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Alec Baldwin Shouldn't Spend 5 Years in Prison for an Accident

The actor is a polarizing figure. That shouldn't matter when evaluating the criminal case against him.

Reason

Prosecutors seek justice in Baldwin case, regardless of fame

Prosecutors vow to file two manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons supervisor in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie

The Independent UK

Alec Baldwin news - live: Actor to continue filming Rust after involuntary manslaughter charges

Alec Baldwin is one of three Rust cast and crew members facing charges over the fatal shooting incident

The Independent UK

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His daughter was killed on the Midnight Rider set. He hopes the Alec Baldwin charges will spur change in film

Camera operator Sarah Jones’ film career was cruelly cut short when she was killed on the set of the 2014 movie Midnight Rider. Her father Richard Jones tells Bevan Hurley that involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin may finally bring meaningful change to industry attitudes towards safety.

The Independent UK

Gun safety on movie sets improved after Alec Baldwin shooting, experts say

Increasing use of digital effects and other on-set precautions among measures after death of cinematographer

The Guardian - US

Alec Baldwin to face involuntary manslaughter charge over Halyna Hutchins death

Charges will be pressed against actor Alec Baldwin following the 2021 Rust movie shooting which resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the New Mexico District Attorney’s office has said. Both Baldwin and the film’s armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over…

Evening Standard

With the Alec Baldwin charges, what will happen to the production of ‘Rust’?

LOS ANGELES — After cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot during an October 2021 rehearsal on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust,” production immediately halted.

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Alec Baldwin’s ‘recklessness’ on set led to criminal charge, prosecutors say

Actor and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, violated ‘all of the standards … if we have a gun in our hands,’ says Santa Fe DA district attorney

The Guardian - US

Editorial: Only banning guns from movie sets will prevent the ‘Rust’ tragedy from ever happening again

More than a year after the shocking fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the movie “Rust,” prosecutors announced Thursday that they will file criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter against Alec Baldwin, the star of the movie who allegedly discharged the replica of a vintage…

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Are charges excessive for Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting?

Of course Alec Baldwin shouldn’t receive special treatment because he’s famous. He shouldn’t be treated, as the district attorney in Santa Fe, N.M., put it, as if he were “above the law.” There shouldn’t be “two legal systems in your county — one for the powerful and one for everyone…

Los Angeles Times

Actor Brandon Lee was killed by a prop gun, years before the 'Rust' shooting death

In an accident similar to Alec Baldwin's shooting of Halyna Hutchins, Lee's co-star fired a prop gun at the 28-year-old actor during filming of The Crow.

WEKU

Halyna Hutchins’ final words after being shot on Alec Baldwin’s Rust set revealed

The director of photography for the Western film ‘Rust’ died on 21 October 2021 after Baldwin discharged a firearm while practising a gun-drawing technique on set

The Independent UK

As Baldwin faces charges, gun safety on sets 'gets louder'

As actor Alec Baldwin faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer on a New Mexico, gun safety on sets remains at the forefront of many in Hollywood

The Independent UK

Alec Baldwin news – live: Hollywood backs actor in wake of Rust shooting involuntary manslaughter charges

Alec Baldwin is one of three Rust cast and crew members facing charges over the fatal shooting incident

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Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter. Here's how the Rust shooting unfolded and what the charge means

A prosecutor announces she will charge Alec Baldwin and armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed over a shooting on a movie set, after more than a year of investigation.

Reuters

Analysis-Alec Baldwin 'Rust' shooting charges could be difficult to prove

Prosecutors could face long odds convincing a jury that Alec Baldwin is criminally liable for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during the filming of the Western "Rust,” according to several legal experts.

The Independent UK

Alec Baldwin tweets about David Crosby’s death hours after being charged in Rust shooting

Baldwin interviewed Crosby in 2018

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‘Does Not Get A Free Pass’: Alec Baldwin Charged W/ Involuntary Manslaughter Over Rust Shooting

“If any one of these people had done their job, Halyna Hutchins would be alive today."

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‘Rust’ charges met with mixed reaction: sympathy and hate for Alec Baldwin

LOS ANGELES — The family of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins says it is “a comfort” that no one in New Mexico is above the law following the decision to bring criminal charges against actor-producer Alec Baldwin and the film’s armorer.

Reason

What Exactly Is "Manslaughter" in the Alec Baldwin Case?

Though "involuntary manslaughter" is defined by New Mexico statute to includes death caused by lack of "due caution," New Mexico precedent limits it to situations where the defendant had "subjective knowledge 'of the danger or risk to others posed by his or her actions.'"

The Conversation

What is involuntary manslaughter? A law professor explains the charge facing Alec Baldwin for 'Rust' shooting death

A prosecutor in New Mexico intends to charge Alec Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter it was announced on Jan. 19, 2023, over the deadly shooting on the set of the film “Rust” in 2021. The shooting occurred while Baldwin was rehearsing a scene with a gun that had…

Los Angeles Times

In 'Rust' shooting, prosecutors wrestled over charges

New Mexico prosecutors acknowledged Thursday they struggled over whether to charge actor Alec Baldwin and weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez Reed with involuntary manslaughter, a felony, but said they felt an obligation to the slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The Independent UK

His daughter was killed on the Midnight Rider set. He hopes the Alec Baldwin charges will spur change in film

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Australian Open all hours, prison treaty fail, Alec Baldwin charged over shooting

Thansi Kokkinakis loses epic six-hour, five-setter against Andy Murray ending at 4am; Australia faces ignominy over UN torture pact; and Alex Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter case

ABC News

The Loop: Charges to be laid over Halyna Hutchins's death, Murray knocks Kokkinakis out of Australian Open at 4am, All Quiet on the Western Front leads BAFTA nods

What Australia is searching for, what's coming up today and the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick look at this morning's stories.

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