2023-04-20 20:12:16
«Rust»
Alec Baldwin’s case dropped after shooting fatality
The criminal case against Hollywood star Alec Baldwin for the negligent killing of a camerawoman on the set of “Rust” is to be dropped, his lawyers said.
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The New Mexico Attorney’s Office has filed charges against actor and producer Alec Baldwin (64).
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Camerawoman Halyna Hutchins was fatally injured while filming the western “Rust” at a Santa Fe film ranch in October 2021.
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Baldwin, who served as lead actor and producer on the film, was holding a gun in rehearsal for a scene when a shot went off.
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Investigations revealed that the Colt had a real bullet lodged in it. Baldwin had always denied responsibility for the fatal accident. The procedure is now to be discontinued.
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Alec Baldwin fatally shot a camerawoman while filming a western in October 2021.
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The public prosecutor’s office then brought charges against the 64-year-old.
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The procedure is now to be discontinued.
The criminal case against Hollywood star Alec Baldwin because of the fatal shot a camerawoman on a western shoot is to be hired. “We are pleased with the decision to drop the case against Alec Baldwin,” Baldwin’s attorneys, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, said Thursday. “We encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident.”
Baldwin accidentally shot and killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a revolver during a rehearsal for the low-budget western Rust in October 2021. The Colt .45 was loaded with a real bullet, but it is still unclear how this could have happened. Baldwin was subsequently charged with involuntary manslaughter. If convicted, he could have faced up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Baldwin said the gun wasn’t loaded
Baldwin, known for films such as “The Hunt for Red October” and “The Temptation of Blondes” and the series “30 Rock”, has denied any responsibility for Hutchins’ death. He claims he had no way of knowing there was live ammunition in the Colt. The US actor, who is one of the producers of «Rust», the weapon had previously been presented with the wordsit was “cold” – i.e. not loaded with live ammunition.
The production company Rust Movie Productions only announced on Tuesday that filming should resume later in the week. The “Rust” producers had already announced in February that shooting for the low-budget western would continue in the spring. Hutchins’ widower Matthew Hutchins will be involved as a producer. That was part of an out-of-court settlement last February, in exchange for which Matthew Hutchins withdrew his civil suit.
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