What to know about Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial for the “Rust” shooting, which begins today.
Alec Baldwin in 2021. The actor, who was holding a prop revolver on set when it fired and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, has denied pulling the gun’s trigger and pleaded not guilty. Nearly three years after a prop revolver discharged in Alec Baldwin’s hand on the set of “Rust,” killing the Western movie’s cinematographer and injuring its director, his trial for involuntary manslaughter is set to start with jury selection Tuesday.
“I would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them. Never,” he said. “… The notion that there was a live round in that gun did not dawn on me until probably about 45 minutes to an hour later.”charges against the actor were dropped
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