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‘Rust’ Armorer Faces New Charge of Tampering With Evidence

The armorer for the movie “Rust” transferred drugs to someone on the day the film’s cinematographer was shot dead in 2021, special prosecutors said on Thursday as she faced a new charge of tampering with evidence. Prosecutors said the additional charge against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed related to the Oct. 21, 2021, transfer of “narcotics to another…


In Cannes, ‘Rust’ Is Looking for Buyers and Alec Baldwin Has a New Project

A year and a half after the fatal shooting of its cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Alec Baldwin Western “Rust” is back on the market at the Cannes Film Festival, shopping for international buyers. Last month, “Rust” resumed shooting in Montana to finish the independently financed production that shut down following Hutchins’ death in October 2021….


‘Rust’ Movie Medic Gets $1.15 Million Partial Settlement

SANTA FE, N.M.—A New Mexico judge has approved a $1.15 million settlement between a medic who worked on the “Rust” film set and one of several defendants she accused of negligence in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal. Court records show the partial settlement between Cherlyn Schaefer and…


Charges Against Alec Baldwin Dropped in Deadly ‘Rust’ Shooting, Lawyers Say

Lawyers for actor Alec Baldwin said Thursday that prosecutors dropped charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during the filming of “Rust” in October 2021. “We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident,”…


LIVE 4:30 PM ET: Alec Baldwin, ‘Rust’ Armorer Appear to a Virtual Court

Actor Alec Baldwin and the weapons handler of the crew, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, attend a virtual court appearance at 4:30 p.m. ET on March 9 for scheduling future hearings in the “Rust” shooting case. …


Alec Baldwin, ‘Rust’ Armorer Appear to a Virtual Court

Actor Alec Baldwin and the weapons handler of the crew, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, attend a virtual court appearance at 4:30 p.m. ET on March 9 for scheduling future hearings in the “Rust” shooting case. …


‘Rust’ Producers Agree to Pay $100,000 Safety Fine After Shooting

Producers of the Western movie ‘Rust’ on Friday said they had agreed to pay a $100,000 civil fine for “serious” workplace safety breaches prior to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set in 2021. New Mexico’s worker safety bureau found the Rust Movie Productions (RMP) firm knew of the…


Court Proceedings Advance in Deadly Shooting on ‘Rust’ Film Set

A film-industry weapons supervisor made her first formal court appearance Friday on a felony charge in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney said his client will plead not guilty, but the judge did not take that plea during the virtual court…


Rust 101: Give New Life to Ugly Metal

Rust is like a cancer in that it keeps growing, looks unsightly, and eats away at its host—in this case, metal—weakening and destroying it. You need to stop it ASAP. From outdoor furniture, mailboxes, and the tools you left out in the rain to jewelry, cast iron pots and pans, and parts of your car,…


Your Rust Removal Questions and My Answers

Every week, readers reach out to me with fantastic questions about a column of mine they have just read. Often they ask why I didn’t delve deeper into the topic. The answer is that newspapers — the medium for which my column is produced — have space limits that I need to adhere to. About…