Alec Baldwin

Cinematographer Halina Hutchins was killed on the film's set when the actor fired a pop gun.

"We support the charges, will fully cooperate with this prosecution, and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law." He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. Halls told Baldwin the gun was "cold," an industry term meaning it is safe to use, according to police records. Baldwin has denied responsibility for Hutchins' death and said live rounds should never have been allowed onto the set of the low-budget movie. "Actor and producer Alec Baldwin and armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter," the statement read. Simple involuntary manslaughter for negligence is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $US5000 fine.

"We will fight these charges, and we will win,” the Oscar-nominated actor's attorney Luke Nikas said in a statement.

Baldwin, also a co-producer on Rust, said he was told the gun was safe. Rust was beset by disputes from the start in early October 2021. Mr Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set. Industry experts have said live rounds should never be on set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. That report did not specify how live ammunition wound up on the film set. Authorities said they have found no evidence of that. But he left decisions about potential criminal charges to prosecutors after delivering the results of a yearlong investigation in October. Investigators initially found 500 rounds of ammunition at the movie set on the outskirts of Santa Fe – a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and what appeared to be live rounds. An attorney for Gutierrez Reed has said she did not put a live round in the gun that killed Hutchins, and she believes she was the victim of sabotage. In his lawsuit, Baldwin said that while working on camera angles with Hutchins during rehearsal for a scene, he pointed the gun in her direction and pulled back and released the hammer of the weapon, which discharged. Prosecutors in the US have announced that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer who was killed in 2021 on a New Mexico movie set.

Prosecutors announced today that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a ...

The armourer who oversaw firearms on the set, Gutierrez Reed, has been the subject of much of the scrutiny in the case, along with an independent ammunition supplier. Baldwin, also a co-producer on Rust, said he was told the gun was safe. Rust was beset by disputes from the start in early October 2021. An attorney for Gutierrez Reed has said she did not put a live round in the gun that killed Hutchins, and she believes she was the victim of sabotage. That report did not specify how live ammunition wound up on the film set. But he left decisions about potential criminal charges to prosecutors after delivering the results of a yearlong investigation in October.

The film's armorer will face the same charge. A cinematographer was killed when a gun Baldwin was rehearsing with went off. There was not supposed to be ...

“It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law,” Mr. Panish, said in a statement that he agreed with the decision to bring criminal charges. Gutierrez-Reed was also responsible for ensuring that the guns on the set did not contain live rounds, saying in an interview that she should have taken each round out of the gun and shaken them in front of the actor — a practice that helps confirm the rounds are dummies, inert cartridges used to resemble real ammunition in a film. Hutchins had been directing him where to point the gun and that he did not pull the trigger before the gun discharged. The prosecutors said they had determined it was part of film industry standards for actors to ensure that the guns they used on set were safe for them to handle, saying they had interviewed several actors who spoke to the importance of those protocols. A judge in New Mexico will then oversee a preliminary hearing on the charges and determine whether there is probable cause to move forward. Baldwin has pushed back on that idea in the past, saying that in his experience on film sets it was not the practice for actors to check their own guns. A lawyer for Mr. “Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me,” he said in the interview. SAG-AFTRA, the union representing film, television and radio workers, said in a statement that the death of Ms. The more serious one includes a firearm enhancement and a mandatory five-year sentence; the other charge carries a sentence of up to 18 months. The criminal charges Mr.

Prosecutors could face long odds convincing a jury that Alec Baldwin is criminally liable for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during ...

New Mexico's worker safety agency in April fined the film's production company $137,000 for what they described as "wilful" safety lapses. His attorney on Thursday called the decision to criminally charge the actor a "terrible miscarriage of justice." attorney John Anderson, who is not involved in the case. that it is not going to fire a projectile and kill someone.” Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor appointed in the "Rust" case, said in a statement Thursday that “the evidence clearly shows a pattern of criminal disregard for safety on the ‘Rust’ film set." Criminal liability is a "stretch," unless prosecutors "can show it was absolutely reckless in terms of the level of safety on set," said defense lawyer and former New Mexico U.S.

US Reporter Charles Feldman told 6PR Breakfast Mr Baldwin is facing a fourth-degree felony, which is punishable by up to 18 months in jail and a $US5000 ($7100) ...

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Prosecutors in Santa Fe, New Mexico have announced that the 64-year-old actor will be prosecuted in connection with the death of Halyna Hutchins, ...

He will receive six months probation and a suspended prison sentence. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds." His attorney, Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel, said in a statement to PEOPLE: "This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins' tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.

