Originally appeared on E! Online.
Alec Baldwin is still grappling with lingering trauma.
More than four years after a tragic accident on set of the Western film Rust resulted in cinematographer Halyna Hutchins being fatally shot, the actor discussed the extensive toll the incident and its aftermath have taken on him.
During his appearance on the Dec. 19 episode of the Dopey podcast, Baldwin, 67, said the ordeal “broke every nerve in my body, spiritually, financially, work-wise, career.”
“If I told you what my health conditions have been since October 21 of 2021,” he continued, referring to the date of the harrowing event, “it’s taken 10 years off of my life.”
Indeed, the Emmy winner — who twice faced charges of involuntary manslaughter before the case was dismissed with prejudice in July 2024 — had a visceral reaction to the fallout from Hutchins’ death at age 42.
“There was a time when I took a nap every day for a year,” he recalled, adding that at one point, he “couldn’t even move.”
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Earlier this year, Baldwin — who shares seven kids with wife Hilaria Baldwin as well as daughter Ireland, 30, with ex-wife Kim Basinger — offered insight into the long-term mental health effects of the situation, including the lengthy legal journey that resulted from it. Baldwin filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in January.
“This has been just surreal,” Alec told Hilaria during an episode of their TLC reality series “The Baldwins” in February. “I can’t even believe that we’re going through this, and I always feel more in pain about you than me, because I think to myself, ‘Well, I’m going to try to my best to get through it.’ And I think what it’s done to you and how much it’s hurt you.’”
And although Hilaria, 41, acknowledged the ways her husband had been affected by the matter, Alec credited his family for giving him the will to move forward.
“From the bottom of my soul,” he said, “I don’t know where I would be if I didn’t have you or these kids.”
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On this week’s episode of “The Baldwins,” Hilaria Baldwin is opening up about the backlash she’s received over her accent. The 41-year-old also talked about her pregnancy losses and fans got to see how Alec Baldwin started to move forward after a New Mexico judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charges against him for the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in the “Rust” trial.
