Alec Baldwin Thanks His Wife & His Lawyer After ‘Rust’ Charges Are Dropped
deadline.comAlec 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.
The Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning star’s first public comments on the surprise development came in an Instagram post. Under a doting photo of Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, the actor added the caption: “I owe everything I have to this woman (and to you Luke).” The latter is a nod to Luke Nikas, Baldwin’s attorney in the Rust case.
Today’s news about the charges surrounding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust set in October 2021 came less than two weeks before a mini-trial was scheduled to begin in New Mexico.
Later in the day, it emerged that charges also will be dropped against Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. A virtual status conference in the case has been scheduled for April 21 before Judge Mary Marlow Sommer.
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