‘Rust’ armorer slams claim she was hungover before on-set shooting

The armorer involved in the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” rejected the idea she was impaired on the day cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed with a prop gun loaded with live ammo.

Prosecutors have claimed “Rust” weapons expert Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was likely “hungover” when she handed actor Alec Baldwin the gun used on the New Mexico set, accusing her of smoking marijuana and drinking in the evenings while production was ongoing.

According to a court filing, defense lawyer Jason Bowles argued that prosecutors “intentionally raised irrelevant inflammatory arguments in a further attempt to have the public unfairly prejudge this case against Hannah.”