quenon Tarantino b l m e s Alec Baldwin for r shooting death of cinematographer helina Hutchins [Music] quenn and Tarantino has sparked controversy by stating that while Alec Baldwin isn't solely responsible for Helen Hutch's death on the rust set he bear some blame the Pulp Fiction director discussed the 2021 fatal shooting on Sunday's episode of Bill Maher's podcast Club random where he attributed 90% of the responsibility to armor Hannah Gutierrez Reed while placing the remaining blame on Baldwin it's a situation I think I'm being fair enough to say that the armor the guy who handles the gun is 90% responsible for everything that happens when it comes to that gun but but but but but the actor is 10% responsible Tarantino state aid he added you are a partner and responsibility to some degree Tarantino went on to say that he believes actors should personally inspect their weapons to ensure there are no bullets in the barrel or other issues before using them in scenes in July a New Mexico judge dismissed the manslaughter case against Baldwin after it was discovered that prosecutors had placed crucial evidence in an improper file effectively concealing it from Baldwin's legal team the extraordinary decision came after a dayong hearing without the jury prison over bullets that should have been in evidence which Baldwin's lawyers claimed were I concealed from them and buried in another case File the issue had upended the trial for Baldwin who pleaded not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter as he was accused of negligence for accidentally firing a live round on the set of the movie R in October 2021 prosecutors had planned to present evidence at trial that they say shows the firearm act could not have fired absent a pull of the trigger and was working properly before the shooting in April of this year gotier Reed the armor on set was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in hutchins's death and sentenced to 18 months she is currently serving her sentence at the Santa County Adult Detention Facility and had been due to be called to the stand to testify in Baldwin's case in October 2021 Baldwin was rehearsing a cross draw maneuver with the revolver when the gun went off killing Hutchin and wounding director Joel Souza Baldwin pleaded not guilty and claim the gun accidentally fired after he pointed it toward Hutchins and pulled back the hammer when it fired the night before the incident six members of the camera crew quate because of their concerns over safety Baldwin had twice been charged in hutchins's death prosecutors dismissed an earlier charge then refiled it after receiving a new analysis of the revolver that Baldwin pointed at Hutchins since the 2021 shooting the filming of Russ resumed but moved to Montana under an agreement with hutchins's husband Matthew Hutchins which made him an executive producer the completed movie has not yet been released for public viewing