Alec Baldwin Shares “Shock and Sadness” Over Deadly Set Shooting
by Ryan Parker
Oct. 22, 2021


Alec Baldwin on Friday expressed his “shock and sadness” over an incident on the set of his film, Rust, where a gun he was handling misfired, killing the cinematographer and wounding the director.

Director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, died after being injured Thursday when the prop gun was “discharged” by Baldwin, the Western’s producer and star. Hutchins had been transported by helicopter to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department.

“There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred,” Baldwin said via Twitter. “I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna.”





The second victim was the film’s director, Joel Souza, 48, who was taken by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. His condition was not released.

An update on the investigation will likely not occur until next week, Juan Ríos, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday, as interviews are ongoing and evidence is being collected. Baldwin was interviewed Thursday by investigators at the sheriff’s department, Ríos said.





A spokesperson from Rust said in a statement:

“The entire cast and crew has been absolutely devastated by today’s tragedy, and we send our deepest condolences to Halyna’s family and loved ones. We have halted production on the film for an undetermined period of time and are fully cooperating with the Santa Fe Police Department’s investigation. We will be providing counseling services to everyone connected to the film as we work to process this awful event.”

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-baldwin-shock-sadness-over-deadly-movie-rust-shooting-1235035357/

The Lee Family Speaks Out after Alec Baldwin Movie Shooting
by Nick Romano
October 22, 2021


The family of late actor Brandon Lee released a statement after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died and director Joel Souza was injured when a prop gun was fired on the set of the movie Rust.

The actor died in 1993 from wounds sustained by a prop gun on the set of his movie The Crow. He had finished filming most of his scenes as the lead character Eric Draven in that dark action-fantasy, and the movie was posthumously released in 1994.

"Our hearts go out to the family of Halyna Hutchins and to Joel Souza and all involved in the incident on 'Rust,'" Lee's family tweeted. "No one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set. Period."

https://ew.com/movies/brandon-lee-family-hollywood-reacts-alec-baldwin-rust-movie-shooting/

So awful to hear this.

Horrible Horrible Horrible

The Lee Family Speaks Out after Alec Baldwin Movie Shooting
by Nick Romano
October 22, 2021


The family of late actor Brandon Lee released a statement after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died and director Joel Souza was injured when a prop gun was fired on the set of the movie Rust.

The actor died in 1993 from wounds sustained by a prop gun on the set of his movie The Crow. He had finished filming most of his scenes as the lead character Eric Draven in that dark action-fantasy, and the movie was posthumously released in 1994.

"Our hearts go out to the family of Halyna Hutchins and to Joel Souza and all involved in the incident on 'Rust,'" Lee's family tweeted. "No one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set. Period."

https://ew.com/movies/brandon-lee-family-hollywood-reacts-alec-baldwin-rust-movie-shooting/
A lot of people believe that Brandon Lee and the shooter were set up so Brandon Lee could be murdered as revenge against the late Bruce Lee.

How a prop gun using blanks on a TV or movie set can still fire a fatal shot (https://www.thewrap.com/heres-how-a-prop-gun-using-blanks-can-still-fire-a-fatal-shot/)

In wake of Alec Baldwin firing a prop gun (https://deadline.com/2021/10/alec-baldwin-movie-fatal-shooting-director-crew-member-dead-rust-1234860500/) Thursday on the set of his movie Rust, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza, The Wrap's Ross A. Lincoln explains how a prop gun can be deadly. The union IATSE says the gun contained a "live single round." (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-10-22/rust-shooting-live-single-round-killed-cinematographer-union-says) "As is often the case after such events, there’s a lot of confusion about what, exactly happened," says Lincoln. "If the gun was filled with blanks, how on earth could someone be killed? How can a 'prop' gun be deadly. Was a crime committed? We’ll attempt to answer those questions here. Of course, we must also stress that the details of the tragedy on the Rust set are far from complete and it will be days, if not weeks before, we know the full story. First, it’s important to understand what the term 'prop gun' means in this context. People tend to assume it refers to non-functional weapons of the sort used in theatrical performances, or toy guns that fire caps to produce smoke. And while it’s true that those are also prop guns, the term also applies to real guns that are used as props. The reason a production would use a real gun is simple: Verisimilitude. As firearms instructor Dave Brown wrote for American Cinematographer magazine in 2019, real firearms add authenticity to close-up shots in particular. Anyone who’s ever held a gun can confirm that a real gun looks, weighs and handles different from an inert prop. But, Brown noted, they also require experts on set to make sure they’re properly handled at all times. That’s because a gun is still a gun, regardless of what’s in it. And that brings us to how a gun loaded with blanks can kill someone. The term 'blank’ is a shorthand version of the full term, blank cartridge. Notice I said cartridge and not bullet. A cartridge is a unit of ammunition fed into the barrel of a gun comprised of several parts: The casing (sometimes called a shell); propellant material (gunpowder) inside the shell; a primer on the bottom of the cartridge; and at the tip of the cartridge, the actual projectile (bullet) itself."

ALSO:


Emmy-winning 24 and The Orville director Jon Cassar discusses on-set gun safety precautions and explains why TV and movie productions continue to use real guns (https://twitter.com/joncassar): "Why productions continue to use real guns is because it is a more real experience for the actors and it looks real," Cassar tweeted. "Fake prop guns that shoot a little flame don’t recoil, don’t have the flame and smoke effect, the huge blast sound and don’t eject shells like real guns. It’s the same reason why we still do real stunts. They’re more dangerous but they look and feel real compared to CGI. But if all safety protocols are adhered to, no one should ever get hurt although accidents can happen. And in the hundreds of scenes I’ve done with guns I’ve always made sure the guns being used for rehearsals are empty. The safety protocols for handling guns on set work if you make sure they adhered to. There are hundreds of productions every day that are dealing with guns and big action stunts. A huge majority of them are safe but some that don't follow the guidelines and people get hurt."


