New Mexico prosecutors are charging Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust."
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Alec Baldwin will be charged in the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on the New Mexico set of his Western movie “Rust," the Santa Fe district attorney announced Thursday.
Baldwin, 64, who was holding the gun at the time it fired, and "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and Special Prosecutor Andrea Reeb said in a news release.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, died shortly after being wounded by a gunshot while setting up a scene at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. 21, 2021. Baldwin was pointing a prop pistol at Hutchins when the gun went off, killing her and wounding the film's director, Joel Souza.
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Jaja
What a tragic and horrible situation. 😔
Well I’ll be damned, I thought he’d get off with nothing 😬
As he should
Prosecuting attourney (PA): Did you know the gun was loaded?
Alec: No
PA: did you check to see if the gun was loaded?
Alec: No
PA: did the script tell you to pull the trigger after pointing the firearm at the camera and in turn the director?
Alec: No
PA: Did you pull the trigger, without checking the firearm and without instruction while pointing the firearm at someone, resulting in the death of the film Director?
Alec: yes
PA: your Honor, The prosecution rests
Jury: Guilty on all counts!
Judge: 1 week house arrest and $5,000 fine. I hope you learned your lesson!!!
It’s not his fault.. Come on 😭👎
It was an accident, if it was a celebrity, no one would know about it and that person wouldn’t be charged.
Damn damn
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So everyone is charged with man slaughter because things were improperly checked, but yet we have “artists” who brag about murders they actually commit and just throw money to get off? 🤔 well balanced system if I say so myself 😂