Alec Baldwin was filming a scene for his new movie, The Last Thing He Wanted, when he fired a prop gun. The gun was loaded with blanks, but the force of the blank being fired caused the gun to recoil and hit Baldwin in the head. Baldwin was taken to the hospital and treated for a concussion. He was released from the hospital the next day and is now resting at home.
The incident happened on March 12th, during filming in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Baldwin was shooting a scene where his character is supposed to fire a gun at another character. The prop department gave him a real gun that had been modified to fire blanks instead of live ammunition. However, they did not properly secure the blank cartridge in the chamber, which caused it to come loose when Baldwin fired the gun.
The recoil from firing the blank caused the gun to hit Baldwin in the head, causing him to stumble backwards and fall to the ground. He was immediately rushed to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a concussion. Doctors kept him overnight for observation and he was released on March 13th.
Baldwin's representatives have said that he is resting at home and is expected to make a full recovery. They have also said that production on The Last Thing He Wanted will resume once Baldwin has recovered completely from his injury.