Assistant director involved in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting accused of allowing unsafe working conditions on Hulu's Into the Dark (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rust-assistant-director-had-history-unsafe-practices-prop-maker-says-n1282226)

According to court records, Rust movie first assistant director Dave Halls handed Baldwin the gun that the actor used to accidentally shoot and kill cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Before handing Baldwin the gun, Halls yelled "cold gun" to indicate that it was safe to use. Prop maker Maggie Goll says when she worked with Halls on the Hulu anthology series Into the Dark in 2019, alleging that he allowed an unsafe work environment. The job of the first assistant director is to ensure the safety of the set. "He did not maintain a safe working environment," Goll said in a detailed statement to NBC News. "Sets were almost always allowed to become increasingly claustrophobic, no established fire lanes, exits blocked ... safety meetings were nonexistent." Halls has yet to speak out on the Rust incident.

Alec Baldwin tells George Stephanopoulos on Rust shooting: "The trigger wasn’t pulled. I did not pull the trigger" (https://www.mediaite.com/entertainment/alec-baldwin-breaks-down-insists-he-didnt-pull-the-trigger-in-first-interview-since-fatal-shooting-of-rust-cinematographer/)

“No, no, no, no, no, I would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/29818179-alec-baldwin-i-didn-t-pull-the-trigger!-) at them," Baldwin says in a preview of 20/20's special interview (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/alec-baldwin-says-he-didn%E2%80%99t-pull-the-trigger-in-%E2%80%98rust%E2%80%99-shooting-in-emotional-abc-interview.4733649/) airing Thursday night.

Alec Baldwin will discuss the Rust shooting for the first time in a 20/20 primetime special (https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alec-baldwin-rust-interview-1235122792/)

Baldwin sat down with George Stephanopoulos (https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1466023100647100428) on Tuesday for the 20/20 special airing Thursday night at 8 p.m. to discuss the shooting accident that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead on the set of the movie Rust in New Mexico on Oct. 21. ABC News also announced 20/20 will devote a two-hour special on Dec. 10 to the deadly shooting. “I’ve done thousands of interviews in the last twenty years at ABC,” Stephanopoulos said this morning on Good Morning America. “This was the most intense I’ve ever experienced. So raw. As you can imagine he’s devastated but he was also very candid, he was very forthcoming. He answered every question, he talked about Halyna Hutchins, talked about meeting with her family as well. (He) went through in detail what happened on the set that day and I have to tell you I was surprised in many places over the course of that hour and twenty minutes we sat down yesterday.”

Alec Baldwin, 'Rust' crew sued for wrongful death by Halyna Hutchins's family (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-halyna-hutchins-family-192828764.html)

Taryn Ryder·Writer, Yahoo Entertainment
Tue, February 15, 2022, 11:28 AM

Halyna Hutchins's (https://dlisted.com/2022/02/15/halyna-hutchins-family-has-sued-alec-baldwin-and-others-for-wrongful-death/) family (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10516039/Family-Halyna-Hutchins-announce-wrongful-death-lawsuit-shot-Alec-Baldwin.html) filed (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/alec-baldwin-%E2%80%98rust%E2%80%99-movie-sued-for-wrongful-death-by-cinematographer-halyna-hutchins%E2%80%99-estate.4811586/) a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/30288773-alec-baldwin-is-sued-by-the-husband-and-son-of-halyna-hutchins-gross-negligence-and-disregard-for-life) Alec Baldwin (https://jezebel.com/halyna-hutchins-family-is-taking-alec-baldwin-to-court-1848542146) and others whose "reckless behavior and cost-cutting" on Rust led to her "senseless and tragic death." The lawsuit was filed in New Mexico on behalf of Matthew Hutchins, Halyna's husband of 16 years, and their 9-year-old son. Baldwin is denying fault through his attorney.

Attorney Brian Panish held a press conference in Los Angeles after officially filing the lawsuit on behalf of the Hutchins family. He called out Baldwin and other producers "for numerous violations" of industry safety standards on set. A 3D video was played for the media that Panish claimed was a reenactment of the shooting. He said they undertook their own investigation and spoke to a number of witnesses who revealed what happened on Oct. 21, when Hutchins was killed after a gun Baldwin was holding discharged.

Panish said they are seeking "substantial" and "fair" compensation as Matthew "lost his long-term wife who was the love of his life, and his son has lost a mother."

"It is a young boy who will never have a mother," Panish said during a Q&A. "We need to hold the people responsible that engaged in this cost-cutting and reckless behavior causing this senseless death... it never should have happened."

Panish noted they "have found no evidence" of sabotage, as attorneys for armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed initially suggested. He added it's still being looked at how a live round ended up on set.

"Alec had the gun in his hand, he shot it, Halyna was killed," Panish said. "The gun cannot fire unless the trigger is engaged and the hammer is back."

During an interview with ABC News, Baldwin said he does not feel like he's responsible for Hutchins's death and claimed he didn't pull the trigger.

"We don't think the weapon is what caused this," Panish added. "The weapon was made to fire — it fired."

When asked if Baldwin is the person "most culpable," Panish said there are "many people culpable" before singling out the actor and Rust producer.

"Mr. Baldwin was the person holding the weapon that, but for him shooting it, she would not have died. So clearly, he has significant portion of liability but there are others and that's what this case is gonna be about," Panish continued.

The complaint alleges that at least 15 industry standards were disregarded on set, like how Baldwin did not accept the revolver from the armorer and that industry standards require him to use a replica gun or rubber prop gun whenever possible. Other defendants in the complaint include Gutierrez-Reed; props master Sarah Zachry; armorer assistant Seth Kenney; first assistant director David Halls and other producers.

Baldwin previously said he expected a wrongful death lawsuit to be filed by Hutchins's widow. Baldwin's attorney Aaron Dyer, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, said on Tuesday afternoon "any claim that Alec was reckless is entirely false."

"Everyone's hearts and thoughts remain with Halyna's family as they continue to process this unspeakable tragedy," Dyer, who represents Baldwin and other Rust producers, tells Yahoo Entertainment. "We continue to cooperate with the authorities to determine how live ammunition arrived on the Rust set in the first place."

No criminal charges have been filed against Baldwin or anyone involved in the case.

"[Baldwin], Halyna and the rest of the crew relied on the statement by the two professionals responsible for checking the gun that it was a 'cold gun' – meaning there is no possibility of a discharge, blank or otherwise," the statement continued. "This protocol has worked on thousands of films, with millions of discharges, as there has never before been an incident on a set where an actual bullet harmed anyone. Actors should be able to rely on armorers and prop department professionals, as well as assistant directors, rather than deciding on their own when a gun is safe to use."

