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Once again, Alec Baldwin and Rust producers are being taken to court by crew members of the indie Western over the fatal 2021 on-set shooting of cinematographer Haylna Hutchins.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Three “Rust” crew members sued Alec Baldwin and the film’s producers on Monday, alleging they have suffered anxiety and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the shooting death of the film’s cinematographer. The three crew members were in the church building at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, N.M., when Baldwin’s gun fired, striking cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and director Joel Souza. Baldwin has denied pulling the trigger, though prosecutors have charged him with involuntarily manslaughter for allegedly firing the weapon while it was pointed at Hutchins. The plaintiffs in the latest suit are Ross Addiego, the dolly operator, Doran Curtin, the set costumer, and Reese Price, the key grip. According to the suit, all three were in close proximity to Baldwin when the gun was fired, and suffered “blast injuries” from the deafening sound of the shot.

Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed will be allowed to have a gun at home, a New Mexico judge ruled today.

Alec Baldwin pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death of Halyna Hutchins on Thursday. Hutchins died on Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun that Baldwin was holding fired on the set of "Rust." The actor also waived his first appearance, which legal experts explained is a "routine court proceeding." "By waiving his first appearance in court, he's sending a signal that this is a case that really ought not be taken seriously, even though it is obviously an extremely serious case.

Alec Baldwin and his legal team didn’t have anything to say Monday when the Santa Fa D.A. dropped a disputed charge in the fatal Rust shooting criminal case that could have seen the actor behind bars for up to five years for the death of cinematographer Haylna Hutchins.

Alec Baldwin in connection to the accidental shooting of a Rust crew member have been downgraded.In October 2021, while filming the movie on location, Baldwin was holding a Colt .45-caliber pistol that fired a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Baldwin and the movie’s armourer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, were then both charged with involuntary manslaughter last month following the tragic incident.Per The Hollywood Reporter, the involuntary manslaughter charge remains against the pair, but The Santa Fe District Attorney has now removed a firearm enhancement from a second charge, meaning that a potential five-year prison sentence for Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed is now no longer possible.If found guilty of the involuntary manslaughter charge, the pair face a maximum of 18 months in prison.Discussing the reason for the change in charges, New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney spokesperson Heather Brewer said (via THR): “In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film set.“The prosecution’s priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys.”Gutierrez-Reed’s lawyer Jason Bowles added that he “applaud[s] the decision by the District Attorney and it was the right call, ethically, and on the merits.”In November of 2022, Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit for negligence and indemnification against a number of Rust crew members including Gutierrez-Reed, weapons and rounds supplier Seth Kenney, first assistant director David Halls and property master Sarah Zachry.

Celebrities were out and about this week on red carpets, TV talk show sets and on the streets of Los Angeles and New York. Alec Baldwin was seen strolling down the streets of Brooklyn after picking up his morning coffee on Wednesday.  The actor's outing came after it was reported that Dave Halls, the assistant director of his movie "Rust," may testify against him in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed are facing charges of involuntary manslaughter.

Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by a prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin in October 2021.The producers, Rust Movie Products, confirmed the news and announced there will be a mix of new and old crew members, including a new cinematographer as Bianca Cline (“Marcel the Shell With Shoes On”).Original crew members returning to set include director Joel Souza — who was shot and wounded in the incident — stunt coordinator Allan Graf, costume designer Terese Davis, makeup department head Stacy Lockhart and hair department head Anna Williams.All of the movie’s core cast — including Baldwin — will be returning.“Though bittersweet, I am grateful that a brilliant and dedicated new production team joining former cast and crew are committed to completing what Halyna and I started,” Souza said in a statement. “My every effort on this film will be devoted to honoring Halyna’s legacy and making her proud. It is a privilege to see this through on her behalf.”The scene that was being rehearsed when Hutchins was shot is being rewritten, a lawyer for Rust Movie Productions shared.The plans to finish the movie, which was originally supposed to resume filming in January, comes after Baldwin, 64, was formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Hutchins, who was 42.

Warm in the winter! Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) spent the holidays with husband Justin Bieber and some of her closest pals, including Kylie Jenner and Stassie Karanikolaou.

UPDATED with latest: A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday ruled that Rust script supervisor Mamie Mitchell can pursue her negligence and other claims against Alec Baldwin, who fired a loaded gun on the New Mexico set of the indie Western last year that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.

Specialty film rollouts continues to accelerate with Chinonye Chukwu’s Till, Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave and A24’s Stars At Noon joining releases from previous weeks to populate theaters as awards season gathers steam.  

