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‘Rust’ Armorer Sentenced to 18-Month Prison Term for Involuntary Manslaughter
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer who loaded the live round into the gun Alec Baldwin was holding when it discharged and killed the film’s cinematographer, will serve 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter. The decision from Santa Fe judge Mary Sommer, delivered on Monday, comes after a jury found Gutierrez-Reed guilty, making her the […]
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‘Rust’ Armorer’s GoFundMe Shut Down for Violating Rules Against Raising Money for Legal Defense of “Violent Crimes”
GoFundMe has shut down the fundraiser that Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed‘s family started to help pay for the cost of an appeal because it violated the company’s rules against raising money for “the legal defense of alleged financial and violent crimes.” The family had launched the fundraiser ahead of Gutierrez-Reed’s scheduled sentencing for involuntary manslaughter […]
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Alec Baldwin Seeks Dismissal of Grand Jury Indictment in Fatal Shooting of Cinematographer
Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Thursday to dismiss a grand jury indictment against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie Rust. The indictment in January charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, […]
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A Timeline of the ‘Rust’ Shooting and Investigation
On Oct. 21, 2021, tragedy struck the set of Rust in New Mexico when Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm that had a live round in it, killing the film’s director of photography Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has maintained that he didn’t pull the trigger on the gun that killed the […]
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Is the Embattled Young ‘Rust’ Armorer Getting a Fair Shot?
On Oct. 21, 2021, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, then 24, arrived at the Bonanza Creek Ranch just south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, an hour or so before sunrise and reported to her job as the armorer and props assistant on the set of the low-budget indie Western Rust. She took a COVID test, swung by the catering […]
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Halyna Hutchins’ Family Attorney Criticizes SAG-AFTRA’s Defense of Alec Baldwin: “The Case Will Be Decided on Its Merits”
An attorney for the family of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said this week that SAG-AFTRA’s defense of Alec Baldwin amid new potential charges flies “in the face of common sense and the law.” Baldwin was indicted in the fatal shooting of Hutchins earlier this month, after a grand jury presented with a new investigation recommended […]
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With ‘Rust’ Legal Bills to Pay, Alec Baldwin Is Staying Busy With Gigs
As Alec Baldwin’s legal challenges continue with Friday’s indictment stemming from the 2021 Rust shooting, he has made moves to shore up his finances, which includes the star starting to appear at fan conventions and having relisted his longtime Hamptons home for $10 million under the asking price from roughly a year ago. In a […]
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Alec Baldwin Indicted Again With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Case
Alec Baldwin has been indicted in the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins after a grand jury presented with a new investigation into the incident recommended charging the actor and producer of the low-budget Western. Baldwin is expected to be charged by New Mexico prosecutors, who initially dropped the criminal case to review new […]
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Grand Jury to Weigh Recharging Alec Baldwin With Manslaughter
New Mexico prosecutors will convene a grand jury to weigh recharging Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting death of the cinematographer on the set of Rust, marking the latest turn in a case that has drawn widespread attention for high-profile blunders by the prosecution and igniting discussion of set safety on low-budget […]
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‘Rust’ Prosecutors Looking Into Whether Alec Baldwin Undermined Set Safety
The production entity for Rust must turn over records that could indicate whether Alec Baldwin shirked industry-wide norms on set safety to shoot the movie on a shoestring budget, a judge has ruled on Tuesday. In what could be a prelude to the refiling of charges against the movie’s actor and producer, prosecutors are seeking […]
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‘Rust’ Armorer Pleads Not Guilty as Judge Sets Trial for Dec. 6
Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges in a trial that will begin Dec. 6 over the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Gutierrez-Reed submitted the plea Wednesday after she waived her right to an arraignment and preliminary hearing, which would’ve decided if there’s probable cause […]
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Criminal Case Against ‘Rust’ Armorer Moves Forward as Judge Rejects Dismissal
A New Mexico judge has advanced the criminal case against Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, marking a win for the prosecution, which has been marred by setbacks. Judge Mary Sommer on Tuesday rejected a move to dismiss the case by Gutierrez-Reed, who argued that prosecutors tainted the investigation to the point a fair trial is no […]
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