Actor Alec Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the 2021 filming of Western "Rust" ...

The cinematographer's husband, Matt Hutchins, sued Baldwin in 2021, alleging the Emmy-winning "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live" star, and others, disregarded standard industry safety practices. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun — or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. Simple involuntary manslaughter for negligence is punishable by up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine. The movie's director, Joel Souza, was hit and wounded by the same .45-caliber bullet that killed Hutchins. All charges would be filed by the end of this month, he added.

A settlement with the family of the cinematographer who was slain on the set called for resuming production, with her widower serving as an executive ...

Baldwin intended to continue in the production of the film, Mr. When the settlement was reached, Mr. Baldwin on Thursday, a lawyer for Mr. “We support the charges, will fully cooperate with this prosecution and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law.” He told NBC’s “Today” show, “The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me.” [fiercely denied responsibility for the tragedy](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/movies/alec-baldwin-interview-rust-shooting.html), Mr. Baldwin was practicing when the revolver discharged, his character decides to shoot his way out of a small wooden church after being cornered by the authorities. Last year, the production said that returning to New Mexico was not an option but that locations in California were under consideration. But in October, the production company behind “Rust” announced that it had reached a settlement with the family that called for resuming production on the film and making Ms. Baldwin, Luke Nikas, said on Thursday that the planned prosecution of Mr. Baldwin in the lead role and Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, returning as director. [file involuntary manslaughter charges](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/arts/rust-shooting-charges-alec-baldwin.html) against the film’s star, Mr.

A prosecutor announces she will charge Alec Baldwin and armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed over a shooting on a movie set, after more than a year of ...

"And second, that Baldwin acted recklessly, or at least with criminal negligence, by not checking the gun and the ammunition himself before pointing the gun at the person he killed." To convict Baldwin of manslaughter – assuming the case goes to trial – Professor Joy said the prosecutor will have to convince a jury of two things. "The prosecutor is alleging that Baldwin had a duty to ensure that the gun and the ammunition he used were properly checked and that without doing that check himself, Baldwin should never have pointed the gun at anyone. In contrast, Professor Joy said, the charge of criminal negligence is filed when a defendant is not aware of the risk, but a reasonable person in the position of the defendant would have been aware of the risk. "... He said that in order to convict someone of involuntary manslaughter, a prosecutor has to prove that the defendant acted either recklessly or with criminal negligence.

Accidental gun violence on sets is surprisingly common, but is usually considered a tragic mistake rather than a crime.

But a crime? A horrific accident, yes. The controversial actor was holding a prop gun that he thought was filled with blanks; a live round fired and killed a cinematographer.

Mickey Rourke says there is “no way in hell” Alec Baldwin should be charged with negligence over the fatal Rust shooting. The 70-year-old Angel Heart actor ...

But to lay a blame on him is terribly terribly wrong.” “Why ‘the powers to be’ charging Baldwin with this responsibility is terribly wrong. Rourke said on Instagram: “I usually never put my 2 cents in about what happens on someone’s movie set. [Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/alec-baldwin-to-be-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-over-rust-shooting/2NUW2HYOGRBNLNIEEPB7EDND5I/?ref=readmore) [FBI report finds Alec Baldwin did pull trigger in fatal ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/fbi-report-finds-alec-baldwin-did-pull-trigger-in-fatal-shooting-on-rust-set/V5EI6VXXNBTEU7FUGIPDKU7L74/?ref=readmore) [Alec Baldwin sues to 'clear his name' in Rust movie ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/alec-baldwin-sues-to-clear-his-name-in-rust-movie-set-killing/FGX7YKTN4HSHRXVG7YQY2I2O5Q/?ref=readmore) [Alec Baldwin returns to acting following Rust shooting ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/alec-baldwin-returns-to-acting-following-rust-shooting/EGAYIAPESM4CGICEEB5WCLO6IU/?ref=readmore) [Alec Baldwin could face criminal charges over set shooting, ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/alec-baldwin-could-face-criminal-charges-over-set-shooting-sells-49m-home-to-shield-his-assets/F44RGVYJG4XD2CSOGRWLOCYF6E/?ref=readmore) [Alec Baldwin says Rust shooting is the 'worst situation' ...](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/alec-baldwin-says-rust-shooting-is-the-worst-situation-hes-ever-been-in/LUVEINJRWX4EIF4QYYDLD7DUDY/?ref=readmore) Rourke signed off with his name and the message: “With my deepest condolences to Halyna Hutchins, to her family and her friends.” Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charge has also been branded “wrong and uninformed” by actors union SAG-AFTRA, who highlighted that film industry standards from the Labour Management Safety Commission require ”an experienced, qualified armourer to be put in charge of all handling, use, and safekeeping of firearms on set”. “In some cases the 1st AD [assistant director] might pass a gun to an actor, but most of the time the gun is handed to the actor directly by the ‘gun armor’ [sic].” “No way in hell should Alec Baldwin be blamed for this unfortunate tragedy.” “But no way in hell actor Alec Baldwin should be charged with any negligence whatsoever.” “Alec didn’t bring the gun to the set from his house or his car, when weapons are involved on a movie set, the guns are supposed to be handled only by the ‘weapon armor’ [sic].” “The actor then has an option of dry firing the gun by him or himself to double check.” Mickey Rourke says there is “no way in hell” Alec Baldwin should be charged with negligence over the fatal Rust shooting.