Halyna Hutchins' husband slams Alec Baldwin in a Today interview (https://people.com/movies/halyna-hutchins-husband-angry-alec-baldwin-denied-responsibility-wife-death/)

Matthew Hutchins, the widower of the late Rust cinematographer, told Hoda Kotb he's "angry" at Baldwin for denying he was responsible for her death. "Watching him, I just felt so angry," Matthew Hutchins said in the interview when asked about Baldwin's sitdown ABC News interview with George Stephanopoulos, in which the actor said he did not feel guilty about the incident. "I was just so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her."

A lot of people believe that Brandon Lee and the shooter were set up so Brandon Lee could be murdered as revenge against the late Bruce Lee.

A lot of people are stupid.

Brandon Lee's death was a one in a million freak accident.

This woman's death was pure negligence.

A lot of people are stupid.

Brandon Lee's death was a one in a million freak accident.

This woman's death was pure negligence.

Brandon Lee (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUd6XCjXsAIpcSu?format=jpg&name=large)'s death (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-11-ca-22553-story.html) was also a case of pure negligence (https://www.quora.com/What-was-is-the-name-of-the-prop-master-from-the-set-of-The-Crow-whose-negligence-led-to-Brandon-Lees-death). All of this happened (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhKOncadVBw) because the prop master (https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2020/06/the-tragic-story-behind-death-of-brandon-lee-on-the-set-of-the-crow/) was sent home (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/thecrowchamberoom/what-would-you-have-done-t1396.html) to save money (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109506/trivia?ref_=tttr_ql_trv_1). In the end, they only saved a measly $100. The assistant prop master (https://books.google.com/books?id=1ks4CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT429&lpg=PT429&dq=assistant+prop+master+The+Crow&source=bl&ots=0wwjOqeRNx&sig=ACfU3U2ejqstGs9bz9pJ_0ydNpqxnKYYFw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinq4651Lj2AhWzm2oFHauwDuQQ6AF6BAgbEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false) was also at fault because he used (https://insidefilm.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2014/04/06/the-death-of-brandon-lee-one-of-films-most-tragic-moments/) real bullets (https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DVjdYZayB18J:https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/04/02/real-bullet-apparently-killed-actor/a1ff962b-aff7-497e-a7ca-2edb30a1fe0c/+&cd=19&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us) (took the tips off (https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=15053519&postcount=32)) because they ran out of dummy ones and he also didn't clean the gun. He lost his license (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/michael-massee-actor-who-accidentally-shot-brandon-lee-bruce-lees-son-on-set-of-the-crow-dies-at-61.1099779/) and hasn't worked on a film set since (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1521454/).

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rust-shooting-alec-baldwin-charges-prosecutors-announcement/

I heard he has been charged.......

He always seemed suspicious!

SOMEONE was NOT doing their job, somehow I don't think it's totally Baldwin's fault, but I'm not on the movie set and what goes on all of them, so many responsible for this and that etc...

SOMEONE was NOT doing their job That someone is Hannah Gutierrez, the armorer.

That someone is Hannah Gutierrez, the armorer.


That's exactly it. Live ammo in the gun when there should be none on the set. Her fault.

Baldwin was the producer on that film so he should have known. I don't feel sorry for him.

SAG-AFTRA Calls Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Charges ‘Wrong and Uninformed’ (https://variety.com/2023/film/news/sag-aftra-alec-baldwin-rust-charges-1235495595/)

Jan 19, 2023 3:17pm PT

By Adam B. Vary

The actors union SAG-AFTRA (https://variety.com/t/sag-aftra/) has issued a strongly worded statement rebuking the decision to charge (https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/10g59k4/alec_baldwin_to_be_charged_with_involuntary/)Alec Baldwin (https://variety.com/t/alec-baldwin/) for involuntary manslaughter (https://variety.com/2023/film/news/alec-baldwin-rust-charges-santa-fe-1235385081/) in the death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, calling the move “wrong and uninformed.” (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/sag-aftra-calls-alec-baldwin%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98rust%E2%80%99-charges-%E2%80%98wrong-and-uninformed%E2%80%99.5146089/)

“The death of Halyna Hutchins is a tragedy, and all the more so because of its preventable nature,” says the statement, which was released on Thursday. “It is not a failure of duty or a criminal act on the part of any performer.”

In October 2021, Baldwin fired the shot that killed Hutchins while the “Rust” crew was inside a church building on the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, N.M. Both the actor and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who loaded the weapon, have been charged with involuntary manslaughter by Mary Carmack-Altwies, the First Judicial District Attorney in Santa Fe. The film’s first assistant director, David Halls — who handed the firearm to Baldwin on the set — agreed to plead guilty to a charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.

“If any one of these three people — Alec Baldwin, Hannah Gutierrez Reed or David Halls — had done their job, Halyna Hutchins would be alive today,” said Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor appointed by Carmack-Altwies to oversee the case, in a statement. “It’s that simple. The evidence clearly shows a pattern of criminal disregard for safety on the ‘Rust’ film set. In New Mexico, there is no room for film sets that don’t take our state’s commitment to gun safety and public safety seriously.”

In its statement, SAG-AFTRA takes issue with the prosecutor’s line of reasoning.

“The prosecutor’s contention that an actor has a duty to ensure the functional and mechanical operation of a firearm on a production set is wrong and uninformed,” says the statement. “An actor’s job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert. Firearms are provided for their use under the guidance of multiple expert professionals directly responsible for the safe and accurate operation of that firearm. In addition, the employer is always responsible for providing a safe work environment at all times, including hiring and supervising the work of professionals trained in weapons.”

The union points to codified industry standards from the Labor Management Safety Commission that require “an experienced, qualified armorer to be put in charge of all handling, use, and safekeeping of firearms on set.”

“The guidelines do not make it the performer’s responsibility to check any firearm,” the statement continues. “Performers train to perform, and they are not required or expected to be experts on guns or experienced in their use. The industry assigns that responsibility to qualified professionals who oversee their use and handling in every aspect. Anyone issued a firearm on set must be given training and guidance in its safe handling and use, but all activity with firearms on a set must be under the careful supervision and control of the professional armorer and the employer.”

Baldwin has said that when Halls handed him the gun that killed Hutchins it was “cold” — in other words, containing dummy rounds. The gun was found to contain one live bullet, and other live rounds were found throughout the set.

