Alec Baldwin May Still Face Criminal Charges as Prosecutors in ‘Rust’ Shooting Bring Case Before Grand Jury

Alec Baldwin and Halyna Hutchins.Photo:John Lamparski/Getty; Mat Hayward/Getty John Lamparski/Getty; Mat Hayward/Getty Alec Baldwincould still face charges in connection with the fatal 2021Rustshooting. Special prosecutors in New Mexico announced Tuesday they intend to present a Santa Fe grand jury their case against theRustactor and producer, whom they believe to be responsible for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injury of director Joel Souza on set. NBC Newswas first to report on the development.

Alec Baldwin Needs to Be 'Contrite, Not Combative' at 'Rust' Shooting Trial, Says Crisis PR Expert

Alec Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas hasannounced the star’s intention to “fight"theinvoluntary manslaughter chargesSanta Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb intend to file against him in the deadly 2021 on-set shooting death of cinematographerHalyna Hutchins. And with a trial nearly all but certain, crisis PR management expert Gary Rosen says it is imperative for Baldwin to come across to a jury as “a good husband, loving father and family man.

Alec Baldwin Never Reached Out to Halyna Hutchins' Parents After 'Rust' Shooting, Family Says

Alec Baldwin; Halyna Hutchins.Photo: Rachel Luna/WireImage; Mat Hayward/Getty/AMC Networks An attorney forHalyna Hutchins' family members saidAlec Baldwinnever reached out to the cinematographer’s parents in Ukraine after the fatal shooting that happened in October 2021 on the set ofRust. Halyna’s mom Olga, dad Anatolli and younger sister Svetlanafiled a civil suit against Baldwin, 64, on Thursday, a separate case from Halyna’s husband Matthew’s wrongful death lawsuit, which was settled this past October.

Alec Baldwin on Dealing with Years of Lyme Disease Pain: 'This Thing Just Attacks Me'

Alec Baldwin.Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Living in the Hamptons around plenty of forests and fields,Alec Baldwinsaid he and his family “live in fear of Lyme” disease. “I think twice that I had it, I got bit twice and I probably had it four times over five years where it came back at the exact same time,” Baldwin told hostsSean Hayesand Dr. Priyanka Wali during an appearanceon their podcastHypochondriactor. Baldwin explained the onset of his symptoms: “August of one summer I was standing on my friend’s porch at night, and it was a cool evening — it wasn’t a hot steamy evening — and I felt literally this wave go over my back and over my shoulders and kind of wrap around me like a chill, and I got just attacked.

Alec Baldwin on Wife Hilaria's Miscarriage: 'It Was Sad. It Broke My Heart a Little'

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