(Reuters) – U.S. actor Alec Baldwin and gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were charged on Tuesday with manslaughter in the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie ‘Rust’, a doorman said. word of the New Mexico State Prosecutor’s Office, where the filming was taking place.
It’s an expected announcement, as prosecutor Mary Carmack-Altwies earlier this month expressed her intention to file indictments after months of an investigation centered on Alec Baldwin’s behavior. .
The actor is accused of disregarding safety rules when a gun with which he was rehearsing a scene from the film fired a live bullet that fatally hit Halyna Hutchins.
Alec Baldwin denied any responsibility, claiming he never pulled the trigger on the gun and saying it was up to the team of gunsmiths on set to ensure the gun was not loaded.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed said she verified that the bullets in the gun were fake, before passing the weapon to an assistant director, who then gave it to Alec Baldwin.
(Report Andrew Hay; French version Jean Terzian)
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