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Prosecutors downgrade charges in Alec Baldwin shooting case

Alec Baldwin has been charged in the southwest state of New Mexico for manslaughter and faces an 18-month prison sentence, as does the film's armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

Explained: What is involuntary manslaughter, the criminal charge faced by Alec Baldwin on the sets of Rust

Alec Baldwin has said he had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun he discharged.

'Rust' shooting: Prosecutor to announce charges decision Thursday

Baldwin was holding the Colt. 45 during rehearsals for the film when it discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza in October 2021

Academy Award filmmaker Woody Allen expects his 50th film to be his last: 'The thrill is gone'

Woody Allen said movie-making is not as exciting now that his films spend a few days in movie theatres and then directly go to streaming.

Halyna Hutchins' family sues Alec Baldwin, Rust producers over wrongful death of cinematographer

The defendants’ “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures led to the death of Halyna Hutchins,” the attorney said

New Mexico legislator proposes gun-safety training for actors, crew following Rust shooting tragedy

The senator said in a statement that he was heartbroken to learn of the death of Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 on the set of #AlecBaldwin show Rust

Rust armourer sues film's ammunition supplier over mixing dummy and live weapons

Rust armourer sued the film's ammunition supplier, accusing him of leaving real bullets among the dummy cartridges, resulting in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.

2021 marked return of the Western, from revisionist tales in Concrete Cowboy to modern takes like The Power of the Dog

As good as 2021 was for the Western, one cannot finish this assessment without addressing the Rust set tragedy. You can have all the gun-twirling scenes you want onscreen but Hollywood simply cannot afford to have any more accidents on set, lest the Western genre itself fall out of favour.

Alec Baldwin 'chose to play Russian roulette' with safety, new lawsuit alleges over Rust shooting incident

Script supervisor Mamie Mitchell has accused Alec Baldwin and his fellow producers of intentional infliction of emotional distress due to the Rust fatal shooting incident

Rust crew member sues Alec Baldwin over 'severe emotional distress' due to on-set fatal shooting

Serge Svetnoy, the head of lighting on the film Rust, said in the suit that the bullet that killed his close friend Halyna Hutchins, narrowly missed him, and he held her head as she died