How Did Alec Baldwin Shade George Clooney During His ABC Interview?

On December 2, Alec Baldwin sat down for his very first interview since a shooting on the set of the film "Rust" left one person dead and another injured. Back on October 21, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a prop gun that Baldwin was holding launched a projectile in her direction, according to CNN. However, Baldwin denies pulling the trigger, and doesn't know how the accident happened. "The trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger," Baldwin told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos. 

Over the past several weeks, many high-profile celebrities have spoken out about the tragedy, which many feel could have been prevented if proper gun safety protocol had been followed. "I've always been very careful because I've had to work with guns a lot. The way I've worked or checked when I'm directing, there are certain procedures. You have to take it very seriously," Angelina Jolie said, according to the Daily Mail. Actor George Clooney also had something say about the incident. "Every single time I'm handed a gun on set, I look at it, I open it, I show it to the person I'm pointing it to, we show it to the crew, every single take you hand it back to the armorer when you're done, and you do it again," Clooney told Marc Maron on the WTF podcast.

During Baldwin's interview with Stephanopoulos, he seemed to respond, perhaps throwing some shade in Clooney's direction. 

Alec Baldwin didn't seem to appreciate other actors voicing their opinions on how they have handled guns on set, and he didn't hold back his feelings on the matter while chatting with George Stephanopoulos. "There were a lot of people who felt it necessary to contribute some comment to the situation, which really didn't help the situation at all," he said. "If your protocol is you checking the gun every time, well, good for you. Good for you," Baldwin said (via ABC News). "My protocol was to trust the person that had the job. And it worked up until this point," he added. 

Baldwin went on to say that he isn't sure what happened on the set of "Rust," but he wants to make sure that something like that doesn't happen in the future. "I don't know what happened on that set. I don't know how that bullet arrived in that gun. I don't know. But I'm all for doing anything that will take us to a place where this is less likely to happen again," Baldwin said (via ABC News). An investigation into the shooting is ongoing, according to Fox News.