Daniel Baldwin Defends Brother, Says Alec Baldwin Was ‘Crushed’ by Shooting Incident

Actors Billy Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, Alec Baldwin and Daniel Baldwin attend the Lotus Cars Launch event in Los Angeles, Calif. on Nov. 12, 2010. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Actor Daniel Baldwin defended his actor brother, Alec Baldwin, following last month’s deadly shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”

Daniel Baldwin, 61, claimed that his 63-year-old brother bears no responsibility for the incident, adding that Alec was “crushed” by the on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.