Alec Baldwin, along with "Rust" producers, reached a settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but the New Mexico district attorney's office announced Wednesday that the proposed agreement will have "no impact" on their investigation and filing possible criminal charges in the case. "The proposed settlement announced today in Matthew Hutchins’ wrongful death case against ‘Rust’ movie producers, including Alec Baldwin, in the death of Halyna Hutchins will have no impact on District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis’ ongoing investigation or her ultimate decision whether to file criminal charges in the case," Heather Brewer, spokesperson, Office of the First Judicial District Attorney, State of New Mexico, told Fox News Digital.  "While civil suits are settled privately and often involve financial awards, criminal cases deal only in facts. If the facts and evidence warrant criminal charges under New Mexico law then charges will be brought.

The settlement today between Alec Baldwin and Rust producers with the family of slain  cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the resurrection of the indie Western won’t stop any possible criminal charges claims the Santa Fe District Attorney.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit in the “Rust” shooting will have no effect on the district attorney’s consideration of criminal charges, the D.A.’s office said Wednesday. The producers of “Rust,” including Alec Baldwin, announced a settlement on Wednesday morning with Matthew Hutchins, the husband of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The producers intend to resume production of the film in January. “The proposed settlement announced today in Matthew Hutchins’ wrongful death case against ‘Rust’ movie producers, including Alec Baldwin, in the death of Halyna Hutchins will have no impact on District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies’ ongoing investigation or her ultimate decision whether to file criminal charges in the case,” said Heather Brewer, a spokeswoman for the D.A.’s office. “While civil suits are settled privately and often involve financial awards, criminal cases deal only in facts. If the facts and evidence warrant criminal charges under New Mexico law then charges will be brought. No one is above the law.”

wrongful death lawsuit brought by the estate of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, reports said Wednesday. Matthew Hutchins, the husband of the film’s director of photography who was shot and killed by Baldwin in October, will be an executive producer on the film and production is slated to resume with the original cast in January, Deadline reported. “We have reached a settlement, subject to court approval, for our wrongful death case against the producers of Rust, including Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions, LLC. As part of that settlement, our case will be dismissed,” Matthew Hutchins said in a statement. “I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame [to the producers or Mr.

Seven and counting! Hilaria Baldwin shared her first family portrait after welcoming baby No. 7 with husband Alec Baldwin.

The Santa Fe District Attorney has secured partial funding for 4 potential prosecutions over Rust.

Woody Allen is apparently stepping away from movies permanently. Following recent comments to Alec Baldwin in an Instagram live chat where he said “the thrill is gone,” in terms of filmmaking, the 86-year-old writer/director told Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia he intends to stop making movies after his next film, evidently titled “Wasp 22.” “My idea, in principle, is not to make more movies and focus on writing,” Allen told the publication.

Alec Baldwin says he has lost five jobs since the ‘Rust’ shooting. He added he would have quit the film business if it wasn’t for the support of his wife Hilaria Baldwin, who is expecting their seventh child this fall. Baldwin, 64, said in a new interview with CNN about the tragedy, in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead on set last October: “I got fired from another job yesterday.

Alec Baldwin stated that the “only time” he was “worried” about the consequences of the fatal “Rust” movie set shooting, was after former President Donald Trump weighed in on the tragedy. Implying that his physical safety was in danger, Baldwin claimed that Trump had “instructed people to commit acts of violence” on January 6, and now “he was pointing fingers at me.”CNN “New Day” aired Baldwin’s interview with CNN entertainment reporter Chloe Melas on Friday, where they discussed the fallout from the tragic shooting on the Hollywood set of the movie “Rust.”Baldwin maintained during his interview that he didn’t pull the trigger, telling Melas, “I never once said – never – that the gun went off in my hand automatically. I always said I pulled the hammer back, and I pulled it back as far as I could.

Alec Baldwin is kicking back while new discoveries are being made in the "Rust" shooting case. On Thursday, Baldwin was seen leaving lunch at a luxe clam bar in Amagansett, New York, one of the most expensive towns in the Hamptons.

Despite an FBI report claiming otherwise, Alec Baldwin insists he didn’t pull the trigger of the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” last year.

the fatal shooting that occurred on the set of the western Rust, contradicting a statement made by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin.In the report, as noted by Deadline via ABC-TV, the gun used in the shooting – a .45 caliber F.lli Pietta revolver – was put through the FBI’s accidental discharge testing. The tests included putting the hammer of the gun in both the half-cock and quarter-cock positions, and the hammer of the gun being “struck directly”.

Alec Baldwin faced criticism on social media for sharing a video supporting Anne Heche following the "horrific" car crash in which she was involved on Friday in the Los Angeles area, a crash which caused a fiery blaze and destroyed a home. "Hey, I just want to send out my best wishes and all my love to Anne Heche," Baldwin told his two million followers on Saturday night. He starred alongside Heche, 53, in the '96 legal thriller "The Juror," and they reconnected in 2004 for the Broadway play, "Twentieth Century." But fans were not interested in Baldwin's plight and rushed to remind the actor that Heche, 53, was "reckless" while driving her Mini Cooper furiously through the residential Mar Vista neighborhood in videos obtained by surveillance cameras, before the vehicle finally crashed into a home.