Industry experts have noted that it is common practice for actors handling firearms to follow general safety practices that Baldwin allegedly did not on the “Rust” set, according to on-set video, including keeping one’s finger off the trigger during rehearsals and never pointing a firearm directly at other individuals. Baldwin has repeatedly said he is not at fault for Hutchins’ death, and his lawyers have pointed to a series of alleged errors by Halls, Gutierrez Reed and others for the shooting.

This is the full statement from SAG-AFTRA:

“The death of Halyna Hutchins is a tragedy, and all the more so because of its preventable nature. It is not a failure of duty or a criminal act on the part of any performer.

“The prosecutor’s contention that an actor has a duty to ensure the functional and mechanical operation of a firearm on a production set is wrong and uninformed. An actor’s job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert. Firearms are provided for their use under the guidance of multiple expert professionals directly responsible for the safe and accurate operation of that firearm. In addition, the employer is always responsible for providing a safe work environment at all times, including hiring and supervising the work of professionals trained in weapons.

“The Industry Standards for safety with firearms and use of blank ammunition are clearly laid out in Safety Bulletin 1, provided by the Joint Industry-Wide Labor Management Safety Commission. The guidelines require an experienced, qualified armorer to be put in charge of all handling, use, and safekeeping of firearms on set. These duties include “inspecting the firearm and barrel before and after every firing sequence,” and “checking all firearms before each use.”

“The guidelines do not make it the performer’s responsibility to check any firearm. Performers train to perform, and they are not required or expected to be experts on guns or experienced in their use. The industry assigns that responsibility to qualified professionals who oversee their use and handling in every aspect. Anyone issued a firearm on set must be given training and guidance in its safe handling and use, but all activity with firearms on a set must be under the careful supervision and control of the professional armorer and the employer.”

That someone is Hannah Gutierrez, the armorer.Exactly!!

When they found out it was a real gun,they should have checked to make sure it wasnt loaded!!

Baldwin was the producer on that film so he should have known. I don't feel sorry for him.

Amen! I don't either. :thumbsup::clap

Ed.

Baldwin was the producer on that film so he should have known. I don't feel sorry for him.

Alec Baldwin is not a firearms expert. That's why he hired an armorer. It is not his responsibility to micromanage his employees 24/7. Should he start following around the plumber who installed the toilets too? Should Baldwin also be knowledgeable about plumbing, etc.? Where does it end?

The fault lies with the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez. I don't know how she lives with herself. I don't even care for Alec Baldwin but in this case, I side with him.

'Reckless' Alec Baldwin MISSED one firearms training class, was distracted and talking on phone in second session and didn't carry out two safety checks before pulling trigger that killed Rust cinematographer, court docs claim (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11698213/Alec-Baldwin-charged-involuntary-manslaughter-Rust-shooting-Halyna-Hutchins.html)

Prosecutors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, formally filed (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/actor-alec-baldwin-is-officially-being-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-in-the-murder-of-the-woman-he-shot-while-on-rust-movie-set.5145070/page-16) charges today. They announced their intention (https://dlisted.com/2023/01/31/alec-baldwin-was-formally-charged-with-manslaughter-today-and-hilaria-baldwin-said-its-been-an-emotional-time-for-their-family/) to charge Baldwin earlier this month, but delayed filing the paperwork to allow themselves time to explain the controversial decision.

Alec Baldwin Derides Prosecution in Rust Fatal Shooting Criminal Case after Successfully Having Charges Downgraded
by Dominic Patten, Anthony D'Alessandro
February 21, 2023


Alec Baldwin and his legal team didn’t have anything to say Monday when the Santa Fa D.A. dropped a disputed charge in the fatal Rust shooting criminal case that could have seen the actor behind bars for up to five years for the death of cinematographer Haylna Hutchins.

Taking a victory lap of sorts today, Baldwin and his “big-city attorneys,” as a D.A. spokesperson termed them, now had a lot to say – with more than a few knocks on District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb.




“In light of the government’s concession that its decision to charge the enhancement was legally erroneous, the Motion is now moot,” said perhaps the most deferential lines in the February 20 filed notice of withdrawal from Baldwin’s NYC-based Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

“As set forth in the Motion, the inclusion of the enhancement thus violated the Ex Post Facto Clauses of both the United States and New Mexico Constitutions,” the motion adds.




The five year sentence is now off the table with a maximum of 18 months now as the primary prison time.

The D.A.’s office did not respond to request for comment Tuesday on the withdrawal motion from the defendant.

https://deadline.com/2023/02/alec-baldwin-rust-fatal-shooting-criminal-case-enhancement-special-prosecutor-withdrawal-motion-1235266314/

wps2zFC-Euc

Alec's time in Hollywood has been filled with a whole bunch of ups and downs and in this video I got over most of it.


0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Early life
4:13 - The Marrying Man
8:13 - Alec vs paparazzi
11:22 - The divorce
16:19 - Public conflicts
20:16 - Hilaria
23:11 - Rust
36:09 - Outro

Prosecutors plan to recharge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in Rust shooting (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alec-baldwin-may-face-involuntary-manslaughter-charge-rust-shooting-pr-rcna104138)

NBC News reports that New Mexico prosecutors that after dropping involuntary manslaughter charges earlier this year, a new case will be brought against Baldwin before a grand jury in November. NBC News also reports there's been talk of a plea deal. According to a source, NBC News reports "that after further investigation, prosecutors no longer believe the gun had been modified and have found new evidence that they believe connects Baldwin to recklessness around safety standards on the set."

Alec Baldwin Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter Again in Rust Fatal Shooting; “We Look Forward To Our Day In Court,” Actor’s Lawyers Say
by Dominic Patten
January 19, 2024


Exactly one year to the day that Alec Baldwin was first charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the actor has been charged again.

Widely expected for several months, a New Mexico Grand Jury issued the indictment early Friday, according to Special Prosecutors in the case. Baldwin, who had always insisted he did not pull the trigger on the 1880s prop gun that killed Hutchins, could face up to 18 months behind bars if found guilty.

“We look forward to our day in court,” Baldwin’s lawyers Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro from Quinn Emanuel told Deadline today after the indictment was made public. Special Prosecutors Kerri Morrisey and Jason Lewis did not respond to request for comments on the latest twist in the Rust case. If and when they do, we will update this post.

https://deadline.com/2024/01/alec-baldwin-charged-manslaughter-rust-1235798016/

Wonder if he was intoxicated during the incident?

