<p><em>This article is a companion piece to today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</em></p>
<p><strong>Fed Raises Rates Again</strong></p>
<p>The Federal Reserve enacted its <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/federal-reserve-raises-target-interest-rates-by-quarter-point-marking-slowdown-of-aggressive-hikes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">smallest rate hike</a> in nearly a year today by raising its key interest rate by 0.25%. This is the eighth hike since March. The Fed signaled that even though inflation is easing, it remains high enough to require further rate hikes.</p>
<p><strong>FBI Searches Biden&#8217;s Beach House</strong></p>
<p>The FBI searched President Biden’s Rehoboth beach vacation home <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fbi-seizes-materials-during-search-of-biden-vacation-home-as-criminal-investigation-grows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wednesday morning amid</a> the Special Counsel’s investigation into Biden’s handling of classified documents. The 3.5-hour search reportedly yielded no classified documents, but some “materials and handwritten notes” from his time as vice president were taken, according to Biden’s team. Bob Bauer, Biden’s personal attorney, said that the search was “conducted with the President’s full support and cooperation.”</p>
<p><strong>Trump Takes On Sex-Change Surgeries For Kids</strong></p>
<p>Former President Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-unveils-plan-to-protect-children-from-left-wing-gender-insanity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> a video Tuesday promising to ban transgender medical procedures on children if he’s elected in 2024:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW VIDEO: President Trump&#39;s Plan to Protect Children from Left-Wing Gender Insanity <a href="https://t.co/ibQkVUaA0C">pic.twitter.com/ibQkVUaA0C</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1620489059608023042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Tyre Nichols&#8217; Funeral Held Wednesday</strong></p>
<p>Twenty-nine-year-old Tyre Nichols was laid to rest today following a funeral in Memphis. The funeral included a eulogy from Reverend Al Sharpton and remarks from Ben Crump, the lawyer representing Nichols’ family. Nichols was stopped three weeks ago for an alleged traffic violation and died three days later after video allegedly shows him being severely beaten by police.</p>
<p><strong>One Dead After D.C. Suspect Shoots Up Metro Stop</strong></p>
<p>A shooting suspect who reportedly referred to himself as “the Kill-Monger” was arrested by D.C. police after he allegedly shot four bystanders at a Metro stop just blocks away from the U.S. Capitol. One of those victims tragically passed away. Here’s an eyewitness who said he is “lucky to be alive”:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I’M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE”: A witness tells me that this shooting started on a bus, and continued down into the Potomac Ave Metro Station. </p>
<p>He said the shooter appeared to be firing at random &amp; referred to himself as a “kill-monger”. </p>
<p>Witness did not want to be on cam. <a href="https://t.co/7MPLBL9MXT">pic.twitter.com/7MPLBL9MXT</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Joseph Olmo (@ReporterJoseph) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReporterJoseph/status/1620803156350500864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 1, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong> College Board Makes Changes To AP African American Studies Curriculum</strong></p>
<p>The college board <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/revised-version-of-ap-african-american-studies-course-tones-down-wokeness-desantis-admin-reviewing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> Wednesday that it will be removing sections of its Advanced Placement African American Studies history course that focuses on Critical Race Theory and queer education. The decision comes after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis banned the course from his state, claiming that “education is about the pursuit of truth, not the imposition of ideology or the advancement of a political agenda.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Brady Says Goodbye</strong></p>
<p>NFL Quarterback Tom Brady <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tom-brady-announces-retirement-from-football-for-good" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retired</a> again today, this time he says “for good.” In an emotional message that he posted on Instagram, the seven-time super bowl champion, who many consider the greatest to ever play the game, officially said goodbye to the sport he loves.</p>
<p><strong> Alec Baldwin Charged</strong></p>
<p>On Tuesday, Alec Baldwin was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-against-alec-baldwin-over-shooting-death-on-rust-set" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officially charged</a> by prosecutors in New Mexico with involuntary manslaughter. He allegedly did not go to &#8220;required firearms training&#8221; before filming began and created &#8220;a climate of recklessness&#8221; on the “Rust” film’s set.</p>
<p><em>This article is a companion piece to today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</em></p>


