New Court Docs Say Alec Baldwin 'Engaged In Horseplay' With Gun Before Crew Member Was Fatally Shot

New Court Docs Say Alec Baldwin 'Engaged In Horseplay' With Gun Before Crew
Member Was Fatally Shot

In a new court filing, prosecutors have revealed some of the allegations against
actor Alec Baldwin that will be presented in his upcoming trial.
The 66-year-old will stand trial in conjunction with the death of
cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed in 2021 by a firearm
Baldwin was holding while filming the Western film, "Rust." The actor maintains
that the gun misfired, and he never pulled the trigger. But now reps for
Hutchins claim Baldwin engaged in unsafe behaviors on the set.

New court documents claim Baldwin asked for the "biggest" gun available and
proceeded to mishandle it during filming.

The documents prepared by prosecutors state that the "30 Rock" star "used his
gun as a pointer directing crew members" and "discharged the revolver after the
filming was over and 'cut' was called."

In the court filing, prosecutors claim Baldwin "engaged in horseplay with the
revolver while making videos." Baldwin stands accused of pointing the gun at a
crew member and firing a blank round "while using that crew member as a line of
site (sic) as his perceived target," according to the documents. They say he
also "shot several scenes wherein he placed his finger on the trigger of the
revolver where the scene did not require any shooting of the firearm."

Baldwin pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter charges. He has attempted to have
charges dismissed and rejected a plea deal.

The team also claims that the actor "was insistent that he not be required to
follow safety recommendations made by film set safety experts" when filming
resumed in Montana a year after Hutchins' death.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, set armorer for "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in
prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter charges earlier this
year.

Baldwin also recently announced that he will star in a reality show about his
life along with his wife, Hilaria, and their seven children. The news was met
with skepticism, including from celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred.

"This appears to me to be a calculated and cynical public relations move to try
to influence the jury pool in New Mexico to think of him as a sympathetic family
man rather than as the killer of Halyna Hutchins," she told TMZ of the series.

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