‘Rust’ Trial: Armorer’s Texts Allude to Marijuana Use on Night Before Shooting
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SANTA FE, N.M. — Jurors in the trial of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed were shown text messages on Friday that indicated she was smoking marijuana the night before a fatal accident on set.
Prosecutors are building a case that Gutierrez Reed’s sloppiness and lack of professionalism led to the death of Halyna Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer.
In one text to a fellow crew member on Oct. 20, 2021, Gutierrez Reed wrote: “Right on, I might go smoke in the jacuzzi soon, but maybe not I’m so pooped.” “Headed down to get high out back:b,” she wrote in an other message.
Later on, the crew member asked, “How’d the blaze sess go.” Gutierrez Reed wrote back: “I’m still smoking.” In a pre-trial ruling, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer allowed the prosecution to introduce a limited number of text messages referencing drug use.
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