The big thing is IS THERE ANYWAY HE COULD HAVE KNOWN IT WAS LOADED???

SAG-AFTRA Calls Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Charges ‘Wrong and Uninformed’ (https://variety.com/2023/film/news/sag-aftra-alec-baldwin-rust-charges-1235495595/)

SAG-AFTRA Defends Alec Baldwin: ‘An Actor’s Job Is Not to Be a Firearms Expert’ (https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sag-aftra-defends-alec-baldwin-rust-shooting-1235887728/)

Gene Maddaus
Jan 25, 2024 8:41am PT

SAG-AFTRA issued a statement (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/sag-aftra-defends-alec-baldwin-%E2%80%98an-actor%E2%80%99s-job-is-not-to-be-a-firearms-expert%E2%80%99.5506113/) Thursday defending Alec Baldwin after the actor was indicted last week for involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The union argued that Baldwin was not responsible for firearms safety, and that if the prosecution rests on such a responsibility, “that is an incorrect assessment of the actual duties of an actor on set.”

“An actor’s job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert,” the union said. “Performers train to perform, and they are not required or expected to be experts on guns or experienced in their use. The industry assigns that responsibility to qualified professionals who oversee their use and handling in every aspect.”

Baldwin was holding a gun during preparation for a scene when it fired, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said that he did not pull the trigger, though the prosecution’s forensic experts concluded that the gun could only have been fired if the trigger was pulled.

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer, is set to go on trial next month on separate charges of involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering. She mistakenly loaded a live round into Baldwin’s gun, which should have contained only dummy rounds.

To prove involuntary manslaughter in either case, the prosecution will have to show “criminal negligence,” a higher standard than the ordinary negligence that would apply in a civil case. To rise to the level of criminal conduct, the behavior must be “reckless, wanton or willful” — not just careless.

In an interview with ABC News in December 2021, Baldwin said he had been trained not to point a gun at anyone and fire.

“I would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger,” he said. “That was the training that I had.”

Baldwin was initially charged in January 2023, but those charges were dropped three months later. SAG-AFTRA also came to the actor’s defense at the time of the original charges, saying the prosecution’s theory was “wrong and uninformed.”

California passed a law last year that set training requirements for film armorers and codified set safety standards for firearm use. Prior to the legislation, the industry’s safety rules had been voluntary, and there was no requirement that armorers get training.

The bill was the result of a compromise between the industry and the entertainment unions.

Gutierrez Reed did not receive any formal training as an armorer before taking the “Rust” job, though her father, Thell Reed, is a veteran armorer. In her police interview, she also said she never saw the industry-wide safety bulletins that are supposed to be attached to call sheets.

The prosecutors on the original case also sought to hold Baldwin accountable as a producer for management lapses on set, in addition to alleged mishandling of the gun. The case has since been reassigned to two special prosecutors, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, who have not yet spelled out their theory of the case.

The full SAG-AFTRA statement:

To the extent that the charges filed on January 19 are based on an accusation of negligent use of a firearm predicated on this or any actor having a duty to inspect a firearm as part of its use, that is an incorrect assessment of the actual duties of an actor on set.

An actor’s job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert. Firearms are provided for use on set under the guidance of multiple expert professionals directly responsible for the safe and accurate operation of that firearm.

The Industry Standards for safety with firearms and use of blank ammunition are clearly laid out in Safety Bulletin 1, provided by the Joint Industry-Wide Labor Management Safety Commission. The guidelines require an experienced, qualified armorer to be put in charge of all handling, use, and safekeeping of firearms on set. These duties include “inspecting the firearm and barrel before and after every firing sequence,” and “checking all firearms before each use.”

The guidelines do not make it the performer’s responsibility to check any firearm. Performers train to perform, and they are not required or expected to be experts on guns or experienced in their use. The industry assigns that responsibility to qualified professionals who oversee their use and handling in every aspect. Anyone issued a firearm on set must be given training and guidance in its safe handling and use, but all activity with firearms on a set must be under the careful supervision and control of the professional armorer and the employer.

Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty to Renewed Rust Involuntary Manslaughter Charges; Restrictions Placed on his Movements & Meetings
by Dominic Patten
January 31, 2024


A day before Alec Baldwin was scheduled to be arraigned on new charges in the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the actor has entered a not guilty plea.

Facing a prison sentence of 18 months to three years if found guilty, Baldwin was re-charged by a New Mexico grand jury January 19, a year to the day he was originally charged over Hutchins’ death. Due in no small part to incompetence by the initial investigators, those charges were dropped in April 2023 but never entirely disregarded by prosecutors.




Now Baldwin is charged with involuntary manslaughter (negligent use of a firearm), a lesser charge, and involuntary manslaughter (without due caution or circumspection).

“The above-named defendant did cause the death of Halyna Hutchins by an act committed with the total disregard or indifference to the safety of others, and the act was such that an ordinary person would anticipate that death might occur under the circumstances,” the grand jury indictment reads of the latter charge, a felony.




Thursday’s planned hearing is now canceled due to Baldwin’s plea and waiver of arraignment. However, while Baldwin is free without bail, there are conditions the Rust actor-producer must adhere to, according to New Mexico judge T. Glenn Ellington.

Baldwin is also not allowed to leave the U.S. without permission of the court, drink, or possess a firearm. Besides the renewed criminal case, Baldwin is up against a number of civil cases in California and New Mexico.

https://deadline.com/2024/01/alec-baldwin-plea-new-charge-1235810380/

Im glad he plead not guilty......... He is not a gun professional............. He should have had someone check the gun but he didnt.......

It doesnt mean he did it on purpose or knowingly........

From all that I have read about him, Alec Baldwin is a prick and no one has defended him as a good person and this was a tragic accident. Saying that, this sounds like a tragic accident. But it’s again telling that no one to my knowledge has defended Baldwin, which means the man is probably not well liked among his peers.

My questions concerns the gun, prop guns have been used in movies for over a hundred years. Aren’t they just toy guns that shoot blanks? Why was there a gun that obviously shot projectiles that killed someone? That makes no sense. Anyone know?