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Wednesday Afternoon Update: Brady Says Goodbye, FBI Searches Biden’s Beach House, Trump Tackles Sex-Change Surgeries For Minors

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<p>Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alec Baldwin</a> was officially charged with involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday afternoon over the shooting death in October 2021 of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie set of &#8220;Rust,&#8221; according to court records.</p>
<p>Santa Fe-area District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies also filed involuntary manslaughter charges against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the person allegedly responsible for handling guns on the movie set.</p>
<p>The DA’s office said in a statement, “Negligent use of a deadly weapon charges were also filed against ‘Rust’ assistant director David Halls, who has pleaded no contest and has entered into a plea agreement that is pending approval.”</p>
<p>The probable cause <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23593154-statement-of-probable-cause-baldwin-redacted" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> filed by prosecutors said that Baldwin &#8220;drew the revolver from the holster, pointed it at Halyna Hutchins, and fired the weapon.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;When reviewing the script and witness interviews, for this particular scene and close-up shot, evidence indicates the scene/shot did not require the weapon to be fired,&#8221; the document said. &#8220;It was also determined by consultation with expert armorers that in a rehearsal, a plastic gun or replica gun should be used as no firing of blanks is required.&#8221;</p>
<p>Prosecutors portrayed Baldwin as not taking firearm safety seriously on set, saying that he was &#8220;not present for required firearms training prior to the commencement of filming.&#8221; The document also said that Reed had indicated that Baldwin needed more training in how to properly handle firearms.</p>
<p>When Baldwin reportedly showed up to a training session, he was &#8220;distracted and talking on his cell phone to his family during the training,&#8221; prosecutors said. &#8220;The photos and videos clearly show Baldwin, multiple times, with his finger inside of the trigger guard and on the trigger, while manipulating the hammer and while drawing, pointing, and holstering the revolver.&#8221;</p>
<p>Investigators said that Baldwin had extensive experience in the film industry with firearms, yet he failed to demand that at least two safety checks were performed prior to the shooting.</p>
<p>Prosecutors called Baldwin &#8220;reckless&#8221; and said that he knew that he should not point a gun at someone who he did not intend on shooting. Investigators suggested that he also knew that a gun should always be assumed to be loaded. Investigators said that if he had just followed those two basics of firearms handling, this tragedy would not have occurred.</p>


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Prosecutors File Criminal Charges Against Alec Baldwin Over Shooting Death On ‘Rust’ Set

Prosecutors File Criminal Charges Against Alec Baldwin Over Shooting Death On 'Rust' Set

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Producers confirmed that the western movie</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> “Rust” is scheduled to resume filming in 2023 and that </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alec Baldwin</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> will continue in the lead role. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The news comes just after Baldwin was charged with </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder"><span style="font-weight: 400;">involuntary manslaughter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> stemming from the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. Hutchins was killed on the New Mexico set during a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">scene rehearsal</a> when a bullet discharged from a gun Baldwin was holding</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The actor maintains that he never pulled the trigger. However, an FBI forensic report <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/gun-rust-shooting-fired-pulling-trigger-fbi-report/story?id=88311336">concluded</a> that the firearm in the fatal shooting could not have fired without the trigger being pulled.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Melina Spadone, an attorney for Rust Movie Productions LLC, </span><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/rust-continues-production-alec-baldwin-lead-role-following-involuntary-manslaughter-charges"><span style="font-weight: 400;">told</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Fox News Digital that the movie is &#8220;on track to be completed with Mr. Baldwin in the lead role and Joel Souza as director.&#8221;</span></p>
<p>Souza was hit with the same bullet that killed Hutchins and was hospitalized but released the day after the shooting.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spadone also said the project would include &#8220;on-set safety supervisors and union crew members, and will bar any use of working weapons or any ammunition.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Filming won’t take place in New Mexico, however, as Spadone previously told the news outlet. She said producers were &#8220;considering other locations, including in California, but no decisions have been made.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last week, Baldwin’s lawyer, Luke Nikas, slammed the charges brought against his client. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice,” the attorney said in a statement</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set,” the statement added. “He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will fight these charges, and we will win.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The charges are considered a fourth-degree felony punishable by up to 18 months in prison. But because a firearm was involved, a guilty conviction could result in up to five years of jail time for Baldwin.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hutchins’ family also released a statement thanking the Santa Fe Sheriff and the District Attorney for deeming the incident worthy of charges being filed, especially due to the “conscious disregard for human life.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Our independent investigation also supports that charges are warranted. It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law,” they said. “We support the charges, will fully cooperate with this prosecution, and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Baldwin has been adamant about his innocence since the incident occurred. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me,” the 64-year-old actor told ABC News in December 2021.</span></p>


