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Actor Alec Baldwin has been charged with manslaughter over the deadly 2021 shooting on the set of his film “Rust,” according to a court document filed Friday.
Baldwin, who was also a producer on the film, was holding a Colt .45 during rehearsals for the low-budget Western in New Mexico when it discharged a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin has repeatedly denied any responsibility for the October 2021 shooting and said that he did not pull the trigger on the gun, which in any case should have been loaded with a dummy.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armourer, responsible for supplying and maintaining weapons, is set to go on trial next month on charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence.
While Dave Halls, the film’s safety coordinator and assistant director who handed Baldwin the loaded gun, agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors and was sentenced to six months’ probation.
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