Lights, camera, all the action from the Baldwins.
TLC provides a sneak peek at the upcoming reality series, “The Baldwins,” featuring Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Baldwin, which follows their life in New York City, showcasing both their highs and lows, as well as everything in between. As Hilaria says in the debut trailer released on January 27th, “We have seven children, six pets, and two parents. A wild family!
The trailer showcases enjoyable scenes involving Alec and Hilaria, aged 66 and 41 respectively, along with their children Carmen (11), Rafael (9), Leonardo (8), Romeo (7), Eduardo (6), Maria (2), and Ilaria (2). These scenes depict them dealing with the chaos inside their home, as well as Alec jokingly scolding a group of his sons for potentially urinating in the pool. However, it also sheds light on how the family coped with the 2021 fatal shooting incident involving cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, which resulted in Alec being charged with involuntary manslaughter twice.
In an unspeakably sad event, a son has lost his mother,” Hilaria explains to Alec concerning the incident during filming. “It’s something that can never be erased from our memories, and we’re doing our best to navigate parenthood amidst this tragedy.
The former student of The Departed, now free from any charges linked to the incident following a New Mexico judge’s dismissal on July 12, expresses his deep emotions to his wife, saying, “To be honest, from the depths of my heart, I can’t imagine where I would be without you and our children.
After the court ruled against him in the case, Alec initiated a civil lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and civil rights infringements on January 9th.
The statement made by attorneys Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, as shared with Entertainment Weekly on January 9th, emphasizes that criminal prosecutions should serve the purpose of seeking truth, justice, and not be used for personal or political gain or to harass the innocent. They claim that Kari Morrissey and the other defendants have consistently disregarded this fundamental principle by violating Alec Baldwin’s rights. The action they are bringing aims to make these defendants accountable for their misconduct and prevent them from repeating such behavior against others in the future.
Keep reading for about the Rust trial…
A video showing Alec Baldwin practicing the scene where he brandished a firearm within an ancient church on the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set was exhibited to the court, during the commencement of opening arguments on July 10.
He’s overhearing someone say, “Take it out then?”, as he rehearses drawing his gun from under his coat on three separate occasions.
In his opening statement, defense attorney Alex Spiro emphasized that his client, being an actor, would not be held accountable for Halyna Hutchins’ death, even if it was proven that he had pulled the trigger of the gun (which Baldwin has consistently denied doing).
Spiro stated that he had no information nor grounds to believe that the gun contained a live bullet.
46 p.m. on October 21, 2021, on set.
The caller mentioned an irritating advertisement that had disturbed them during lunch, inquiring about revisions. They referred to it as a nuisance and held it accountable for any issues.
In March 2023, the first assistant director, David Halls, received a sentence of six months’ unsupervised probation following his no-contest plea to a misdemeanor charge involving the reckless handling of a dangerous weapon.
It was found out that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who worked in Hall’s production team, was the most recent person to have possession of the firearm that accidentally fired the deadly shot, prior to its handover to Baldwin.
In March, it was determined that Gutierrez was responsible for involuntary manslaughter, and he received a maximum prison term of 18 months. If found guilty, Baldwin would face an identical sentence.
During Spiro’s initial presentation, the state voiced various concerns, among them being their disagreement when he suggested that striving for understanding and justice in the wake of a tragedy is an inherent aspect of human nature and grieving process.
Spiro finished off by saying, “Justice is about truth,” to which he added, “It’s deeply unfortunate that Alec Baldwin‘s actions didn’t amount to a criminal offense.
The trial commenced on July 10, with the initial prosecution witness being Nicholas LeFleur. He is a police officer from the Santa Fe Police Department who, coincidentally, was working for the sheriff’s office at the time and was the first responder to Bonanza Creek Ranch following the shooting incident involving Hutchins.
Despite the defense’s strong opposition during pre-trial hearings, videos from Officer LeFleur’s body camera were presented to the jury, which included tense moments showing Hutchins receiving care after being shot. Initially, the crew was inside the church before Hutchins was transferred into an ambulance for additional treatment, as Officer LeFleur testified, while they waited for a helicopter to arrive to transport her to the hospital.
According to LeFleur, as shown on the body-camera video, he went to his car to fetch crime scene tape to establish a boundary around the area, but he couldn’t recall whether he was told to do so or if it was an automatic response.
“I knew we needed to start one,” he said.
As a devoted onlooker, I observed Baldwin puffing on a cigarette in the captured footage. Prior to the authorities obtaining his statement, he wasn’t segregated from the other spectators, according to LeFleur, but I explicitly advised him to refrain from chattering further.
During questioning, LeFleur stated that at the time he hung the tape, he wasn’t sure if a crime had taken place or if it was just an accident.
During cross-examination, Officer LeFleur admitted that while he had initially testified for the prosecution that he told Baldwin not to converse with other witnesses, he hadn’t subsequently reminded or instructed the actor to cease talking to others. Furthermore, the officer confirmed that it was generally people who were approaching Baldwin to engage in conversation, rather than the other way around.
Furthermore, as Spiro argued, there were many police vehicles present on the scene, and Baldwin could have been instructed to sit in any one of them, keeping a distance from others. However, none of the officers made this request, as confirmed by LeFleur.
