Alec Baldwin has been indicted by grand jury in New Mexico for the involuntary manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the BBC reports. The actor was on the set of Western feature Rust when a gun pointed at Hutchins was discharged, fatally wounding the cinematographer and also injuring the film’s director, Joel Souza. In April 2023, … Read more
All criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin have been dropped over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in October 2021. The move comes less than a fortnight before a trial into the incident was set to begin. Baldwin had been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after Hutchins … Read more
The involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins have been downgraded by New Mexico prosecutors, The Independent reports. Baldwin no longer faces firearm enhancement charges over Hutchins’ death. Baldwin’s lawyers had argued that the Santa Fe County district attorney had wrongly charged the actor under a New Mexico … Read more
The Ukrainian parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins have filed a lawsuit over the Rust cinematographer’s tragic death in 2021. Deadline reports that Hutchins’ Ukraine-based family members Olga Solovey (her mother), Anatoli Androsovych (father) and Svetlana Zemko (sister) have filed negligence and battery civil action against a number of people involved with the film. “We … Read more
Over 15 months since Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of Rust, three cast and crew members are set to be charged over her death – including actor Alec Baldwin. Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, as will the film’s armourer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed. Meanwhile, the film’s 1st AD, David Halls, … Read more
Rust will continue filming after its star Alec Baldwin and the production company reached a settlement with the family of Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin was pointing a gun at Hutchins during the set-up of a scene for the western at a ranch in New Mexico last October when it went off, killing her and wounding director, Joel … Read more
A Republican New Mexico legislator wants movie actors and other film-set professionals to undergo state-sponsored gun-safety training after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin with a weapon he says he thought was not loaded with live ammunition. State Sen. Cliff Pirtle of Roswell on Monday introduced a bill that would require all … Read more