BBC News - The family of Halyna Hutchins, the Rust cinematographer who died on set, say they will sue Alec Baldwin despite his criminal charges being dropped. Manslaughter charges against Baldwin, who was holding the prop gun that fired the fatal bullet, were withdrawn in New Mexico on Thursday.
A lawyer for Ms Hutchins' parents and sister said that the actor "cannot escape responsibility" for her death. Baldwin had already reached a deal with her widower and 10-year-old son.
In October 2021, Mr Baldwin had been practising firing the gun on set at a ranch near Santa Fe when it went off, fatally striking 42-year-old Ukrainian-born Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. The actor denied pulling the trigger, although an FBI report later concluded that the gun could not have been fired without the trigger being pulled.
He had been due in court for a preliminary hearing on 3 May. But on Thursday, prosecutors said they would withdraw charges against the Emmy-award winner after new facts were revealed that required further investigation. The film's armourer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, continues to face two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
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Bad gun, good Baldwin.
ReplyDeleteThe lab that did the testing was the FBI lab. They also destroyed the gun. At this point, I'm quite willing to believe Baldwin, enormous asshat that he is, could indeed be either innocent due to a modified gun or at least have diminished culpability. A pox on both- but if I have to choose between Baldwin and believing the FBI, Baldwin gets the presumption of innocence.
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