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‘Rust’ Will Resume Production In 2023 With Alec Baldwin In Lead Despite Involuntary Manslaughter Charges

'Rust' Will Resume Production In 2023 With Alec Baldwin In Lead Despite Involuntary Manslaughter Charges

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<p>Director Joel Souza was struck by the same bullet that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film &#8220;Rust&#8221; — but the district attorney has said that actor and producer Alec Baldwin will not be charged for that.</p>
<p>New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwin-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-over-2021-rust-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced last week</a> that Baldwin would be charged with involuntary manslaughter for firing the bullet that killed Hutchins, but according to the Santa Fe District Attorney&#8217;s Office, a charge for what Baldwin allegedly did to Souza does not even exist.</p>
<p>The only charge that would make sense with regard to the evidence, the D.A. explained, was &#8220;unintentional battery.&#8221; But battery requires intent, and the entire case against Baldwin in the Hutchins shooting is built on the assumption — and Baldwin&#8217;s insistence — that he did not intend to shoot anyone.</p>
<p>The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office delivered a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/are-criminal-charges-on-the-way-for-alec-baldwin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">500-page report</a> on the shooting to prosecutors in October, and their overall assessment was that Baldwin had fired a gun that was loaded with live ammunition, but that he had not been aware it was loaded — nor had someone else loaded live ammunition with the intent to cause harm.</p>
<p>&#8220;Review of available law enforcement reports showed no compelling demonstration that the firearm was intentionally loaded with live ammunition on set. Based on all available information, including the absence of obvious intent to cause harm or death, the manner of death is best classified as accident,&#8221; the report read.</p>
<p>Armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed will also face involuntary manslaughter charges as well, and Carmack-Alwies&#8217; office has announced that first assistant director David Halls already agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon.</p>
<p>Baldwin has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, telling ABC&#8217;s George Stephanopoulos that he knew someone had to be blamed for the shooting but that it should not be him.</p>
<p>&#8220;I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me. I might have killed myself if I thought I was responsible, and I don’t say that lightly,&#8221; Baldwin said, insisting that he had <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwin-on-shooting-halyna-hutchins-the-trigger-wasnt-pulled-i-didnt-pull-the-trigger/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">never pulled the trigger</a>.</p>
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<p>Hilaria Baldwin appeared to act as a decoy on Friday, luring press to gather around her after promising a statement only to give them no new information — while her husband, actor Alec Baldwin, ducked out a side door into a waiting vehicle.</p>
<p>As the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/20/hilaria-baldwin-distracts-crowd-at-nyc-home-as-alec-flees-after-rust-charges/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, members of the press had effectively surrounded the Baldwins&#8217; home, apparently hoping to get a statement from the actor — who was <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwin-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter-over-2021-rust-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officially charged</a> earlier this week with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/are-criminal-charges-on-the-way-for-alec-baldwin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooting</a> of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film &#8220;Rust.&#8221;</p>
<p>Stepping outside with her youngest child, nearly four-month-old Ilaria Catalina Irena Baldwin, Hilaria told reporters that she had something to say — and she instructed them to listen closely, as she was not going to repeat her statement more than once.</p>
<p>&#8220;I’m only gonna say it once. I’m going to tell you what I want to say. I want you guys to realize we have seven kids,&#8221; she said as the press gathered around her. &#8220;You being here [when I have to] escort them to school and when they come home — is not good. On a human level, you guys know I’m not going to say anything to you. You know that. So please leave my family in peace. And let this all play out.&#8221;</p>
<p>While she was talking, her husband reportedly slipped out a side door and into a waiting vehicle, driving away before anyone could ask him any questions.</p>
<p>&#8220;So let my kids come home and you stay away from them,” she said. “Because they ask me, ‘Mommy, what are these people doing?’ And it’s a very hard thing as a mom, to try and explain. So please, go home,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I am not going to say anything and Alec is not going to say anything.&#8221;</p>
<p>She turned and walked back into the building then, offering the doorman a high-five on her way through the door.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the actor was seen in public for the first time since the charges were brought against him, shielding his face with an envelope as he walked into the Film Center Building on 9th Ave. Baldwin has said that he plans to <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwins-team-responds-to-criminal-charges-against-the-actor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fight the charges</a> against him.</p>