I also think it’s interesting (to my knowledge) that no one has sued Baldwin, or the movie company or the director for the death. Was this woman married? Have children? I am sure she probably had insurance, but still. If something liked that happened to my wife, I would be out of my mind in grief and no amount of money would change that, but I would demand millions as punishment.

Lawyer Tells Us Alec Baldwin's Defense Faces Serious Concerns After Rust Armorer Verdict (https://www.nickiswift.com/1534780/lawyer-alec-baldwin-defense-serious-concerns-rust-verdict/)

Nicki Swift spoke exclusively with a lawyer about how Alec Baldwin's upcoming "Rust" (https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1b8egk5/rust_armorer_hannah_gutierrez_reed_guilty_of/) shooting (https://www.reddit.com/r/Firearms/comments/1b8fgu4/rust_armorer_hannah_gutierrezreed_guilty_of/) trial (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/alec-baldwin%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98rust%E2%80%99-manslaughter-trial-set-for-july.5538873/) could be (https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/1b8ekrf/jury_finds_rust_armorer_hannah_gutierrezreed/) affected by (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/%E2%80%98rust%E2%80%99-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter-in-accidental-shooting.5547848/page-2) the armorer's (https://www.resetera.com/threads/%E2%80%98rust%E2%80%99-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter-in-accidental-shooting.824649/) guilty verdict (https://www.datalounge.com/thread/34089668-%E2%80%98rust%E2%80%99-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter).

From all that I have read about him, Alec Baldwin is a prick and no one has defended him as a good person......Ah man!!

From all that I have read about him, Alec Baldwin is a prick and no one has defended him as a good person and this was a tragic accident. Saying that, this sounds like a tragic accident. But it’s again telling that no one to my knowledge has defended Baldwin, which means the man is probably not well liked among his peers.

My questions concerns the gun, prop guns have been used in movies for over a hundred years. Aren’t they just toy guns that shoot blanks? Why was there a gun that obviously shot projectiles that killed someone? That makes no sense. Anyone know?

I also think it’s interesting (to my knowledge) that no one has sued Baldwin, or the movie company or the director for the death. Was this woman married? Have children? I am sure she probably had insurance, but still. If something liked that happened to my wife, I would be out of my mind in grief and no amount of money would change that, but I would demand millions as punishment.

Halyna Hutchins, the woman who was tragically killed, was married to Matt Hutchins (https://www.today.com/news/matt-hutchins-rust-telling-son-wife-died-rcna17504) and had a son named Andros (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12150683/Alec-Baldwin-reaches-settlement-son-Rust-cinematographer-Halyna-Hutchins.html).

Rust Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Fatal Shooting of Halyna Hutchins
by Shania Russell
April 15, 2024


Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in the fatal movie set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Santa Fe judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled Monday that the movie armorer will receive a maximum sentence of 18 months of incarceration at a New Mexico women's correctional facility.




Prior to sentencing, Gutierrez-Reed, 24, prepared a statement that she read aloud in court:

"First and foremost, my heart aches for the Hutchins family and friends and colleagues as well, and it has since the day this tragedy occurred. Halyna has been and always will be an inspiration to me. I understand that she was taken too soon, and I pray that you all find peace."

She continued, becoming emotional, "My heart goes out to the film industry for the devastating pain that this tragedy caused and the old wounds that have been reopened. I am saddened by the way the media sensationalized our traumatic tragedy and portrayed me as a complete monster. Which has actually been the total opposite of what has been in my heart."

https://ew.com/rust-armorer-hannah-gutierrez-reed-sentenced-8633432

Alec Baldwin's Request to Dismiss Manslaughter Indictment Denied by Judge in Rust Case
by Jessica Wang and Lauren Huff
May 24, 2024


Alec Baldwin's effort to dismiss the charge of involuntary manslaughter he faces in connection with the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust has been denied by a judge in New Mexico.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer rejected each of Baldwin's lawyers' arguments for dismissal on Friday, according to the Associated Press, thereby upholding the indictment charging the actor with one count of involuntary manslaughter. The ruling increases the likelihood that Baldwin will stand trial this summer.

Reached for comment on the decision, Baldwin's attorneys Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro told Entertainment Weekly, "We look forward to our day in court."

https://ew.com/alec-baldwin-request-to-dismiss-manslaughter-charge-rust-shooting-denied-8650185

Alec Baldwin’s Rust Trial Tossed Out over “Critical” Bullet Evidence
by Dominic Patten
July 12, 2024


In a dramatic turn of events, Alec Baldwin‘s involuntary manslaughter trial for the fatal 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was dismissed Friday over “critical evidence” that a New Mexico judge ruled had been concealed.

“The state has repeatedly made representations to defense and to the court that they were compliant with all their discovery obligations,” New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said in her ruling from the bench just now. “Despite their repeated representations, they have continued to fail to disclose critical evidence to the defendant.”

“The state is highly culpable for its failure to provide discovery to the defendant,” Sommer added in a measured tone. “Dismissal with prejudice is warranted,” she concluded.

https://deadline.com/2024/07/alec-baldwin-trial-dismissed-rust-1236008918/

I'm glad! It was a horrible accident , and I don't think Alec should be charged for it. Glad it was thrown out.

Very sad for the victim and her family , but it was a very tragic accident and I never thought Alec should be blamed!

Justice was served. Just because he's hot-tempered and opinionated doesn't mean he was guilty of manslaughter. He wasn't. Somebody else loaded that gun and reassured him that it was okay to shoot. Not his fault.

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Alec Baldwin’s Lawyers Argue there is No Reason to Reopen Rust Manslaughter Case
by Gene Maddaus
Sept. 20, 2024


Alec Baldwin‘s lawyers argued Friday that there is no reason to reopen his manslaughter case, and that New Mexico should be forced to pay his attorneys’ fees for having to respond to “continued abuse.”

Baldwin’s lawyers also submitted an affidavit from one of the two prosecutors in the Rust case, who stated that the other, Kari Morrissey, had told her to ignore a defense request to turn over evidence before the trial.




The trial came to an abrupt halt on July 12, when Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the charge, after it was revealed that the prosecution had failed to turn over a cache of bullets to the defense.

Morrissey, the lead prosecutor, argued in a motion on Aug. 30 that Marlowe Sommer should reconsider her decision and reinstate the charge. She argued that the defense had successfully confused the judge about the bullets, which she said had no significance to the case and did not undermine Baldwin’s guilt.

