
Alec Baldwin’s Misconduct Lawsuit Over ‘Rust’ Prosecution Back On, Could Move to Federal Court
Alec Baldwin's lawsuit against New Mexico officials over his prosecution in the death of Halyna Hutchins is back on, and could move to federal court

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Alec Baldwin's lawsuit against New Mexico officials over his prosecution in the death of Halyna Hutchins is back on, and could move to federal court

Alec Baldwin‘s lawsuit against authorities in New Mexico was dismissed by a judge on Wednesday after the actor's team failed to pursue the case

"There is no way for the court to right this wrong," a Santa Fe judge ruled after finding state officials withheld evidence.

A judge ruled Monday that evidence showing the actor yelling at crew members to hurry and evidence about his dual role as producer will be off limits at trial

“I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger,” actor says in first sit-down interview since incident

Thell Reed told authorities he gave live rounds to another armorer while working on a different movie, and that armorer later provided rounds to his daughter on Rust, per a new search warrant

Dave Halls told investigators he couldn’t remember if armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed spun the drum for a full visual inspection

Hutchins was shot dead after Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that had been declared safe for use

Complaints about disregard of safety protocols followed both crew members from previous film sets

In the wake of a fatal shooting on the set of the movie ‘Rust,’ a Hollywood armorer explains weapons safety protocols and how they can fall short