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The actor, who faces 18 months in prison if convicted, has maintained his innocence from the start.
Published on 01/19/2024 10.44pm Updated on 01/19/2024 10.44pm
Reading time: 1 min American comedian Alec Baldwin in New York (United States), December 6, 2023. (MIKE COPPOLA/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP)
A new legal step for Alec Baldwin. After charges against him for fatal shooting on the film set were initially dropped Rust, the American actor was again charged with manslaughter on Friday 19 January. In his press release on the new charge, the prosecutor in charge of the case does not explain his decision.
October 21, 2021, filming of the western Rust in New Mexico (United States) it had turned into a tragedy. Alec Baldwin aimed a gun meant to hold only blank bullets, but a real bullet killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. This rare news shocked Hollywood and prompted calls to ban firearms on sets.
The actor denies pulling the trigger
The 65-year-old actor, who faces 18 months in prison if convicted, has maintained his innocence from the start. He has always maintained that he was assured that his weapon was harmless and he denies having pulled the trigger. Gold according to the magazine Varietya re-evaluation of the weapon in question concluded that it could only have been activated by pulling the trigger.
The gun, broken during checks carried out by the FBI during the initial investigation, had to be rebuilt and was the subject of conflicting expert opinions.
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2024-01-19 21:44:32
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