Alex Baldwin has been accused of shouting and swearing at crew on the set of Rust, as prosecutors claim he rushed colleagues and compromised security.
New Mexico prosecutors have filed new documents saying the actor’s behavior on the tragic set contributed to the “safety compromises” that led to the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021.
The government’s filing is in response to a legal motion filed by Baldwin asking that the involuntary manslaughter charges he faces in the slaying be dismissed. He is scheduled to go to trial in July.
Baldwin, 66, “had no control of his emotions on set,” was “inattentive” during firearms training and “frequently yelled and cursed” before the deadly incident, according to court documents obtained by People.
“To watch Mr. Baldwin’s conduct on the set of Rust is to witness a man who has absolutely no control over his own emotions and no concern for how his conduct affects those around him,” prosecutors wrote in the document.
Alex Baldwin has been accused of shouting and swearing at crew on the set of Rust, as prosecutors claim he rushed colleagues and compromised security.
Baldwin, 66, “had no control of his emotions on set,” was “inattentive” during firearms training and “frequently yelled and cursed” before the murder of Halyna Hutchin.
“Witnesses have testified that it was exactly this conduct that contributed to compromising security on set.”
Prosecutors say they also argue that Baldwin “lied through his teeth” and changed his story after the shooting.
Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on the set of a Western movie.
DailyMail.com has contacted the actor’s lawyer for comment on this story.
Baldwin, lead actor and co-producer of the Western film Rust, was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the gun went off, killing her and injuring director Joel Souza. .
A grand jury in Santa Fe indicted Baldwin in January after prosecutors received a new analysis of that weapon, renewing a charge that prosecutors originally filed and then dismissed in April 2023. Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison if convicted. guilty.
Gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting earlier this year.
Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unintentionally bringing live ammunition onto the set of Rust, where it was expressly prohibited.
During Gutierrez-Reed’s trial, prosecutors painted a damning portrait of a film that was in a state of “hasty chaos”
Baldwin remains free pending trial under conditions that include not possessing firearms, consuming alcohol or leaving the country.
The Oscar-nominated actor said he pulled the hammer, but not the trigger, and fired the gun.
Gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting earlier this year.
Testimony from an independent weapons expert during Gutierrez-Reed’s trial cast doubt on Baldwin’s account that his gun discharged without pulling the trigger.
Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unknowingly bringing live ammunition to the set of Rust, where it was expressly prohibited. They also said he did not follow basic gun safety protocols.
Rust Deputy Chief and Safety Coordinator Dave Halls last year pleaded no contest to negligent handling of a firearm and completed a sentence of six months of unsupervised probation.
Halls, seen here, was the first assistant director on Rust and served no prison time after pleading guilty to negligent handling of a deadly weapon.
Baldwin was offered a plea deal last year that would have allowed him to serve no prison time in connection with Hutchins’ death, Variety reported.
The outlet reported that before the actor could decide whether to accept the terms, prosecutors withdrew the offer and said they would charge him.
In a document seen by the outlet, prosecutor Kary Morrissey offered “a plea agreement identical to the misdemeanor deal accepted by Dave Halls.”
The filing states that the offer was made on October 5 and that Baldwin had until October 27 to decide, but prosecutors rescinded the offer on October 17.
Halls, Rust’s first assistant director, served no prison time after pleading guilty to negligent handling of a deadly weapon.
He was given six months of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, 24 hours of community service and ordered to take a firearms safety class.
Baldwin’s attorneys have accused prosecutors in the case of a list of abuses and hope the case will be dismissed.
