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Rust Finally Rolls Out, With No Red Carpet

Director struggles with the need for the film to profit to benefit Halyna Hutchins' family

(Newser) - Rust, the film on whose set cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in 2021 by a bullet fired by star Alec Baldwin, is at last being released—after years of trials and investigations. Even the film's writer-director has mixed feelings about that. Hutchins' family "wanted it completed," Joel...

Rust Premieres, With Some Notable Absences

Alec Baldwin didn't attend the screening, nor did Halyna Hutchins' mother

(Newser) - The indie Western Rust made its world premiere on Wednesday, some three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead on set. It screened at the Camerimage film festival in Poland, where The Hollywood Reporter notes it received an "emphatic embrace." Director Joel Souza, who was wounded by...

Rust Armorer Looks to Take Advantage of Baldwin's Win
Rust Armorer Loses Bid
to Have Conviction Tossed
UPDATED
Sep 30, 2024 12:14 PM CDT

Rust Armorer Loses Bid to Have Conviction Tossed

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed argued she should go free, as Alec Baldwin did

(Newser) - A judge in New Mexico has upheld the conviction of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, armorer on the set of the movie Rust, in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, reports the AP . Gutierrez-Reed is currently serving an 18-month sentence for involuntary manslaughter, and she argued that her case should be tossed,...

What to Know About Alec Baldwin's Rust Trial
What to Know About
Alec Baldwin's Rust Trial
updated
Jul 8, 2024 6:45 PM CDT

What to Know About Alec Baldwin's Rust Trial

Jury selection begins Tuesday in New Mexico in death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - Nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of Rust, Alec Baldwin is going on trial over her death. Jury selection begins Tuesday, with opening statements expected Wednesday, and the projected end the following Friday, reports the AP . A last-minute ruling dealt...

Baldwin Trial Now Imminent After Judge's Ruling

It's set to start in early July after judge denied actor's request to dismiss the case over damaged evidence

(Newser) - A court ruling on Friday put an involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on track for trial in early July as a judge denied a request to dismiss the case on complaints that key evidence was damaged by the FBI during forensic testing. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer sided with prosecutors...

Prosecutors Have a Long List of Baldwin's Alleged 'Horseplay' With Gun

They say he was often reckless on set of 'Rust'

(Newser) - Before the shot that took Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' life in 2021, prosecutors say Alec Baldwin "engaged in horseplay" with the revolver that would ultimately kill her. Prosecutors say in a new court filing that they plan to introduce evidence that Baldwin's "erratic and aggressive behavior during...

Judge Rules on Baldwin's Ask Over Dropping Criminal Charge

Actor loses bid to nix manslaughter charge, meaning 'Rust' trial is on track for this summer

(Newser) - A New Mexico judge has rejected a request by Alec Baldwin to dismiss the sole criminal charge against him in a fatal shooting on the set of the movie Rust, keeping the case on track for a trial this summer. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Friday upheld an indictment charging...

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Gets Maximum Sentence

'You alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon,' judge tells 'Rust' armorer

(Newser) - "You alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon," a judge told Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in a New Mexico courtroom Monday, sentencing the Rust armorer to the maximum 18 months. In March, the 26-year-old was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Prosecutors...

Prosecutors: Rust Armorer Slammed 'Idiot' Jurors in Phone Calls

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be sentenced Monday

(Newser) - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of Rust who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, called the jurors in her case "idiots" and "a--holes" and complained about the incident's negative impact on her own life and modeling career, prosecutors...

Prosecutors Rail Against Alec Baldwin in New Filing

They claim he had 'no control' over his emotions on the set of 'Rust'

(Newser) - A new filing in the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin reveals some of what prosecutors plan to argue as they push for the actor to be held accountable for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of Rust in 2021. Baldwin, they argue in...

First Rust Trial Backs Up a Key Point for Alec Baldwin

Armorer expert says it wasn't Baldwin's job to check the safety of the gun

(Newser) - The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection with a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie Rust has given Alec Baldwin and his legal team an unusual window into how his own trial could unfold. A New Mexico jury deliberated less than three hours Wednesday...

Testimony Gets Tense at Trial Over Fatal Shooting on Film Set

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is on trial for involuntary manslaughter

(Newser) - Testimony at trial Monday turned emotional and argumentative as an eyewitness recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal and described gun misfires, crew members walking out, and a "ludicrous" pace of work, the AP reports. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was the...

Alec Baldwin Faces New Charges in Movie Shooting
Alec Baldwin
Pleads
Not Guilty
updated
Jan 31, 2024 6:05 PM CST

Alec Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty

Actor faces new involuntary manslaughter charges in death of Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - Avoiding a formal arraignment, Alec Baldwin entered a not guilty plea in New Mexico on Wednesday to the new involuntary manslaughter charges against him in the shooting death of Halyna Hutchins. The actor was then released on his personal recognizance, People reports. The conditions of his release include prohibitions on...

Prosecutors: Rust Armorer Got Rid of Drugs Day of Shooting

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed hit with new charge of evidence tampering

(Newser) - The armorer on the set of Rust gave someone drugs on the same day she loaded a live round into a prop gun that went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to special prosecutors, who've leveled a new charge of evidence tampering. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed "did transfer narcotics to...

Prosecutors: Rust Armorer Was Likely Hungover

Prosecutors level new accusations against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed

(Newser) - The weapons supervisor on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings during the filming of Rust, prosecutors are alleging, saying she was likely hungover when she loaded a live bullet into the revolver that the actor used. They...

Widower of Cinematographer to Work on Resumed Rust Film

Matthew Hutchins will be an executive producer

(Newser) - The Alec Baldwin movie Rust will resume production this week, according to Rust Movie Productions, about a year and a half after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on set with a prop gun. Baldwin will return, as will director Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, reports CNBC...

Another Win for Alec Baldwin in Rust Case
DA in Rust Case
Steps Aside
UPDATED
Mar 29, 2023 6:23 PM CDT

DA in Rust Case Steps Aside

Santa Fe prosecutor said she couldn't continue without 'extra manpower'

(Newser) - Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has stepped aside from the Rust prosecution after a series of setbacks and has named two lawyers to take over as special prosecutors, Variety reports. Earlier this month, special prosecutor Andrea Reeb stepped down from the prosecution of Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed...

Prosecutors: Baldwin Was on His Phone During Gun Training

Actor, armorer have been formally charged with manslaughter in 'Rust' shooting

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin has, as expected , been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of Rust in 2021. Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies filed charges against Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on Tuesday, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. The...

A Look at the Charges Against Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Responds
to Movie-Set
Charges
the rundown
Jan 19, 2023 2:23 PM CST

Alec Baldwin Responds to Movie-Set Charges

Actor's attorney slams 'terrible miscarriage of justice'

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin is now facing the possibility of prison over the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set in 2021. The district attorney who serves Sante Fe County in New Mexico said Thursday that Baldwin will be charged before the end of the month with involuntary manslaughter,...

Alec Baldwin to Be Charged in Fatal Movie Shooting

Actor and 'Rust' armorer charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin will face criminal charges in the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set. Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for firing the shot that killed Hutchins on the set of Rust, prosecutors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said Thursday, reports CNN . The movie'...

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