This Morning's Holly Willoughby has shared a cheeky bikini snap as she paid tribute to her husband Dan Baldwin on their 15th wedding anniversary. Mum of three Holly, 41, shared a black and white throwback snap to Instagram of herself swimming underwater on what one would assume to be her honeymoon, as her bikini bottoms read "Mrs Baldwin" in glitter. Her long blonde hair could be seen rippling in the water as she stretched her arms back the length of her body as she enjoyed her swim.

Gallery: 'He pulled away and whispered, 'Make out with my nose. . . ' You'll never believe these stars' worst first dates (BANG Showbiz)Although it has been attributed to her, Hailey stressed that she "didn't come up with this concept".

Hilaria Baldwin defended husband, Alec, on Instagram Thursday in a lengthy message where she stood up for her partner and decried the "enemies" who "seek to destroy you." The 38-year-old yoga enthusiast, who is pregnant with their seventh child, shared a black-and-white image of the couple as she described becoming his "person" being both a "joy and an eye opening experience" that she is "forever grateful" for every day."The darker part is seeing behind the curtain at how some of this ‘business’ can function and the blows and sacrifices that someone in the public eye takes for speaking up for what they believe and for helping others," she wrote to her nearly one million followers.  "Enemies of these missions seek to destroy you, in order to delegitimize your voice and purpose." Hilaria Baldwin defended husband, Alec Baldwin, in a lengthy Instagram post shared on Thursday.The couple is pictured in April at the opening night of "Hangmen" on Broadway. (Jason Mendez) "This is not a new tactic…it’s as old as history…yet, how easy it is now more than ever to slander people and cherry pick and piece together strands taken out of context, ‘opinions,’ or complete fabrications.

Alec Baldwin frequently takes to Instagram to share happy family updates or professional news with his fans.MORE: Alec Baldwin shocks fans as he announces controversial decisionBut this week he used the platform to pay touching tributes to two friends following the news of their sudden deaths. WATCH: Alec Baldwin's toddler's rock star impression is adorableOn Tuesday, Alec posted a picture of an article confIrming the death of Goodfellas actor Paul Sorvino at the age of 83.

Related: Hollywood bids farewell to three greats united by mafia films and friendship “Our hearts are broken, there will never be another Paul Sorvino, he was the love of my life and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage,” she said in a statement published by the Hollywood Reporter. The Brooklyn native’s career spanned over a half century, with memorable roles as James Caan’s bookie in The Gambler, secretary of state Henry Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s Nixon, Claire Danes’s father in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet, and a heroin-addicted lounge singer alongside Alec Baldwin in The Cooler.

Holly Willoughby revealed a saucy secret earlier this week. This week the ITV This Morning star, 41, set pulses racing when she revealed she wore a custom 1960s bunny girl corset - complete with a fluffy tail - under her wedding dress when she married TV producer Dan Baldwin in 2007.

Just recently, while speaking to Alec Baldwin in an Instagram broadcast, Woody Allen said that he believes his next film, his 50th feature overall, could be his last. He says it’s more to do with the state of the industry and not about the sexual abuse allegations that follow him everywhere he goes.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentWhile promoting the French release of his 2020 film “Rifkin’s Festival,” Woody Allen said he was planning to shoot his next movie in Paris. The New York-based director told the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche that he was aiming to relocate to Paris in September to lens his next project which he said will be a French-language movie with a local cast. Allen said he was able to find the financing in the U.S.

Olivia Rodrigo has broken a record previously held by Lady Gaga! – Just Jared Jr Here’s what Woody Allen told Alec Baldwin in a very rare interview – DListed Selena Gomez is sharing her makeup routine – Egotastic Here’s everything coming to Peacock in July – Just Jared Jr

Zack Sharf Woody Allen made a rare live appearance for an interview with Alec Baldwin on Instagram Live that was hosted on the latter’s social media page. Baldwin’s profile has 2.4 million followers. Allen directed Baldwin in “Alice” (1990), “To Rome With Love” (2012) and  “Blue Jasmine” (2013).

Entertainment industry professionals began sharing their own abortion experiences across social media platforms in efforts to slam SCOTUS following the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade last week.

Coronation Street star Patricia Brake has passed away after a very long battle with cancer. The actress, who played Mike Baldwin's sister-in-law Viv Baldwin, in the long-running ITV soap, died aged 79. The sad news was confirmed by her son.