Alec Baldwin to be Charged in Death of 'Rust' Cinematographer
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2023
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Charges are being brought to the fatal 2021 incident on the set of the indie film “Rust.” The New Mexico district attorney announced yesterday that she will be charging Alec Baldwin, who stars in and produces the film, with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Halyna tragically died after a prop gun Alec was handling, which somehow had a live round in it, discharged and hit her. Alec has insisted this was all a horrible accident, but the DA says Alec doesn’t get a “free pass” just because he’s a star. We don’t know what the verdict will be, but we wonder - will these charges lead to safer conditions on sets?
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| 0:00.0 | So Brooke, as you know, there are a lot of moving parts on a film or on a TV set. |
| 0:12.3 | You know, there's heavy equipment, there are props, dangerous stunts sometimes, |
| 0:16.7 | and countless crew members, and with all of that accidents can and do happen. And because of that, because there's so much and there are so many things that can go wrong, there are a ton of protocols to help ensure that everyone involved in the production is safe and things go smoothly. |
| 0:34.4 | Yeah and as we've all learned when those protocols aren't followed to a T it can |
| 0:39.7 | lead to tragic consequences. |
| 0:42.6 | So we all remember the horrific accident that happened on the set of Rust, the indie film |
| 0:49.1 | back in October of 2021. |
| 0:51.3 | Alec Baldwin was holding a gun that somehow had live ammunition in it. |
| 0:56.3 | The gun got discharged and ended up killing the movie cinematographer Helina Hutchins. Yeah, so this incident was incredibly shocking and of course a devastating |
| 1:07.0 | loss for Halina's friends and family and the consequences from that day are |
| 1:11.4 | still ongoing and now it looks like a couple of crew members, including Alec Baldwin, are facing serious legal jeopardy. |
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