Alec Baldwin Secures Major Win on Eve of ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Trial Kickoff
Alec Baldwin just got a huge part of the prosecution’s case thrown out … a day before his manslaughter trial kicks off.
The judge ruled prosecutors cannot introduce evidence of Baldwin’s role as a producer in the film … something that was a critical part of the State’s argument that Baldwin’s alleged recklessness led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
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Baldwin was an Executive Producer on the film, but there were other EPs as well who had much more of a hands-on role.