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Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will face criminal charges for the October 21, 2021 fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Santa Fe District Attorney said this morning.

Iconic actor Danny Trejo is set to receive one of the biggest honors of his career.

Actor Gene Hackman was seen out on a dinner date in New Mexico on Thursday, using a cane to walk and holding the arm of his wife, Betsy Arakawa.The couple dined at Pappadeaux’s Seafood Kitchen in Santa Fe, where the legendary actor has lived since the 1980s.Earlier in the day, Hackman, who turned 94 in January, was spotted grabbing a cup of coffee and an apple pie from a local Speedway store.Ever the outdoorsman, he sported hiking pants, a checkered shirt, gray vest, a cap and shades.Although the “Unforgiven” actor and Arakawa, a 62-year-old pianist, got married in 1991, they’re rarely seen together in public. The pair was last photographed 21 years ago in a much more glamorous setting — on the red carpet of the 2003 Golden Globe Awards.At that glitzy Los Angeles ceremony, Hackman received the Cecil B.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer on the ill-fated Western film “Rust,” was convicted on Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in the death of the film’s cinematographer. Jurors returned a verdict after less than three hours of deliberations on Wednesday afternoon, following two weeks of testimony about safety lapses on set. Gutierrez Reed was acquitted of a separate charge of tampering with evidence.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer SANTA FE, N.M. — A crew member on “Rust” gave jurors a tearful account Monday of the fatal shooting on set, and laid much of the blame on Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer. Ross Addiego, the dolly grip, became choked up and cried at several points as he recalled the events surrounding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Alec Baldwin will face a New Mexico jury this summer on involuntary manslaughter stemming from the 2021 fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Hyundai hasn’t put a commercial in the Super Bowl since 2020. On Sunday, it hopes its newest auto ad makes people think of the stuff they might see in the Big Game. The automaker will take to the NFL‘s AFC and NFC Championship Games on Sunday to launch the 2024 Santa Fe — a familiar model that has been redesigned for families that needs lots of room as well as rugged features to help them enjoy the outdoors.

Alec Baldwin is set to face charges with a count of involuntary manslaughter after a crew member died on set in October 2021.A grand jury in New Mexico (where the movie was filmed) indicted the actor today (January 19) after initial charges were dismissed in April.The case was brought again before a jury in Santa Fe, reportedly after prosecutors received an updated analysis of the gun used in the incident, following further forensic testing.According to the BBC, attorneys for Baldwin have said: “We look forward to our day in court.”Baldwin was the co-producer and lead actor on a Western movie named Rust, which was in production just outside Santa Fe in October 2021. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a bullet fired from a prop gun used by Baldwin, also wounding director Joel Souza.Baldwin has maintained that he only drew back the hammer of the pistol, not pulling the trigger.

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The armorer on “Rust” waived her right to a preliminary hearing on Friday, clearing the path to take her to a trial on manslaughter charges. Hannah Gutierrez Reed is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. Prosecutors allege she displayed criminal negligence when she accidentally loaded a live round into Alec Baldwin’s gun.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A Santa Fe judge on Tuesday denied a defense motion to throw out the “Rust” prosecution, keeping the case on track for a key hearing that begins next week. Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film’s armorer, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. She is accused of loading a live round into Alec Baldwin’s gun on Oct.

viewed by the Santa Fe New Mexican. The new filing specifies cocaine as the drug that Gutierrez-Reed attempted to dispose of, following last week’s charge of evidence tampering brought by prosecutors in the ongoing case. Gutierrez-Reed is also facing an involuntary manslaughter charge, the same accusation initially made against Baldwin, though his charges have been dropped. Prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis said a confidential witness will testify that Gutierrez-Reed passed the cocaine off to someone else after being interviewed by the police the night of the shooting.“The circumstances of the transfer of evidence strongly support the charge that the defendant transferred the cocaine to avoid prosecution and prevent law enforcement from obtaining highly inculpatory evidence directly related to the defendant’s handling of the firearm and the circumstances of the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins,” the prosecutors wrote.Jason Bowles, Gutierrez-Reed’s lawyer, opposed the prosecution’s request to allow the witness to remain anonymous in an attempt to keep them from being “blacklisted” from the film industry. “The state wants to publish salacious allegations about Ms.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust armorer who has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 death of Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the indie Western, now faces a second charge: tampering with evidence.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer New Mexico prosecutors say they will file new charges against Alec Baldwin if further testing shows that his gun was working at the time of the “Rust” shooting. The special prosecutors in the case, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis, dropped manslaughter charges against Baldwin in April. Baldwin had been accused of negligently pulling the trigger, causing the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. But Baldwin’s lawyers provided analysis that raised doubt that the gun was working properly at the time. The FBI analyzed the gun last year, and broke it during a test firing. In a recent court filing, Morrissey and Lewis said that the gun has been sent to an independent expert for further testing.

