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Legal Experts: Alec Baldwin’s Interview About Shooting ‘A Mistake’

Some legal experts said Alec Baldwin’s Thursday interview with ABC News could be used against him and “was a mistake.” During the interview with George Stephanopoulos, Baldwin spoke about the October shooting incident that left the “Rust” photo director, Halyna Hutchins, dead. Authorities in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said that Baldwin accidentally discharged the firearm,…


2nd Lawsuit Filed Against Alec Baldwin Alleges ‘Rust’ Actor Fired Gun ‘Intentionally and Without Just Cause’

Hollywood actor Alex Baldwin did not have any reason to fire the gun that led to the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” last month, a new lawsuit filed on Wednesday claims. Script supervisor Mamie Mitchell, who called emergency services after Baldwin shot Hutchins, filed the lawsuit (pdf) in Los Angeles County Superior Court,…


‘Rust’ Script Never Called for Baldwin Gun to Be Fired, Lawsuit Alleges

LOS ANGELES—A crew member working on the Western movie “Rust” said in a lawsuit on Wednesday that the script never called for a gun to be fired during a scene that Alec Baldwin was rehearsing when he killed a cinematographer last month. Script supervisor Mamie Mitchell alleges Baldwin should have checked the gun himself for…


‘Rust’ Crew Member Bitten by Venomous Spider May Need Arm Amputated

A crew member who was part of the wrap team on the production of Western movie “Rust” may lose his arm after he was bitten by a venomous spider. Jason Miller, a lamp operator and pipe rigger, was bitten by a brown recluse spider while packing up the set and started to experience severe symptoms within days…


‘Rust’ Armorer Attorneys Blame Producers for ‘Unsafe’ Set

Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe working conditions. Gutierrez Reed was the armorer on the set of “Rust.” The 24-year-old, who…


Assistant Director Who Gave Alec Baldwin Prop Gun Subject to Prior Complaint

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who authorities say unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set. Maggie Goll, a prop maker and licensed pyrotechnician, said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with…