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First Rust Trial Backs Up a Key Point for Alec Baldwin

Armorer expert says it wasn't Baldwin's job to check the safety of the gun

(Newser) - The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie Rust has given Alec Baldwin and his legal team an unusual window into how his own trial could unfold. A New Mexico jury deliberated less than three hours Wednesday...

Jury Finds Armorer Guilty in Film Set Shooting by Baldwin

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed convicted of involuntary manslaughter

(Newser) - A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie Rust. The verdict against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigns new blame in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in...

Testimony Gets Tense at Trial Over Fatal Shooting on Film Set

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter

(Newser) - Testimony at trial Monday turned emotional and argumentative as an eyewitness recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal and described gun misfires, crew members walking out, and a "ludicrous" pace of work, the AP reports. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was the...

Alec Baldwin Faces New Charges in Movie Shooting
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Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty

Actor faces new involuntary manslaughter charges in death of Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - Avoiding a formal arraignment, Alec Baldwin entered a not guilty plea in New Mexico on Wednesday to the new involuntary manslaughter charges against him in the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins. The actor was then released on his personal recognizance, People reports. The conditions of his release include prohibitions on...

Alec Baldwin Returns (Briefly) to SNL
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Alec Baldwin Returns (Briefly) to SNL

Actor appears not as Trump but as himself in a cameo during a Timothee Chalamet sketch

(Newser) - A Saturday Night Live mainstay returned to the show this week, though it was a quick visit. Alec Baldwin was back for the first time in three years, reports CNN , and it wasn't to resurrect his impersonation of Donald Trump. Instead, Baldwin appeared as himself in a sketch about...

New Mexico Prosecutors Want to Charge Baldwin Again

They say 'additional facts have come to light' in 2021 'Rust' shooting

(Newser) - Six months after involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin were dropped in a " stunning turnaround ," there has been another turnaround from special prosecutors in New Mexico. Special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis are seeking to recharge Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set...

Defamation Suit Against Baldwin to Be Refiled

Family accuses actor of setting social media followers on fallen Marine's sister

(Newser) - A lawyer for the family of a Marine killed in Afghanistan said Thursday that a new version of a lawsuit accusing actor Alec Baldwin of unleashing his social media followers against them will soon be filed. A federal judge had dismissed the original lawsuit but invited the family to rewrite...

Lawsuit Against Baldwin From Marine's Family Dismissed

He called fallen Marine's sister an 'insurrectionist'

(Newser) - A $25 million defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin from the widow and sisters of a Marine killed in the 2021 suicide attack at Kabul's airport has been dismissed—again. The actor donated $5,000 to the family of Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum after the attack. He was sued...

Prosecutors: Rust Armorer Was Likely Hungover

Prosecutors level new accusations against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed

(Newser) - The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of Rust, prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that the actor used. They...

Hammer of Gun in Rust Shooting Possibly Modified

Prosecutors request forensic testing of the revolver, armorer's jacket

(Newser) - Investigators believe the gun Alec Baldwin was handling when it fired a bullet that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins may have been intentionally modified. In a motion requesting forensic testing of the .45 Long Colt revolver and ammunition, New Mexico special prosecutors say "the modification appears to be related...

Prosecutors Plan to Drop Baldwin's Charges
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Baldwin No Longer Charged in Rust Death

New investigation could mean counts are reinstated later

(Newser) - In what the AP is calling "a stunning turnaround," prosecutors on Friday formally dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge that Alec Baldwin had been facing in the death of the Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. That was the only remaining criminal charge against Baldwin in state District Court in Santa...

Widower of Cinematographer to Work on Resumed Rust Film

Matthew Hutchins will be an executive producer

(Newser) - The Alec Baldwin movie Rust will resume production this week, according to Rust Movie Productions, about a year and a half after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on set with a prop gun. Baldwin will return, as will director Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, reports CNBC...

Another Win for Alec Baldwin in Rust Case
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DA in Rust Case Steps Aside

Santa Fe prosecutor said she couldn't continue without 'extra manpower'

(Newser) - Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has stepped aside from the Rust prosecution after a series of setbacks and has named two lawyers to take over as special prosecutors, Variety reports. Earlier this month, special prosecutor Andrea Reeb stepped down from the prosecution of Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed...

Alec Baldwin Enters Plea, Learns Conditions of Release

Actor faces involuntary manslaughter charge in New Mexico

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin on Thursday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set. The plea was contained in a court filing after the actor asked to avoid appearing at a virtual hearing scheduled for Friday, the New York Times reports....

Producers Say Rust Will Resume Filming

Director Joel Souza says finishing project will be 'bittersweet'

(Newser) - To call production of the movie Rust so far "troubled" would be a massive understatement, but producers still plan to resume filming the Western this spring. Rust Movie Productions says the production will include old and new crew members. The producers say cinematographer Bianca Cline will replace Halyna Hutchins,...

Prosecutors: Baldwin Was on His Phone During Gun Training

Actor, armorer have been formally charged with manslaughter in 'Rust' shooting

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin has, as expected , been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of Rust in 2021. Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies filed charges against Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on Tuesday, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. The...

A Look at the Charges Against Alec Baldwin
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Alec Baldwin Responds to Movie-Set Charges

Actor's attorney slams 'terrible miscarriage of justice'

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin is now facing the possibility of prison over the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set in 2021. The district attorney who serves Sante Fe County in New Mexico said Thursday that Baldwin will be charged before the end of the month with involuntary manslaughter,...

Alec Baldwin to Be Charged in Fatal Movie Shooting

Actor and 'Rust' armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin will face criminal charges in the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set. Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for firing the shot that killed Hutchins on the set of Rust, prosecutors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said Thursday, reports CNN . The movie'...

Rust Litigation Gets Ever Messier
Rust Litigation
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Rust Litigation Just Got Messier

Assistant director David Halls countersues, alleging negligence by Alec Baldwin, others

(Newser) - The finger-pointing over the fatal firing of a live round on the set of Rust continues, with the film's assistant director claiming he should not be held liable for harm alleged and deserves compensation from other parties involved if he is. David Halls on Friday filed a countersuit to...

Baldwin Files Rust Suit With Lots of Finger-Pointing

Actor alleges others should hold blame for death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin and the producers of Rust settled last month with the family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot by the actor on the movie's set in 2021. Now, Baldwin has lobbed his own lawsuit, which CNN notes is the first legal action he's taken...

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