After the judge initially rejected the motion due to its length — 52 pages — Morrissey refiled a 10-page version.





Baldwin’s lawyers filed their opposition on Friday, in which they argued that Morrissey had “buried” evidence and lied about it before, during and after the trial.

“The intentional misconduct and fabrications that emerged at trial are consistent with Morrissey’s pattern of withholding evidence and lying about it from virtually the moment she took over this case,” they argued.

They also submitted an affidavit from Erlinda Johnson, Morrissey’s co-counsel, who resigned from the case shortly before it was dismissed. At the time, Morrissey stated that Johnson had stepped aside because she did not want to have a public hearing about the bullet evidence.





In the affidavit, however, Johnson said that was not true. She said that after she learned about the withheld bullets, she urged Morrissey that the “right thing for the state to do” would be to dismiss the case voluntarily, “but Kari Morrissey disagreed.”

Johnson said she resigned because she “felt my ethical obligations were for me to withdraw.”

“I did NOT resign from the case because I did not want a public hearing on the discovery issues,” she wrote.





Baldwin’s lawyers argued there is no basis to reopen the case, and that Morrissey’s motion should be dismissed for procedural violations or on the merits.

“Finally, the Court should award Baldwin’s attorneys’ fees for having to respond to the State’s defective motion and as a sanction against Morrissey for her continued abuse of the judicial process,” they wrote.

Morrissey has already indicated that the state may appeal the judge’s dismissal to a higher court, assuming the motion to reconsider is denied.





Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the Rust armorer, is serving an 18-month sentence after being convicted at trial in March for loading a live bullet into Baldwin’s gun. She has argued that her case should also be thrown out for similar discovery violations.

A hearing on that motion is set for next Thursday.

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/alec-baldwin-rust-defense-no-reason-reopen-1236152276/

Alec Baldwin says “More to Come” in Rust Involuntary Manslaughter Case
by Glenn Garner
December 18, 2024


Although the involuntary manslaughter case against him was dismissed in July, Alec Baldwin still wants to tell his side of the 2021 Rust on-set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The Oscar nominee said there’s “another phase” to come in the next couple months as he seeks to “expose what really happened” on the New Mexico set, where Hutchins and writer/director Joel Souza were shot when Baldwin’s prop revolver discharged live rounds.




“I think there’s more to come,” he explained on David Duchovny’s Fail Better podcast.

“There’s more to come, but the ‘more to come’ is now my effort, and it’s going to be undeniably a successful effort, to raise and to expose what really happened. I was counterpunching. I was on the defensive. I was being accused. I was being indicted.”




Baldwin said the press “suppressed every story that could benefit me and amplified every story that could hurt me. This has been for three years. And the truth of what happened has never been told, never.”

“We have more s— that’s going to come out in ensuing legal filings and so forth,” Baldwin told Duchovny. “These last three years, people have just dined out. Because in this country, when people hate you on that level, they want three things: They want you to die. The second thing is, they want you to go to prison.

These political crowds, both sides, they love to see their enemies put in prisons for years because prison is like a living hell. And the third thing is, they want you canceled, which is like being in prison or being dead, because you roam the earth and you’re just invisible.”




Noting that “things are coming back my way” professionally, Baldwin added, “There’s so much of this case that is not known because we didn’t have a full trial.”

Although he’s “grateful” the judge dismissed the case with prejudice, Baldwin thinks getting a solid verdict would have been “a little bit better,” as his legal team had “troves of things to present.”

Baldwin said he’s pursuing “another phase” in bringing the truth to light in the next “couple months” after the holidays, adding: “I’m going to take a break. I don’t want to talk about this for a while. I want to kind of take a nap.”

https://deadline.com/2024/12/alec-baldwin-more-to-come-rust-involuntary-manslaughter-case-1236228324/

Self-Declared “Scapegoat” Alec Baldwin Goes after New Mexico Prosecutors over Rust Probe & Trial
by Dominic Patten
January 9, 2025


New Mexico’s case against Alex Baldwin may finally be over as of last month, but the Rust star isn’t finished with the state over its investigation and short-lived trial over the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the indie Western.

“Defendants sought at every turn to scapegoat Baldwin for the acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law,” reads a civil rights violations lawsuit filed by Thursday the Emmy winner against prosecutors past and current, the Santa Fe D.A. and others.




“Although no verdict in this civil case can undo the trauma the State’s threat of conviction and incarceration has inflicted, Alec Baldwin has filed this action to hold Defendants responsible for their appalling violations of the laws that governed their work.”

“Because Defendants’ actions were motivated by evil motive or intent and involved a reckless or callous indifference to Baldwin’s federally protected rights, an award of punitive damages is appropriate to the fullest extent permitted by law.”

“Defendants’ misconduct in their pursuit of Baldwin, and the trial judge’s condemnation of them, has already drawn world-wide attention,” the 73-page complaint states. “But this action is necessary to vindicate Baldwin’s rights and deter Defendants from attempting to do this to anyone else.”

https://deadline.com/2025/01/alec-baldwin-rust-lawsuit-prosecutors-1236253162/

This four year old case sure is getting rusty. :lol:

This four year old case sure is getting rusty. :lol:

Yeah, like your "jokes".

Alec Baldwin Reveals Health Struggles from Stress of Rust Fallout: 'It's Taken at Least 10 Years Off My Life' (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/alec-baldwin-reveals-health-struggles-from-stress-of-rust-fallout-its-taken-at-least-10-years-off-my-life.6046095/)

Alec Baldwin says he has experienced a number of health struggles (https://www.aol.com/articles/alec-baldwin-reveals-health-struggles-214458834.html) in the years since the 2021 incident on Rust that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead.

The actor, 67, appeared on the latest episode of the podcast Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction with host Dave Manheim, reflecting on depression and other health issues he experienced after prosecutors in New Mexico filed involuntary manslaughter charges against him for the second time in January 2024.

"The people I was most concerned about, the people I had the deepest pain for, were my wife and my kids," he said on the podcast.

Baldwin shares eight children under 13 with wife Hilaria Baldwin, as well as daughter Ireland, 30, with ex-wife Kim Basinger.

"My kids would see me sitting in a corner, I couldn’t even move. There was a point in time where I took a nap every day for a year, right after they announced they were going to raise the charges again."

