No Crime, No Gun: Alec Baldwin Wants ‘Rust’ Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Tossed Before Trial Starts

“I’m not going to sit here and be called a liar!”

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A New Mexico judge on Friday asked a series of skeptical questions of the prosecutor in the Alec Baldwin manslaughter case, suggesting she might decide to throw out the indictment. Baldwin is scheduled to face a trial in Santa Fe in July for negligently pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and pulling the trigger. In New Mexico, involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has missed out on the opportunity to return to football management after Canada appointed former Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch as their new national team head coach.

Prince Harry's decision to step down from his role as a senior working royal rocked the Royal Family – but it seems it was a long time in the making. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex dropped the bombshell news in January 2020 before jetting off to California two months later to start their new life.This move prompted the Royal Family to split in ways no one could have predicted.

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With the news of Justin and Hailey Bieber expecting their first child, fans have tons of questions! One big one is about her dad… Could it be Stephen Baldwin‘s bizarre prayer post about the couple earlier this year was because of the pregnancy all along?

Justin and Hailey Bieber will soon be parents for the first time. The couple that has been married since 2019, announced the exciting news on social media on Thursday, May 9. They renewed their vows, and she wore a white lace gown revealing her baby bump.A post shared by Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber (@haileybieber)They were congratulated by fans, famous friends, and family.

There is a lot of discourse about the new limited series “Baby Reindeer.” An utter smash hit for Netflix, the series is an adaption of Richard Gadd‘s stage play, which chronicles Gadd’s real-life experiences with a stalker and sexual assault. Despite Gadd and Netflix’s attempts to do everything possible to disguise or refashion the identities of some of the real-life subjects, there has been unexpected drama over viewers attempting to figure out just who was really who.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Alec Baldwin‘s lawyers have filed two more motions to throw out his manslaughter indictment in the “Rust” case in New Mexico. Meanwhile, Rory Kennedy, who is making a documentary about Baldwin and the “Rust” shooting, is fighting a subpoena that would force her to turn over interview footage to the prosecutors in the case. Baldwin faces a trial in July on a charge of negligently causing the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Hulu has given a pilot order to Downforce (working title) from ABC Signature. 

Selome Hailu Hulu has given a piot order to “Downforce” (working title), a comedy pilot written and executive produced by “Silicon Valley” writers Alec Berg and Adam Countee. The official logline for “Downforce” reads, “When the heiress to a dynastic racing team is thrust back into the family business, she needs to make some hard choices about the future of the team and her family’s legacy.” The pilot will be produced by ABC Signature, where Berg and Countee both have overall deals.

Two women were arrested after a handgun and ammunition were uncovered at a house in Moss Side. Police raided the home along Caythorpe Street on Tuesday (May 7) when they made the discovery.

A hero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is gunning to swing on over to the DC film universe as Batman!

Alec Baldwin doesn’t like a showoff.The “30 Rock” actor, 66, revealed that he took a yoga class with Paul McCartney, 81, in Los Angeles years ago, and he called the musician an “a–hole” because the musician was so good at yoga. “He would do a handstand or a headstand and he had the most lithe body you’ve ever seen, and back then he was in his late 60s, and he was so fit,” Baldwin said on the “Our Way with Paul Anka and Skip Bronson” podcast on Wednesday.

Chris Morris Music Reporter Duane Eddy, who became the first stand-alone rock ‘n’ roll guitar star with a string of instrumental hits in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s including the theme to TV series “Peter Gunn” and “Rebel Rouser,” died April 30 in Franklin, Tenn., He was 86. A rep for the guitarist said he was surrounded by his devoted wife Deed and his family. “Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakeable signature ‘Twang’ sound.

UPDATED, 7:15 AM: Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for Jake Gyllenhaal‘s legal thriller series Presumed Innocent. It begins with a voiceover by Gyllenhaal’s Rusty Sabich, saying “Love isn’t what people tell you that it is. In my experience it’s just something that grows. Until one day, you find yourself needing someone.” It’s the beginning of a steamy affair that ends up with Gyllenhaal’s Rusty looking guilty for murder. But is he?

Kenneth Huang was known for his particular taste in wine. Whether in his favorite corner of Cut, the Michelin-starred steakhouse at the Beverly Wilshire, or in the Peninsula Shanghai, Huang would summon a bottle of Opus One to the table. He would tell guests that he had a private reserve of the Napa Valley vineyard’s 2011 vintage, which retails for up to $2,000 a case. Someone who regularly dined with the financier says she drank so much Opus One that she got sick of the bourgeois Bordeaux. 

In a matter of days, The Prince and Princess of Wales will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. While this is impressive enough, the couple have been in one another's lives for more than twenty years. Very few of us need reminding that the royal couple met when they were both students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland in 2001.

Machine Gun Kelly has said that he refuses to say anything bad about Taylor Swift as he doesn’t “want any smoke” with her fanbase.The rapper, singer and guitarist has gotten himself into the deep end of controversy with other artists throughout his career, and therefore been on the receiving end of beef from their fan bases. However, according to a new interview, he has no intention of upsetting Swifties.He made the comments during a new edition of Hot Ones Versus – a truth-or-dare version of the popular show hosted by Sean Evans.

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