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Hilaria Baldwinis looking back at the difficult moment she andAlec Baldwinhad to tell their older kids aboutthe fatal shooting on the setof the actor’s filmRust.
The mom of seven, 38, opened up in a new interview withExtraabout the heartbreaking experience when she and Alec explained what happened to their older two kids, daughterCarmen, 9, and sonRafael, 7. The couple is also parents to daughtersIlaria Catalina Irena, 10 weeks, Maria Lucia Victoria, 22 months, and sonsEduardo “Edu” Pao Lucas, 2,Romeo Alejandro David, 4,Leonardo Ángel Charles, 6.
“There is no way that you can explain this because it is awful. It’s awful!” Hilaria said of discussing the shooting with her kids. “I thought I was going to do this without Alec and he said, ‘No, I can’t be a coward. I have to be there.’ "
“And then when I tell them… Carmen started saying to me, ‘Why are you telling me this?… She said, ‘I want to un-know this,’ " Hilaria shared.
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“She used the word ‘un-know,’ and Alec said, ‘I want to un-know it, too,’ I think everyone wants to un-know it… because it’s real,” she said.
In October, one year after Hutchins’ death, Alecposted a tribute tothe cinematographer.
Sharingnews of the settlementon Instagram himself earlier this month, Alec wrote, “We are pleased to announce todaythe settlement of the civil casefiled on behalf of the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Throughout this difficult process, everyone has maintained the specific desire to do what is best forHalyna’s son.”
“We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the resolution of this tragic and painful situation,” he added.
source: people.com