“I don’t want to dwell on this, I just want to say that this was very painful for my wife and my family, my sisters and brothers and so forth, my colleagues," Baldwin added. "And I can tell you, it broke every nerve in my body, spiritually, financially, work-wise, my career, my wife, my kids, my friends, my health."

"I mean," he continued, "what it’s done to my health. I mean, if I told you what my health conditions have been since October 21st of 2021 — it’s taken 10 years off my life. It’s taken at least 10 years off my life."

The 2024 involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin were dismissed with prejudice during his July 2024 trial after a judge ruled that prosecutors sat on evidence that would have helped shed light onto how live ammunition was brought onto the set.

On the Dopey podcast, Baldwin also admitted that he had suicidal thoughts in the months after charges were re-filed against him. Baldwin was at first charged with involuntary manslaughter in January 2023, but those charges were dropped three months later.

"It’s really kind of unappealing to me because to talk about killing yourself and to actually kill yourself are two so profoundly distinctive things. I think a lot of people — I think countless people think about killing themselves and ending their life, and then very few do," he said.

"And for me, I remember, I used to lay there in bed and go, ‘Oh God, I can’t wake up another day and have it be the same. It’s the same every day. And I can’t do it.’ But somehow I found the faith in God to, you know, not kill myself tomorrow. Let’s wait one more day," he said.

Alec Baldwin Says He Wants 'to Retire and Stay at Home with Kids' After 'Rust' Tragedy (https://www.aol.com/articles/alec-baldwin-says-wants-retire-215200229.html#:~:text=Alec%20Baldwin%20is%20ready%20to,that%20killed%20cinematographer%20Halyna%20Hutchins.)

Alec Baldwin is ready to put his acting career behind him (https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/alec-baldwin-says-he-wants-to-retire-and-stay-at-home-with-kids-after-rust-tragedy.6110343/) and spend time with his family following "very painful" years that surrounded the 2021 shooting incident on Rust that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Baldwin, 68, appeared on The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-baldwin-rust-health-retire-podcast-awards-chatter-1236561876/)'s Awards Chatter podcast on Monday, April 13, where he said the time he spent at home with wife Hilaria Baldwin and their seven children under 13 after Hutchins' death has changed his perspective on working. "For me, because of the situation in New Mexico, that was very painful," he told Scott Feinberg, after the host quipped that Baldwin "never stop working or surprising us" at the end of the interview.

"I wound up staying home a lot. I was home with my kids for three and a half years," the 30 Rock star said. "I hardly worked at all. And that's just changing now, I'm going to go off and do a bunch of things, but I was home and I got used to it, and I don't want to leave my house anymore. I don't. I don't want to work anymore. I don't. I really don't. I want to retire and stay home with my kids."

Baldwin shares his oldest daughter, Ireland, 30, with ex-wife Kim Basinger. He married wife Hilaria, 42, in 2012: the couple's seven children include daughters Carmen Gabriela, María Lucía Victoria, and Ilaria Catalina Irena, as well as sons Rafael Thomas, Leonardo Ángel Charles, Romeo Alejandro David and Eduardo "Edu" Pao Lucas.

Baldwin was the subject of a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Hutchins' death on the Rust film set in 2021. The actor was at first charged with involuntary manslaughter in January 2023, but those charges were dropped three months later. He was then charged with involuntary manslaughter again in 2024, but those charges were dismissed with prejudice during his July 2024 trial after a judge ruled that prosecutors sat on evidence that would have helped shed light on how live ammunition was brought onto the set.

Baldwin offered a glimpse of his experience coping with the aftermath of the Rust shooting in his TLC series, which debuted in February 2025.

“I don't know where I would be if I didn't have her,” Alec told PEOPLE of Hilaria prior to the series' debut. “I don't know what would've happened to me.”

Baldwin's time spent at home with his family as the investigation played out was also covered in a yet-to-be-released documentary titled The Trial of Alec Baldwin, which premiered at DOC NYC in November 2025.

Baldwin shared a peek inside his life with his large family during the podcast. "My kids are all born in Manhattan, same hospital, same doctor," Baldwin said on Awards Chatter. "And my son Romeo was there and we're picking clothes, they're picking out ski jackets back in November. And I go, 'Get that one, get that color. I like that one. Don't just get the black, get that one.' And he looks at me and goes, 'What do you know? You're from Long Island.' "

"And that's my life now, day after day after day after day," he added.

Baldwin most recently appeared on the big screen in a Spanish comedy titled Torrente Presidente, in which he portrayed Donald Trump. He has a number of projects in the works, including a movie titled The Cutting Room Floor, which Deadline first reported in April 2025. Baldwin will also play a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy National Lampoon's Hollywood Hustle, which The Hollywood Reporter reported in January.

Alec Baldwin is Headed Back to Court over Deadly Rust Shooting
by Derek Lawrence
April 17, 2026


Alec Baldwin's days in court aren't yet over.

The Oscar-nominated actor previously faced involuntary manslaughter charges stemming from the 2021 on-set shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. And while that case was officially dismissed, Baldwin is now dealing with a civil trial over alleged negligence.




Rust gaffer Serge Svetnoy is arguing that he suffered emotional distress after Baldwin fired a gun that turned out to contain a live round, which resulted in the death of Hutchins.

On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maurice Leiter allowed Svetnoy's case to move forward, while also throwing out the allegations of assault, believing that there was no intention of harm from Baldwin.




"As to intent, the analysis is different on this claim than on the assault claim… A reasonable jury could find that Mr. Baldwin recklessly disregarded the probability that pointing a gun in the direction of someone, with the finger on the trigger, would cause emotional distress," the judge wrote in his summary.

An attorney for Sventoy, John Upton, said in a statement to Entertainment Weekly, "We are pleased with the Court's decision to deny the motions for summary judgment brought by Rust Movie Productions and Alex Baldwin. These rulings enable our client to present his case at a jury trial, now scheduled for October of this year. He looks forward to finally having his day in court on this long-pending matter."

A trial date for the latest civil case is currently set for Oct. 12, with the judge reportedly noting, "I'm a little concerned about this case going on and on and on when it should be coming to a resolution."

https://ew.com/alec-baldwin-civil-negligence-lawsuit-rust-shooting-11952972