Alec Baldwin was an actor and co-producer of the Western film.
Alec Baldwin's role as a co-producer on the Western film Rust isn't relevant to his involuntary manslaughter trial over the fatal on-set shooting, a judge in New Mexico ruled Monday.Jury selection is slated to start on Tuesday. Baldwin could face up to 18 months in prison if convicted of killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. He has pleaded not guilty, and appeared in court Monday, looking somber and also checking his phone.
Baldwin previously said he holding the gun when it went off and struck Hutchins with a live bullet, but didn't pull the trigger. He has maintained his innocence, claiming he was not responsible for the gun being improperly loaded with a live bullet when it was supposed to be a blank prop run.'I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them, never,' Baldwin told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in an interview about the fatal incident in December 2021.
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