Alec Baldwin Is Asking a Judge to Toss Out 'Rust' Fatal Shooting Lawsuit Filed by Parents & Sister of Halyna Hutchins

Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charges were officially dismissed Friday. Special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis announced the decision Thursday as "new facts" have been revealed that require further investigation. In their motion to dismiss, the special prosecutors noted the further investigation and forensic analysis required cannot be completed before the start of the preliminary hearing on May 3.

EXCLUSIVE: One day after New Mexico dropped criminal charges against Rust actor and producer Alec Baldwin in the tragic set death of DP Halyna Hutchins, Deadline has learned that the Oscar nominee and multi-Emmy winner is set to star in Mike Hatton’s feature directorial debut, Hollywood Heist.

Alec Baldwin is speaking out after it was announced prosecutors are dropping all charges against him in the Rust shooting case.

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The special prosecutors in Alec Baldwin's "Rust" shooting case clarified that although the charges have been dropped against him, it "does not absolve" him of "criminal culpability" in the deadly on-set shooting. "Over the last few days and in preparation for the May 3, 2023, preliminary hearing, new facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis in the case against Alexander ‘Alec’ Rae Baldwin, III," Jason Lewis and Kari Morrissey said in a late Thursday statement sent to Fox News Digital soon after news broke that the actor's involuntary manslaughter charges were being dropped.  The statement continued, "Consequently, we cannot proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement in its existing form." The special prosecutors said they "therefore will be dismissing the involuntary manslaughter charges against Mr.

Alec Baldwin seemed to pay tribute to his wife and lawyer after the case over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was dismissed. The Hollywood actor posted a photo of himself and his wife Hilaria Baldwin online, shortly after his lawyers released a statement on Thursday saying the case had been dismissed. Baldwin had faced two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the shooting on the New Mexico set of the Rust movie in October 2021.

Alec Baldwin today thanked two rather disparate people in responding to New Mexico dropping criminal charges today against him in the on-set shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Alec Baldwin is reacting after his lawyers announced all criminal charges against the actor in connection with the deadly  shooting case have been dropped.The actor took to Instagram moments after the startling development in the case, posting a pixilated photo of him and his wife Hilaria Baldwin, though it's unclear when it was taken. In the pic, the couple appears to be at a dimly lit restaurant and she's sitting on his lap while he leans his head on her shoulder.It's clear Baldwin feels a debt of gratitude based on his caption.«I owe everything I have to this woman,» wrote the actor before adding in parentheses, «and to you, Luke,» which is in reference to his lawyer, Luke Nikas.Hilaria, who shares seven children with the actor, has stuck by Baldwin's side since tragedy struck on the set of his Western film.

Alec Baldwin is about to be completely off the hook for the Rust tragedy.

Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust,” Baldwin’s attorneys said Thursday.

The criminal charges filed against Alec Baldwin for the tragic shooting on the set of Rust have been dropped.

The case against Alec Baldwin following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has been dismissed, his lawyers have said.The 66 year old Hollywood actor and father of eight faced two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting, which occurred on the set of the Rust movie in October 2021. A statement from Alec's attorneys, shared with the PA news agency on Thursday, said: “We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident.” Alec had pleaded not guilty to both charges relating to the death of Halyna.The announcement comes less than two weeks before a preliminary hearing in the case, where it was to be determined whether there was enough evidence to take it to trial.

Alec Baldwin's criminal charges stemming from the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his western film, , have been dismissed, according to his attorneys.In a statement to ET, the embattled actor's lawyers — Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro — said they are «pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin.» The lawyers added, «We encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident.»ET has reached out to the New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney's Office for comment.The startling development comes less than a month after the D.A.'s office appointed Kari Morrisey and Jason Lewis as special prosecutors, replacing Mary Carmack-Altwies. The development also comes on the same day the Western film was scheduled to resume principal photography at Yellowstone Film Ranch, and a year and a half after the fatal shooting of Hutchins, which triggered mounting legal trouble for Baldwin, who in January was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after the gun he was holding on set discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding the film's director, Joel Souza. Baldwin pleaded not guilty to the charges and has repeatedly insisted he did not pull the trigger on the prop gun. The film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, also was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. In a statement to ET, her lawyers, Jason Bowles and Todd Bullion, said, «The new special prosecutor team has taken a very diligent and thorough approach to the entire investigation, which we welcome and have always welcomed.

Just a few months ago in January 2023, Alec Baldwin was formally charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter involving the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer on the set of his film Rust.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Prosecutors are expected to drop charges against Alec Baldwin in the death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, sources confirmed on Thursday. In a statement, Baldwin’s lawyer said he was pleased with the outcome.

EXCLUSIVE: Less than two weeks before a mini-trial is scheduled to begin in New Mexico over the October 2021 killing of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, all charges are going to be dropped against Alec Baldwin, for now.

Alec Baldwin will return to the "Rust" set on Thursday as the western resumes filming after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, Fox News Digital can confirm. Principal photography will begin Thursday – roughly a year and a half after the production was halted due to Hutchins' tragic on-set death. "The production will continue to utilize union crew members and will bar any use of working weapons and any form of ammunition," Melina Spadone, attorney for Rust Movie Productions, told Fox News Digital in a statement.

“Rust” is set to start filming this week.

 is set to start filming this week.ET can confirm that the Western is scheduled to resume principal photography on Thursday at Yellowstone Film Ranch.«The production will continue to utilize union crew members and will bar any use of working weapons and any form of ammunition,» Melina Spadone, Attorney for Movie Productions said Tuesday. «Live ammunition is — and always was — prohibited on set.»The news comes a year and a half after the fatal shooting of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins and a slew of legal trouble for its star, Alec Baldwin. In January, he was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after the gun he was holding on set discharged, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has already formally entered a not-guilty plea to one count of involuntary manslaughter for his role in the fatal shooting.In a statement to ET, the star's attorney, Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel, said, «This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins' tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.

Alec Baldwin is trying to get have a big lawsuit against him dismissed.

Alec Baldwin requested a wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by the family of Halyna Hutchins be dismissed with prejudice on Thursday. "The loss of a daughter and sister is undoubtedly painful in any circumstance," lawyers for the actor wrote in court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. "Yet Plaintiffs – who had been distanced from Halyna physically, financially, and emotionally for years before her death – have no viable cause of action against Defendants.This action is especially misguided." Baldwin's legal team specifically noted that the plaintiff has to be married to the decedent in California law to receive compensation for a wrongful death.