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<p>A lawyer representing actor Adam Baldwin slammed the criminal charges brought against him Thursday over the accidental shooting of Halyna Hutchins in 2021 on the set of the film “Rust.”</p>
<p>New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced that Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was the armorer on the set where Hutchins was fatally shot, were each charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.</p>
<p>“This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice,&#8221; Baldwin attorney Luke Nikas said in a statement.</p>
<p>“Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will fight these charges, and we will win.”</p>
<p>In New Mexico, involuntary manslaughter is a fourth-degree felony punishable by up to 18 months in prison. However, because a firearm was involved, the punishment for a conviction could be bumped to a mandatory five years in jail.</p>
<p>After the charges were announced, Hutchins’ family released a statement through their attorney, Brian Panish.</p>
<p>“We want to thank the Santa Fe Sheriff and the District Attorney for concluding their thorough investigation and determining that charges for involuntary manslaughter are warranted for the killing of Halyna Hutchins with conscious disregard for human life,” the statement said. “Our independent investigation also supports that charges are warranted. It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law. We support the charges, will fully cooperate with this prosecution, and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law.”</p>
<p>The charges come after the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office turned over a 500-page report on its investigation to prosecutors in October. The report contains redactions, but the investigation found that Baldwin fired a gun with live ammunition. The report also paints a chaotic picture of what happened the day of the shooting, as well as documents repeated problems with firearms on the set.</p>
<p>A report signed by the New Mexico chief medical investigator found Hutchins’ death to be an “accident,” according to CNN.</p>
<p>“Review of available law enforcement reports showed no compelling demonstration that the firearm was intentionally loaded with live ammunition on set. Based on all available information, including the absence of obvious intent to cause harm or death, the manner of death is best classified as accident,” the report said.</p>
<p>Baldwin has rejected culpability in Hutchins’ death. In December 2021, Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in an interview on ABC News that “I didn’t pull the trigger” of the prop gun that fired and killed Hutchins. Baldwin further denied responsibility for Hutchins’ death.</p>
<p>“I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me,” Baldwin told the host. “I might have killed myself if I thought I was responsible, and I don’t say that lightly.”</p>
<p><em>Tim Pearce contributed to this report. </em></p>


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Alec Baldwin’s Team Responds To Criminal Charges Against The Actor