Paul Geoffrey, who starred as Perceival in the film Excalibur and had many other film and TV credits, died June 3 in Santa Fe, New Mexico from cancer, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican news outlet.

Sophia Scorziello editor Paul Geoffrey, an English actor known for his roles in “Excalibur” and “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes,” has died. He was 68. Geoffrey died on June 3 in Santa Fe, N.M. from a battle with cancer, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. “A thespian to the core, Paul continued to act for the remainder of his life. He loved French wine and food, had a stunning grasp of history, was a life-long Arsenal fan, and excelled at being the sweetest guy in the world,” the Santa Fe New Mexican said of Geoffrey. Throughout his acting career, Geoffrey starred as Perceval in the 1981 film “Excalibur,” a medieval fantasy film that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the round table. The film won best artistic contribution at Cannes in 1981 and received an Oscar nomination for best cinematography.

Josh Brolin bared it all online – almost.  The 55-year-old actor went completely naked to work on his tan lines while "prepping for a scene" on season two of "Outer Range" in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "We are taking things in a different direction now," he teased in the snap shared with his three million Instagram followers.

EXCLUSIVE: Less than two weeks before a mini-trial is scheduled to begin in New Mexico over the October 2021 killing of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, all charges are going to be dropped against Alec Baldwin, for now.

Two days after a judge shut down the prosecution’s attempt to bring on a new special prosecutor in the Rust shooting, Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has stepped aside and appointed a pair of special prosecutors — veteran New Mexico attorneys Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis — to take over the high-profile case.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Santa Fe district attorney on Monday defended the appointment of a state lawmaker to prosecute Alec Baldwin in the “Rust” case, saying there is no reason she cannot fulfill both roles. Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed both face involuntary manslaughter charges in the October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. They are scheduled for a virtual court appearance on Thursday. Baldwin’s lawyers are seeking to disqualify the special prosecutor, Andrea Reeb, arguing that she cannot serve as both a prosecutor and a member of the state Legislature under the separation-of-powers provision of the state constitution.

by a mass shooting survivor. What started as a normal audition for 21-year-old Trey Louis took an emotional turn when he wowed the judges with his cover of the 2016 song “Stone” by Whiskey Myers. Following a standing ovation from all three judges, Louis — who works as a mattress salesperson — revealed that he was a survivor of a 2018 mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in which a gunman allegedly killed eight students and two teachers.

Katy Perry got extremely emotional during an audition on Sunday's episode of "American Idol." A young man named Trey Louis told the judges that he wanted to be on the show to make his hometown of Sante Fe, Texas, proud after the 2018 shooting at his high school, which caused Perry to break down into tears. Louis sang "Stone" by Whiskey Myers, and his incredible performance led to a standing ovation by Perry and her fellow judges, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan. After some very positive feedback, Bryan asked Louis why he was auditioning.

, Alec Baldwin and the film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, have been criminally charged in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb announced on Jan. 19 in a statement that Baldwin, 64, and Gutierrez-Reed were charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Alec Baldwin was dealt a major victory in the upcoming legal battle over the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of his movie Rust.

Though still facing  involuntary manslaughter charges, Alec Baldwin will not longer have to fear a five year prison sentence for the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Work on the film Rust will resume in spring, with Alec Baldwin producing and remaining in the starring role, it has been announced.The widower of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot on the set of the western in October 2021, has also sanctioned a documentary about her.The currently unnamed piece will explore her life and “final work, including the completion of the film” and feature her partner Matthew as executive producer.The plans come after Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter by the Santa Fe District Attorney’s office over the fatal shooting of Hutchins. A number of original crew members will return to the project alongside director Joel Souza.

Facing some harsh time, Alec Baldwin wants a New Mexico judge to toss out charges that could see him end up behind bars for five years for the 2021 fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins 

The first court hearing over the involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin and Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed stemming from the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins isn’t for a couple of weeks, but already the sharp-elbowed legal battle between the actor and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has begun.

Facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter and up to five years behind bars if found guilty, Alec Baldwin and Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed are about to find themselves face-to-face in court with the director of the troubled indie Western and many members of the crew as witnesses in the criminal case against the duo for the October 21, 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Over a year after Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin on the indie Western’s New Mexico set, the Santa Fe District Attorney’s office will reveal tomorrow if they will be filing charges against the actor, crew members, or the production.