Alec Baldwin Wants Special Prosecutor Tossed, Says One of the Charges Against Him is Unconstitutional

By Andrew Dalton, AP Alec Baldwin on Friday asked a judge in New Mexico to dismiss a five-year firearm sentencing enhancement in the charges against him, saying it is unconstitutionally based on a law passed after the shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” “The prosecutors committed a basic legal error by charging Mr. Baldwin … Read more

New Mexico Fines ‘Rust’ Producers for Willful Breaches of Industry Gun Safety Practices

By Morgan Lee, AP New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and producer Alec Baldwin. New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau said … Read more

Alec Baldwin Calls Reports He’s Not Cooperating With Shooting Investigation ‘Bullshit’

Alec Baldwin said Saturday that any suggestion he’s not complying with the investigation into last fall’s deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set is a lie. At issue is a search warrant for Baldwin’s cellphone, which authorities hope can provide information helpful in the probe. Baldwin was holding a revolver during a rehearsal for … Read more

Baldwin ‘Rust’ Movie Set Shooting Investigators Try to Track Source of Live Ammunition

By Morgan Lee, AP Authorities pursued new leads Tuesday on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie, as they searched the premises of an Albuquerque-based firearms and ammunition supplier. The search took place after a provider of firearms and ammunition … Read more