{"id":2272586,"date":"2024-06-20T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-court-docs-say-alec-baldwin-engaged-in-horseplay-with-gun-before-crew-member-was-fatally-shot\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:39:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T17:39:28","slug":"new-court-docs-say-alec-baldwin-engaged-in-horseplay-with-gun-before-crew-member-was-fatally-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-court-docs-say-alec-baldwin-engaged-in-horseplay-with-gun-before-crew-member-was-fatally-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"New court documents allege Alec Baldwin was &#8216;engaging in horseplay&#8217; with a gun before a fatal shooting of a crew member"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-court-docs-say-alec-baldwin-engaged-in-horseplay-with-gun-before-crew-member-was-fatally-shot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2272586&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Prosecutors have made \u2062allegations against actor Alec \u200cBaldwin regarding the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-transparency-greg-gutfeld-calls-joe-biden-the-paid-spokesman-for-a-product-no-one-will-ever-see\/\" title=\"\u2018No Transparency\u2019: Greg Gutfeld Calls Joe Biden The \u2018Paid Spokesman\u2019 For A Product No One Will Ever See\">western film<\/a> \u200b&#8221;Rust&#8221; in 2021. They claim Baldwin mishandled a firearm during\u200c filming, leading to Hutchins&#8217; \u200cdeath. \u2062According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-bars-christian-couple-from-fostering-children-because-of-religious-beliefs-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Christian couple barred from fostering due to religious beliefs - lawsuit\">court\u2064 documents<\/a>,\u2063 Baldwin requested the largest gun available \u2063and used it to direct crew members, discharging it after the director had called &#8220;cut.&#8221; Furthermore, Baldwin is accused of engaging in reckless behavior, including using the gun in horseplay and\u200c pointing it \u2062at a crew member while firing a blank round.\u2063 This information has\u200b been presented ahead of \u2062Baldwin&#8217;s upcoming\u2063 trial.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-investigating-spacexs-hiring-practices-after-non-u-s-citizen-alleges-discrimination\/\" title=\"DOJ Investigating SpaceX\u2019s Hiring Practices After Non-U.S. Citizen Alleges Discrimination\">court filing<\/a>, prosecutors have revealed some of the allegations against actor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/alec-baldwin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alec Baldwin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  that will be presented in his upcoming trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 66-year-old will stand trial in conjunction with the death of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/entertainment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cinematographer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  Halyna Hutchins, who was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/murder\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">shot and killed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  in 2021 by a firearm Baldwin was holding while filming the Western film, \u201cRust.\u201d The actor maintains that the gun misfired, and he never pulled the trigger. But now reps for Hutchins claim Baldwin engaged in unsafe behaviors on the set. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New court documents claim Baldwin asked for the \u201cbiggest\u201d gun available and proceeded to mishandle it during filming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The documents prepared by prosecutors state that the \u201c30 Rock\u201d star \u201cused his gun as a pointer directing crew members\u201d and \u201cdischarged the revolver after the filming was over and \u2018cut\u2019 was called.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the <a href=\"https:\/\/nmcourts.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/June-17-2024-States-Notice-to-Introduce-Other-Acts-Evidence-839p.pdf\">court filing<\/a>, prosecutors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/19\/entertainment\/rust-prosecutors-alec-baldwin-reckless-handling-firearm\/index.html\">claim<\/a> Baldwin \u201cengaged in horseplay with the revolver while making videos.\u201d Baldwin stands accused of pointing the gun at a crew member and firing a blank round \u201cwhile using that crew member as a line of site (sic) as his perceived target,\u201d according to the documents. They say he also \u201cshot several scenes wherein he placed his finger on the trigger of the revolver where the scene did not require any shooting of the firearm.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baldwin pleaded not guilty to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-marshal-recovering-after-being-shot-while-serving-warrant-in-ohio\/\" title=\"U.S. Marshal recovering after being shot while serving warrant in Ohio\">manslaughter charges<\/a>. He has attempted to have charges dismissed and rejected a plea deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The team also claims that the actor \u201cwas insistent that he not be required to follow safety recommendations made by film set safety experts\u201d when filming resumed in Montana a year after Hutchins\u2019 death. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, set armorer for \u201cRust,\u201d was sentenced to 18 months in prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter charges earlier this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baldwin also recently announced that he will star in a reality show about his life along with his wife, Hilaria, and their seven children. The news was met with skepticism, including from celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis appears to me to be a calculated and cynical public relations move to try to influence the jury pool in New Mexico to think of him as a sympathetic family man rather than as the killer of Halyna Hutchins,\u201d she told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/06\/05\/halyna-hutchins-family-attorney-gloria-allred-slam-alec-baldwin-reality-tv-show\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TMZ<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  of the series. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent court filing, prosecutors disclosed allegations against Alec Baldwin, 66, for his upcoming trial. Baldwin will face charges related to the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who died on a film set from a gun Baldwin was using<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2272587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/Alec-Baldwin-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2272586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/Alec-Baldwin-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}