Alec Baldwin Thanks Supporters, but Still Faces Lawsuits in ‘Rust’ Shooting
variety.comGene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SANTA FE, N.M. — Alec Baldwin no longer faces the risk of prison in the accidental death of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, after a judge threw out his manslaughter case on Friday. “There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now,” Baldwin said on Instagram on Saturday morning. “To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled, after a dramatic hearing about the prosecution’s failure to turn over evidence to the defense.
But attorney Gloria Allred vowed to keep fighting Baldwin in civil court in New Mexico, saying the judge’s decision “is in no way, shape, or form an exoneration of him.” Allred represents Hutchins’ parents, Olga Solovey and Anatolii Androsovych, and her sister, Svetlana Zemko, all of whom live in Ukraine.
At a press conference outside the Judge Steve Herrera Judicial Complex on Saturday morning, Allred said the judge’s decision is a “devastating blow” to the family. “It does not change the fact that Alec Baldwin killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust,'” she said. “It does not change the fact that he fired a loaded gun while pointing it at a human being.” Allred initially sued Baldwin and others in 2023 in Los Angeles.
In February, a state court judge granted Baldwin’s demurrer on the grounds that Hutchins did not have a “sufficiently close relationship” with her parents and sister to assert damages for so-called “loss of consortium.” At the time, Allred said she would amend the complaint and refile.
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