Involuntarily manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin and the 'Rust' movie armorer were filed by Santa Fe prosecutors more than a year after the on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
reveals that the revolver could not have been fired without someone pulling the trigger, contradicting a claim from Baldwin's ABC News interview.Within days, the production company behind"Rust" was also fined $139,793 by New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau. The sum was the maximum fine allowable under state law.Hutchins' widowed husband announces that the parties settled the wrongful death lawsuit pending court approval.
was supposed to be tasked with ensuring firearms safety for the film, which used real guns but was only supposed to have dummy rounds and blanks on set.WATCH: Hilaria Baldwin exits her apartment before husband Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in 'Rust' shooting"Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set," attorney Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel tells Fox News Digital.
Meanwhile, Gutierrez-Reed's attorney Jason Bowles said in a statement that they would"bring the full truth to light and that she"will be exonerated of wrongdoing by a jury."
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