Alec Baldwin's Team Responds To Criminal Charges Against The Actor

<p>Prosecutors have charged actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alec Baldwin</a> with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021 on the set of the film &#8220;Rust.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-mexico" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Mexico</a> First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced the charge during a press conference on Thursday morning, according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alec-baldwin-charged-manslaughter-fatal-shooting-set-rust-d-says-rcna7189">NBC News</a>. Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was the armorer on the film set where Hutchins was fatally shot, will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, as well.</p>
<p>New Mexico criminal law classifies involuntary manslaughter as a fourth degree-felony carrying a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.</p>
<p>First assistant director David Halls agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon, according to Carmack-Altwies&#8217; office.</p>
<p>Hutchins&#8217; family released a statement through its attorney, Brian Panish, after the charges were announced.</p>
<p>“We want to thank the Santa Fe Sheriff and the District Attorney for concluding their thorough investigation and determining that charges for involuntary manslaughter are warranted for the killing of Halyna Hutchins with conscious disregard for human life,&#8221; the <a href="https://twitter.com/Angenette5/status/1616109017511890944">statement</a> said. &#8220;Our independent investigation also supports that charges are warranted. It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law. We support the charges, will fully cooperate with this prosecution, and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law.”</p>
<p>The charges come after the Santa Fe Sheriff&#8217;s Office turned over a 500-page report on its investigation to prosecutors in October. The report contains redactions, but the investigation <a href="https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/santa-fe-co-sheriff-releases-full-rust-shooting-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> that Baldwin fired a gun with live ammunition. The report also paints a chaotic picture of what happened the day of the shooting, as well as documents repeated problems with firearms on the set.</p>
<p>A report signed by the New Mexico chief medical investigator found Hutchins&#8217; death to be an &#8220;accident,&#8221; according to CNN.</p>
<p>“Review of available law enforcement reports showed no compelling demonstration that the firearm was intentionally loaded with live ammunition on set. Based on all available information, including the absence of obvious intent to cause harm or death, the manner of death is best classified as accident,” the report <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/entertainment/rust-movie-shooting-alec-baldwin-charges-decision/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.</p>
<p>Baldwin has rejected culpability in Hutchins&#8217; death. In December 2021, Baldwin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/baldwin-on-if-he-feels-guilt-for-killing-halyna-hutchins-no-someone-is-responsible-its-not-me">told</a> George Stephanopoulos in an interview on ABC News that &#8220;I didn’t pull the trigger&#8221; of the prop gun that fired and killed Hutchins. Baldwin further denied responsibility in Hutchins&#8217; death.</p>
<p>&#8220;I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me,&#8221; Baldwin told the host. &#8220;I might have killed myself if I thought I was responsible, and I don’t say that lightly.&#8221;</p>


Alec Baldwin Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter Over 2021 ‘Rust’ Shooting

Alec Baldwin Expected To Face Manslaughter Charge Over 2021 ‘Rust’ Shooting

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alec Baldwin</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has filed a </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lawsuit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">lawsuit</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> against some former crew members of the movie “Rust,” where a shooting incident resulted in the death of cinematographer </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/halyna-hutchins"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Halyna Hutchins</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> last year. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 64-year-old actor &#8220;seeks to clear his name,&#8221; new court documents filed in Los Angeles say, as he claims to have suffered loss of status and income after the prop gun he was holding discharged and killed Hutchins in October 2021 while the movie was filming in New Mexico, People </span><a href="https://people.com/movies/alec-baldwin-rust-seeks-clear-his-name-new-lawsuit-against-armorer-crew/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;More than anyone else on that set, Baldwin has been wrongfully viewed as the perpetrator of this tragedy,&#8221; the lawsuit states. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some people named in the newest lawsuit are armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, assistant director David Halls, prop master Sarah Zachry, and armorer assistant Seth Kenney. Kenney&#8217;s prop weapon and ammunition supply store company is also listed as Baldwin seeks damages.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The suit says these individuals &#8220;owed a duty to those on set, including Baldwin, to keep the set safe. Everyone on set, including Baldwin, expected and trusted them to do so.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The lawsuit continues, &#8220;This tragedy occurred on a movie set — not a gun range, not a battlefield, not a location where even a remote possibility should exist that a gun would contain live ammunition. It occurred under the supervision of a professional armorer, Gutierrez-Reed, and the First Assistant Director, Halls, who were hired to protect the actors and crew on set.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;This tragedy happened because live bullets were delivered to the set and loaded into the gun, Gutierrez-Reed failed to check the bullets or the gun carefully, Halls failed to check the gun carefully and yet announced the gun was safe before handing it to Baldwin, and Zachry failed to disclose that Gutierrez-Reed had been acting recklessly off set and was a safety risk to those around her,&#8221; it says. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The “30 Rock” actor is seeking &#8220;compensatory, nominal, statutory, and punitive damages.&#8221; </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In October, Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions LLC reached a settlement with the Hutchins’ estate for an undisclosed amount over a wrongful death suit filed in February.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The filming of ‘Rust,’ which I will now executive produce, will resume with all the original principal players on board in January 2023,” Halyna’s husband, Matthew Hutchins, said in a statement, as The Daily Wire previously </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/are-you-for-real-alec-baldwin-hit-with-backlash-over-halyna-hutchins-post-one-year-after-fatal-shooting"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin). All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident,” he continued. “I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work.”</span></p>


