“Alec Baldwin Considered Suicide After ‘Rust’ Shooting Incident, Reveals Wife Hilaria: ‘He Wishes He Had Died'”

Alec Baldwin’s wife, Hilaria Baldwin, has shared that the actor struggled with deep emotional distress following the tragic shooting incident on the set of Rust, which claimed the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In a recent segment of a TLC show, Hilaria revealed that Baldwin contemplated suicide the day after the incident, expressing his wish to have traded places with Hutchins. “I found these text messages the other day between us from the day after. He said he wanted to kill himself,” Hilaria recalled.

She further explained that Baldwin has been grappling with survivor’s guilt, unable to shake the traumatic memory of the incident. “He wishes it were him,” she said, noting the toll it has taken on his mental and physical health. Hilaria revealed that Baldwin has experienced severe health issues, including heart problems, and has been hospitalized multiple times in recent years due to the emotional impact of the shooting.