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The criminal charges filed against Alec Baldwin for the tragic shooting on the set of Rust have been dropped.
“We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident,” Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, attorneys for the Beetlejuice actor, 65, said in a statement to the media, per ABC News, on Thursday, April 20.
Baldwin — who is starring and producing the movie — was facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter after he was holding a prop weapon that had real bullets inside on the film’s set in New Mexico back in 2021. The shot killed cinematographer Haylna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.
Alec Baldwin filming on set for ‘Rust.’ Santa Fe County Sheriff/MEGA
Following the fatality, production shut down and is scheduled to resume this week in Montana. Lawyers told the outlet that the film will continue without using any working weapons and any form of ammunition. Hutchinson’s husband, Matthew, will also serve as an executive producer in honor of his late wife.
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