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Alec Baldwin Sues 'Rust' Crew For Fatal Gun Error As He 'Seeks to Clear His Name'

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<p>Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-eyewitness-details-alec-baldwin-shooting-incident-says-actor-asked-why-he-was-given-a-hot-gun" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alec Baldwin</a> received backlash on social media over a post he published Friday, marking the one-year anniversary of the day cinematographer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/halyna-hutchins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Halyna Hutchins</a> was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/are-criminal-charges-on-the-way-for-alec-baldwin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> and director Joel Souza was wounded after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/guns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gun</a> he was holding discharged on the film set of “Rust.”</p>
<p>The post included a photo of Hutchins working on a project, with the caption, &#8220;One year ago today…&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Little insensitive to post this I think,&#8221; one person wrote. Another commented, &#8220;Is that the person [you] shot?</p>
<p>&#8220;It’s your own fault homie,&#8221; a comment said. &#8220;Why would you even post this?&#8221; someone else questioned. &#8220;Seems exploitative given you’re getting all the attention from your fans instead of everyone focusing on her and her poor family.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Wow. Are you for real?&#8221; one reaction said, as another read, &#8220;Man you should turn the comments off this post.&#8221;</p>
<p>Baldwin has since &#8220;limited&#8221; comments on the post, which has accumulated more than 94,000 likes.</p>
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<p>Earlier this month, Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions LLC reached a settlement with the Hutchins&#8217; estate for an undisclosed amount over a wrongful death suit filed in February.</p>
<p>“The filming of &#8216;Rust,&#8217; which I will now executive produce, will resume with all the original principal players on board in January 2023,” husband Matthew Hutchins said in a statement, <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/10/alec-baldwin-rust-halyna-hutchins-settlement-1235135693/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Deadline.</p>
<p>“I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin). All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work.”</p>
<p>The Santa Fe District Attorney’s office is still deciding on criminal charges against the &#8220;30 Rock&#8221; actor.</p>
<p class="paragraph larva // lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m ">“On the anniversary of the tragedy on the Rust film set in Santa Fe County, District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis remains committed to pursuing justice for the victims, and getting answers for the community,” DA spokesperson Heather Brewer said in a <a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/oct/21/no-one-is-above-the-law-new-mexico-da-warns-on-ann/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “As soon as the District Attorney receives the full report from the Santa Fe County Sheriff, she and her team of professional attorneys and investigators will thoroughly review all the evidence and make a thoughtful decision about whether to bring charges against those involved. No one is above the law and every victim deserves justice.”</p>
<p>Days after the shooting, Baldwin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-eyewitness-details-alec-baldwin-shooting-incident-says-actor-asked-why-he-was-given-a-hot-gun" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he was cooperating with law enforcement.</p>
<p>“There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours,” the statement said. “I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family.”</p>
<p>“My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna,” Baldwin added.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-eyewitness-details-alec-baldwin-shooting-incident-says-actor-asked-why-he-was-given-a-hot-gun" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Report: Eyewitness Details Alec Baldwin Shooting Incident, Says Actor Asked Why He Was Given A ‘Hot Gun’</a></strong></p>


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Alec Baldwin Receives Backlash Over Halyna Hutchins Post One Year After Fatal Shooting 

