Alec Baldwin urges midterm vote as Rust civil trial looms
The gist
Actor Alec Baldwin posted an Instagram video calling the midterms "the beginning of the end of [a] nightmare."
He still faces a fall civil trial over the 2021 Rust shooting.
How it unfolded
- Oct 21, 2021During a rehearsal on the "Rust" set near Santa Fe, New Mexico, a prop revolver held by Baldwin discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, and wounding director Joel Souza.
- Nov 2021Serge Svetnoy, a gaffer on "Rust," filed a lawsuit alleging he narrowly missed being hit and that cost-cutting meant Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and other producers were aware of the wrongfulness of their conduct.
- Early 2023Prosecutors charged Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, with a firearm sentencing enhancement.