Alec Baldwin to face civil lawsuit from Halyna Hutchins’ family after end of Rust shooting case | Hollywood
The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday. (Also read: Alec Baldwin’s Rust shooting case is officially over: Here’s what the judge concluded) Alec Baldwin (L) attends his trial for involuntary manslaughter at Santa Fe County District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 12, 2024. RAMSAY DE GIVE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo(REUTERS) At a news conference in Los Angeles, victims’ rights attorney Gloria Allred said that the parents and younger sister of deceased cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were disappointed that prosecutors won’t appeal the dismissal of an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin. The criminal charge against Baldwin was dismissed halfway through trial in July on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense. Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during a rehearsal in the movie Rust in October 2021 at a film-set ranch on …