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<p>Actor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alec Baldwin</a> may have settled the wrongful death lawsuit with Matthew Hutchins, but officials say that will have no bearing on up to four possible criminal cases that could still be brought against him and others.</p>
<p>Hutchins, whose wife <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/halyna-hutchins/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Halyna Hutchins</a> was fatally shot on the set of his film &#8220;Rust,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwin-reaches-settlement-with-family-of-halyna-hutchins-in-rust-shooting-death/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">settled</a> with Baldwin and others from the movie&#8217;s set — and reports circulated early on Wednesday that Hutchins was stepping in as the new executive producer.</p>
<p>But the office of New Mexico&#8217;s First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said that no settlement would influence her decision to pursue criminal charges, should she feel that they were warranted once the sheriff&#8217;s department provided a full report of their investigation.</p>
<p>&#8220;The proposed settlement announced today in Matthew Hutchins’ wrongful death case against Rust movie producers, including Alec Baldwin, in the death of Halyna Hutchins will have no impact on District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies’ ongoing investigation or her ultimate decision whether to file criminal charges in the case,&#8221; a statement from the DA&#8217;s office <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/05/rust-settlement-criminal-investigation-alec-baldwin-halyna-hutchins-death/">provided</a> to TMZ read.</p>
<p>&#8220;While civil suits are settled privately and often involve financial awards, criminal cases deal only in facts. If the facts and evidence warrant criminal charges under New Mexico law then charges will be brought. No one is above the law,&#8221; it concluded.</p>
<p>Carmack-Altwies <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/are-criminal-charges-on-the-way-for-alec-baldwin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed an emergency request</a> in late September with the New Mexico Board of Finance — asking for $635,000 to support &#8220;up to four possible criminal cases&#8221; that she indicated could arise out of the ongoing investigation.</p>
<p>The Board of Finance approved half of the amount she requested — $317,000 — which she said would be used to fund a special prosecutor, special investigator, experts and others who could be necessary for up to four individual jury trials. Carmack-Altwies said that she would be &#8220;requesting special appropriation&#8221; in order to make up the difference in funding.</p>
<p>&#8220;One of the possible defendants is well known movie actor Alec Baldwin,&#8221; Carmack-Altwies said. She did not specifically name any other members of the cast or crew who may still be under investigation, but she did list a number of possible charges, saying that her office was &#8220;certainly looking at all the homicide statutes and any gun statutes under New Mexico criminal code.&#8221;</p>


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DA: Alec Baldwin 'Rust' Settlement Won't Derail Criminal Probe

<p>Alec Baldwin has reached a settlement with the family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was killed on the &#8220;Rust&#8221; movie set last year.</p>
<p>The undisclosed settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin and others involved in the film was announced in a statement from Hutchins&#8217; husband, Matthew Hutchins, on Wednesday.</p>
<p class="paragraph inline-placeholder" data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_A34A2EC9-C6BA-590D-062F-A86052E1FDA3@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">“We have reached a settlement, subject to court approval, for our wrongful death case against the producers of Rust, including Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions, LLC. As part of that settlement, our case will be dismissed. The filming of Rust, which I will now executive produce, will resume with all the original principal players on board in January 2023. I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin). All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident. I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work,” Hutchins said.</p>
<p class="paragraph inline-placeholder" data-uri="archive.cms.cnn.com/_components/paragraph/instances/paragraph_D33C114E-63AF-980B-530A-A86052E3D8F4@published" data-editable="text" data-component-name="paragraph" data-analytics-observe="off">“Throughout this difficult process, everyone has maintained the specific desire to do what is best for Halyna’s son. We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the resolution of this tragic and painful situation,” Alec Baldwin’s attorney, Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel trial lawyers, also said in a statement.</p>
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<p>Baldwin posted an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CjVZ-9GO0z-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">update</a> regarding the settlement on his Instagram account on Wednesday.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are pleased to announce today the settlement of the civil case filed on behalf of the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>The Instagram announcement further revealed that the &#8220;Rust&#8221; film would resume production in January. Matthew Hutchins will be an executive producer on the film and receive a portion of the profits.</p>
<p>Rust Movie Productions also released a <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/10/alec-baldwin-rust-halyna-hutchins-settlement-1235135693/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to Deadline regarding the announcement.</p>
<p>“We are pleased the parties came together to resolve this matter, which, subject to court approval, marks an important step forward in celebrating Halyna’s life and honoring her work,&#8221; attorney Melina Spadone of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman said.</p>
<p>The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/alec-baldwin-says-latest-report-on-fatal-rust-shooting-exonerates-him" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in April that Baldwin said a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-new-mexico-fines-rust-production-company-max-penalty-over-alec-baldwin-involved-shooting">report</a> from the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau exonerated him from the on-set shooting that killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.</p>
<p>“We are grateful to the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau for investigating this matter,” Baldwin’s attorney said in a statement. “We appreciate the report exonerates Mr. Baldwin by making clear that he believed the gun held only dummy rounds.”</p>
<p>New Mexico workplace safety regulators previously fined Rust Movie Productions $136,793 and issued a “scathing” review of the production company’s safety practices, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/alec-baldwin-entertainment-business-new-mexico-shootings-593c19fdb4dd7657aaaeacd85c689456" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to</a> an April report by the Associated Press.</p>


