trigger.)
“I worry about him,” she said at the time. “… I mean, can you imagine? Nobody can. There was so much confusion to understand what had happened.”
“When yougo through something hard, you know not every day is going to be the same,” continued Hilaria. “You have moments in the day that are very hard. Nights are hard. Nightmares are hard. So I’m just there, and I say, ‘I’m here and I’m going to take care of you,’ and I said that from the moment we realized what had happened.”
source: people.com
