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Opening statements will get underway today in Alec Baldwin’s high-profile trial over the fatal shooting on the set of the movie Rust.
It’s been almost three years since a rehearsal of a shooting scene in the western film ended tragically, when a prop gun Baldwin was holding went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
Baldwin, 66, has insisted that he didn’t pull the trigger on the firearm and didn’t know it contained a live round, claiming it fired accidentally.
He is charged with a single felony count of involuntary manslaughter over the October 2021 incident and faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted.
On Tuesday, a jury of 12 people was seated to decide the Hollywood actor’s fate.
Baldwin arrived at the Sante Fe courthouse flanked by his wife Hilaria – who brought the couple’s baby along – and brother Stephen.
The high-profile trial comes three months after the movie’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in April and sentenced to the maximum penalty of 18 months in prison.
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Jury seated in Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ manslaughter trial
Hollywood star is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in New Mexico for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie in 2021.
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Alec Baldwin endorsed Democratic Senator for Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse as vice president in an Instagram post the day of jury selection in his involuntary manslaughter trial.
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Stephen Baldwin spotted at brother’s involuntary manslaughter trial
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Veteran armorer turned down ‘Rust’ job over ‘red flags’
In an exclusive interview with NewsNation’s guest host Brian Entin on Banfield | NewsNation this week, Hollywood prop master Neal Zoromski said he was set to work on the Alec Baldwin film “Rust” but backed out after noticing some budgetary red flags.
On that movie set, Baldwin ended up firing a prop gun filled with real bullets, killing the film’s cinematographer.
Andrea Cavallier9 July 2024 22:15
See the juror questionnaire
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What to know about Alec Baldwin’s trial
Nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” Alec Baldwin is going on trial over her death.
Jury selection is underway today and opening arguments are expected to begin Wednesday.
Here are the essential things to know:
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A look at Alec Baldwin’s career
Before the horrific 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” put Alec Baldwin’s career in question, he took on, and sent up, a wide spectrum of variations of masculinity.
He has shifted from playing heroes to scoundrels to thugs to gentle father figures to office alpha males to a “ Boss Baby.” He went from star leading man to bit player to scene stealer, at times going years without a major role in a hit film or show.
But he has remained a household name for nearly 35 years, largely on the strength of his real-life personality: as an outspoken liberal, occasional hothead, talk-show guest, podcast host, game show host, and the king of all “Saturday Night Live” hosts.
Here’s a look at Baldwin’s career in and out of Hollywood:
Andrea Cavallier9 July 2024 20:45