Criminal charges are expected to be formally filed by the end of the month against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set.

But one charge carries an additional firearms enhancement – because a gun was involved – and would require a mandatory punishment of five years in jail, the prosecutor said. but are not actually in charge of things in a hands-on way,” he said. As a producer, Baldwin had a responsibility to ensure the set was safe, she added. So this is going to be a long fight and Alec Baldwin he has a good chance of beating these charges.” “The FBI has determined in this case that he did pull the trigger,” she said. In addition to acting in “Rust,” Baldwin was also a producer on the film. He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds,” said the actor’s attorney, Luke Nikas. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set. During FBI testing of the the gun’s normal functioning, the weapon could not be fired without pulling the trigger while the firearm was cocked, an FBI forensics report said. So I’m not saying that there’s no chance here, but this is a really difficult case for the prosecution.” But the fact that you’re going to criminalize this is very problematic.” Gutierrez Reed, who loaded the prop gun, has said she believed the rounds were dummy ammunition, according to her lawyer.

Baldwin, who was the one who discharged the gun that killed Hutchins during a rehearsal, believing it to be loaded with dummy bullets, is being charged along ...

Then, from a physical production safety standard, there’s usually a line producer or showrunner or physical production person, or company that is in charge of the actual production, the locations, the scheduling, the payroll, the shooting, the editing, they may be responsible if they created a set that is dangerous, you know? The Screen Actors Guild’s not gonna want that, and actors aren’t going to want any type of requirement to check. That person would most likely be the front person to be responsible. I mean certainly [it’s significant] with respect to the producer argument, because if you can hold [Baldwin] responsible as a producer in charge of set safety, you’ve got to know how the incident occurred. There may be other than legal pressures that are a part of this, but, you know, this is just not the right fight to pick right now. This is complete speculation, but [the prosecution has] been under a microscope on this and maybe they felt a lot of pressure to have to do something. This is going to be judged in and of itself, I would believe. What if he’s using a sword or some other explosive on set that is defective and kills somebody, we’re now going to look at the actor? And you can get a producer credit or an executive producer credit for raising money, for making an introduction of a celebrity, for adding something to the film. I don’t know the details, but there is a strong chance that he’s credited as a producer because he’s an actor and that’s it. What if an actor is driving a car in a scene and the brakes go out and he kills somebody? I’ll equate it to a premises liability type of situation, just that he was in charge of set safety.

It's true that most of this data is available from marketing databases, but that doesn't change the fact that T-Mobile had a duty to protect its customers data ...

An easy mistake to make, but also one that a journalist should have corrected. It could cause headaches for hiring managers having to explain that no, their starting wage is $15. Why it matters: T-Mobile is in a familiar spot with a data breach, but its statement downplays the impact and obscures the timeline. Additionally, while the statement purports to want to be “transparent,” it lauds the fact that it shut down the issue within 24 hours of identifying it.“ This response neglected to mention that the breach began on Nov. That means that only 2.66% of pitches get a journalist response. Baldwin handed prosecutors a trove of testimony that can all be used against him in a court of law. Are you taking a “spray and pray” approach, blanketing any journo with a functioning email address? They also need to be wary — the Wall Street Journal reports that the FCC is investigating “the latest in a string of data breaches at the company.” That’s going to push the overall total down. Why it matters: Even if you choose not to post on a platform — whether due to lack of resources, an audience mismatch or avoiding risk — you’ve got to monitor that platform closely. It’s true that most of this data is available from marketing databases, but that doesn’t change the fact that T-Mobile had a duty to protect its customers data in its own databases. No passwords, payment card information, social security numbers, government ID numbers or other financial account information were compromised.