Alec Baldwin Reaches Settlement With Family Of Halyna Hutchins In ‘Rust’ Shooting Death

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<p>Criminal charges may be on the way for actor <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/alec-baldwin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alec Baldwin</a>, according to a report published Monday by entertainment website TMZ.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/09/26/alec-baldwin-criminal-charges-could-be-coming-da-requesting-funds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> detailed several recent moves made by District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies that indicate she could be planning to prosecute the actor in connection with the fatal shooting of cinematographer <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/baldwin-on-if-he-feels-guilt-for-killing-halyna-hutchins-no-someone-is-responsible-its-not-me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Halyna Hutchins</a> on the set of his film &#8220;Rust.&#8221;</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/state-allots-money-for-costs-tied-to-4-potential-rust-prosecutions/article_698d26e8-3a99-11ed-bf8c-171a9944036d.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Santa Fe New Mexican</a>, Carmack-Altwies filed an <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/alec-baldwin-apos-rust-apos-223111595.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">emergency request</a> last week — asking the New Mexico Board of Finance for $635,000 to support &#8220;up to four possible criminal cases&#8221; that she indicated could arise out of the ongoing investigation into the shooting.</p>
<p>The state board approved half the requested amount, granting her $317,000 to assist in funding a special prosecutor, special investigator, experts and others. The prosecutor said that up to four people could face charges — although she also noted that they might not all be found criminally liable. &#8220;We will be requesting a special appropriation for the rest of the money,&#8221; she added.</p>
<p>&#8220;One of the possible defendants is well known movie actor Alec Baldwin,&#8221; Carmack-Altwies said. She did not name any other members of the cast or crew who may still be under investigation, but she did list a number of possible charges, saying that her office was &#8220;certainly looking at all the homicide statutes and any gun statutes under New Mexico criminal code.&#8221;</p>
<p>Carmack-Altwies stated that the requested funds would be used to finance up to four separate jury trials pursuant to the shooting that killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.</p>
<p>A full report from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office — based on the lengthy investigation — is expected to be released in the coming weeks.</p>
<p>The prosecutor did not say for certain that she intended to file criminal charges but wanted the funding in place before the report&#8217;s release in the event that prosecutions were deemed warranted.</p>
<p>&#8220;Experts in firearms, the handling of firearms on movie sets, and safety protocols on move sets must be retained immediately,&#8221; Carmack-Altwies explained in the request. &#8220;If the First Judicial District Attorney … were to take funding for the &#8216;RUST&#8217; prosecution out of the general fund, there would not be enough funding to pay our employees, expert witnesses needed for other cases and general everyday expenses of the office.&#8221;</p>


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