(NewsNation) — Alec Baldwin’s wife says the star is “very different” after the shooting on the set of “Rust” in 2021 that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
During an episode of “Let’s Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa,” Hilaria Baldwin was asked about the incident and her husband’s post-traumatic stress disorder (Alec Baldwin was diagnosed with PTSD after the shooting).
“Do you suspect that, or do you think that Alec still has PTSD? Do you think he’ll always have it?” Ripa asked on the podcast episode.
Hilaria Baldwin on Alec Baldwin: ‘He is very different’
Baldwin’s 41-year-old wife said, “He is very different than he used to be. I think some of that, regardless of how people have behaved over the past few years, I think that to be in such a tragic situation, that was going to forever change him.”
She also said that Alec Baldwin’s reactions to louder noises “breaks my heart.”
“But he is, little by little, I think that … It’s hard, but he’s working on it, and I think that the children encourage him to work on it.”
Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin attend SNL50: The Homecoming Concert at Radio City Music Hall on February 14, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) 
Actor Alec Baldwin attends his trial for involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (Ramsay de Give/Pool Photo via AP, File) 
Hilaria Baldwin speaks to her husband, actor Alec Baldwin, during his trial for involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (Ramsay de Give/Pool Photo via AP) 
Actor Alec Baldwin hugs a member of his legal team after the judge threw out the involuntary manslaughter case for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (Ramsay de Give/Pool Photo via AP) 
Hilaria Baldwin, right, speaks to her husband, actor Alec Baldwin, during his trial for involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (Ramsay de Give/Pool Photo via AP) 
This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M, Oct. 23, 2021, used for the film “Rust.” (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) 
This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M, Oct. 23, 2021, used for the film “Rust.” (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) 
In this image taken from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, Alec Baldwin speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting on a movie set in Santa Fe, N.M. (Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office via AP, File)
The duo got married in June 2024 and have seven children together. He also has one daughter from his ex-wife, Kim Basinger.
“When you see that you have something to live for — and these are seven little things, and we have Ireland, and she has her baby — there’s so much beauty and joy, and I think that helps him to try to lead a happier life,” his wife said.
Cinematographer killed on set of Alec Baldwin movie ‘Rust’
On Oct. 21, 2021, Hutchins was killed when a prop gun that was held by Baldwin fired a live round on the film set of “Rust.” The movie’s director, Joel Souza, was also injured.
Baldwin continuously said he didn’t pull the trigger, but he and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer, were charged with involuntary manslaughter in 2023. Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison in April 2024, a sentence she recently completed.
Baldwin’s case was eventually dismissed due to the withholding of evidence by prosecutors and police.