- Former "Real Housewives" reality show star Rick Leventhal dressed as
Alec Baldwin for Halloween. - Leventhal posed with a fake gun less than two weeks after Baldwin fatally shot a woman in a movie set accident.
Fans online are slamming former "
In a photo Leventhal posted to Instagram, Leventhal said he was dressed as Alec Baldwin and that Dodd was dressed as a Native American.
"Kelly celebrated her Native American heritage & I celebrated the great American film actor Alec Baldwin," said the caption of the photos, which show them both holding prop guns.
In one photo Dodd holds the toy gun to her head.
Leventhal - a former Fox
"In no way was I trying to offend anyone, except Alec Baldwin," Leventhal told Page Six in a statement. "He's a jerk and deserves all the heat he's getting."
Leventhal did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
The movie "Rust" is a Western film, starring Baldwin as an outlaw. Leventhal's Halloween costume shared many similarities with Baldwin's costume for "Rust," like a brown vest, bandana tied around his neck, and a cowboy hat.
Comments on Leventhal's Instagram post called the costume "very insensitive" and in "poor taste."
"Not appropriate, Rick," one person wrote. "A young mother died."
Hutchins was a 42-year-old cinematographer who had been named a "rising star" in the industry. She is survived by her husband and their son.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.