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Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges in regards to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the upcoming movie Rust.
In a court document filed on Wednesday, Baldwin, 65, gave up his right to an arraignment that was set for this Thursday when he entered the plea.
Court documents state that the actor is subject to a number of restrictions under the terms of his release, including a ban from owning firearms.
The 65-year-old actor was charged with involuntary manslaughter in January by a grand jury. If he is found guilty, the charge is a fourth-degree felony carrying a maximum 18-month prison sentence.
On January 19th, a grand jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico, indicted Baldwin for the 2021 on-set filming.
In October 2021, Hutchins was shot and killed by a .45 bullet that Baldwin was aiming at her with an antique six-shooter during the filming of the upcoming film Rust.
While practicing a cross-draw on the Santa Fe movie set, Baldwin struck 42-year-old Hutchins. Joel Souza, the director, also sustained a non-life-threatening injury.
However, Baldwin, who not only played a role in the film and was also an executive producer, asserted that he “never pulled the trigger.” However, the FBI later concluded that the revolver needed to have the trigger pulled in order for it to fire…
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