During a search of the Rust set after the shooting incident, it was discovered that both live and supposedly inactive bullets were present. This information was shared by Marissa Poppell, a crime scene technician from the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office, during her testimony on July 11.
During questioning by Spiro, it was confirmed that there were real bullets in the prop gun cart, within a munitions box, and in holsters for two actors. The court exhibit displayed that the actual ammunition had a silver mark at its base, while the dummy rounds appeared more golden or bronze in color.
Spiro wonders if the possibility exists that the Starline nickel live rounds and the Starline nickel dummy rounds were accidentally mixed together, based on his analysis?
She said yes. Added Spiro? “In other words, somebody could have mistaken one for the other, right?”
Poppell replied, “Yes.”
Based on her July 10 statement, it was Poppell who retrieved Baldwin’s shoulder holster from the church following the shooting, and this holster contained a single, live bullet.
During the jury’s lunch break, First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer granted permission for the prosecution to present a segment of a phone call made by Alec Baldwin to his wife Hilaria Baldwin from the police station, following the shooting incident. In this call, he suggested she should come visit him in New Mexico, implying they would have a good time together.
In the courtroom, it was stated by special prosecutor Kari Morrissey that Baldwin was unaware of Hutchins’ death at the time he placed the call, but he did know that she had sustained severe injuries.
If the defense hadn’t repeatedly emphasized his state of panic and distress, Morrissey noted, it might not matter much, but apparently, he’s arranging something akin to a getaway instead.
The judge informed Baldwin’s legal team, who raised objections at various instances, “Indeed, I believe it is pertinent to address the points you made about Baldwin’s distress, as it appears to have significant implications in this case.
At Spiro’s cross, Poppell asserted that she did not conceal evidence by failing to include a box of bullets she received from a good Samaritan following Gutierrez’s trial in the total evidence related to Rust. Additionally, she claimed she never presented this evidence to the defense. In simpler terms, she stated that she had never provided any evidence to the defense.
Morrissey revealed that Poppell received the ammunition from a friend of Gutierrez’s father, a well-known Hollywood armorer named Thell Reed. The prosecution hinted this individual might have aimed to implicate Seth Kenney, the supplier of the guns used in the movie “Rust”, for providing live rounds on set.
According to Poppell’s statement during the re-direction, there was no proof that Kenney transported the live ammunition for the purpose of setting it off, but there is evidence suggesting that Gutierrez did.
Jason Bowles, the legal representative of Gutierrez, expressed astonishment to NBC News, stating it was incredibly surprising that the bullets under scrutiny hadn’t been examined to determine if they matched those previously discovered on the Rust set.
According to Bowles, they had been concealing the ball and only revealed it when questioned during the trial. To uncover the whole truth, one must explore every possible clue or lead.
On the morning of July 12, Judge Sommer dismissed the jury early after the defense claimed that the state was hiding crucial evidence, leading to its concealment.
Testified that Troy Teske, who is a friend of Gutierrez’s father and was earlier referred to as a “good Samaritan,” handed over a box of ammunition to Poppell following the conviction of Gutierrez for involuntary manslaughter in March, in connection with Hutchins’ death. This occurred after the court had identified him.
Previously, Spiro had asked Poppell about why she hadn’t placed the Rust case evidence box among the others.
This morning, prior to the jury’s arrival, Poppell once more asserted that he hadn’t deliberately concealed anything. He explained to Spiro that he was ordered to categorize the box under a different case number, which is why he followed through with it.
According to the defense’s claim, it was hidden from Alec Baldwin that there existed proof indicating the live bullet found originated from Seth Kenney, not the state or Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.
Following the midday recess, the prosecution summoned Kenney, the proprietor of PDQ Props, who had been enlisted for providing the Rust film set with prop firearms and blank ammunition, to give testimony in a closed session, which was part of a hearing on the defense’s motion, outside the presence of the jury.
In his testimony, Kenney stated that since he had provided over a thousand items with blank ammunition, it was clear beyond doubt in his mind that he could have provided live rounds for the filming scene.
Morrissey called the defense’s attempt to blame Kenney “a wild goose chase.”
Morrissey voluntarily chose to testify so he could clarify his involvement, or rather his non-involvement, regarding why the box of ammunition given by Teske was not part of the evidence presented in the Rust case.
She stated that Jason Bowles, attorney for Gutierrez, knew that Teske intended to provide him with the specific ammunition and, upon showing her a picture of those rounds, they appeared “dissimilar” to the live rounds discovered on the Rust set.
Morrissey shared that Bowles communicated to Teske he wouldn’t be required as a witness. Furthermore, she mentioned that once Teske delivered the rounds to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, Detective (now Corporal) Alexandra Hancock informed her they would be logged as evidence.
Morrissey testified she had “no idea” it wouldn’t be filed under the Rust case number.
Teske’s submissions, as Morrissey stated, “would not weaken the state’s argument” and were “exactly the sort of evidence I could only wish for.
In simpler terms, Judge Sommer refused to allow the charges against Baldwin to be brought up again.
In response to the defense’s argument that crucial evidence was withheld by the state, the judge stated, “Dismissal is the appropriate action in this case.
As the outcome of the trial was made evident, both Baldwin and Hilaria found themselves choking back tears. Every day of the trial was a point of interest for them, as well as Stephen Baldwin, Baldwin’s brother-in-law.
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