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| | Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial has been dismissed by the judge | | Added 142 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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In October 2021, Alec Baldwin accidentally killed his coworker Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of Rust. He was rehearsing a scene with what he thought was a prop gun with no live ammunition. Apparently, the armorer handed him a real gun with live ammunition, and the whole thing went sideways, killing Halyna and injuring Joel Souza. For years, there?s been back-and-forth about what to call this legally manslaughter, murder, negligence, or a complete accident. For what it?s worth, I thought the armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was at fault (and she?s already been convicted of involuntary manslaughter) and that Alec Baldwin was guilty of at most criminal negligence as the producer of Rust. But even then, it seemed like a pretty difficult case to try. Which is why there was so much back-and-forth about the charges. Last year, the New Mexico prosecutor dropped the involuntary manslaughter charges? and then a short time later, the charges were brought back. The trial was about to begin next week. But now the case has been dismissed:
In a stunning turn of events, the judge in Alec Baldwin?s involuntary manslaughter trial dismissed the case Friday, agreeing with the actor?s lawyers that prosecutors hid evidence that may have been linked to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western movie ?Rust? in 2021.
?There is no way for the court to right this wrong,? said 1st Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer. ?The sanction of dismissal is the only warranted remedy.? The dismissal was with prejudice, meaning the involuntary manslaughter case against the actor cannot be filed again.
Baldwin, 66, sobbed and put his face in his hands as Sommer announced her decision. He then embraced his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, as lawyers and spectators started filing out of the courtroom. Baldwin could have been sentenced to up to 18 months in prison if the jurors had unanimously agreed he committed the felony. The actor was rehearsing a scene at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe County on Oct. 21, 2021, when the prop revolver he was holding went off, killing Hutchins, 42, and wounding director Joel Souza. The actor had pleaded not guilty. He claims that he was not aware the revolver contained a live round and that it discharged accidentally after he followed instructions to point it toward Hutchins.
Baldwin?s lawyers asserted that the Santa Fe County Sheriff?s Office took possession of live rounds of ammunition as evidence but did not record them in the official case file or reveal their existence to the actor?s defense team. Kari Morrissey, the special prosecutor in the case, insisted the disputed ammunition was not linked to the case or hidden from Baldwin?s lawyers. Morrissey said after the ruling that she was disappointed by the court?s dismissal and disagreed, but respects the decision.
?I believe the importance of the evidence was misconstrued by the defense attorneys,? Morrissey told reporters outside court.
[From NBC News]
So, the case was dismissed on a technicality. It would have been difficult to get a conviction anyway, in my opinion, and this whole situation has gotten pretty ridiculous. Halyna Hutchins? death was an absolute tragedy and it should have never happened. There was absolutely no reason for any actor to handle a real gun with live ammunition. But I always thought that the drive to criminally charge Baldwin was partially politically motivated and partly because he?s? Alec Baldwin, you know? There was so much hesitation to say: this was a god-awful accident on Alec?s part.
Photos courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Princess Kate skipped the Wimbledon women's final, but will attend the men's final | | Added 142 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Barbora Krej?kov and Jasmine Paolini played a wonderful Wimbledon final on Saturday. Barbie K won, but Jasmine put up an excellent fight and Jasmine also had the crowd support. I had no idea that the Wimbledon crowd would basically adopt the Italian as one of their own, but her great attitude and beautiful smile won people over. Still, Barbie was tactically brilliant and she played another great final and picked up her second major singles title (and twelfth major titles overall, because she?s also a badass doubles champion).
All in all, it was a great day for women?s tennis. The day was not enjoyed by the Princess of Wales, at least not in the Royal Box. She might have watched at home, but she didn?t tweet any congratulations to Barbie and her staff didn?t think to do that either. Before the women?s final began, Kensington Palace did pull focus by announcing that Kate would attend the final? the men?s final today, Sunday.
Kate Middleton will be in the Royal Box at Wimbledon this year.
The Princess of Wales, 42, is set to attend the men?s singles final at Wimbledon on Sunday, July 14, Kensington Palace has confirmed.
However, she will not be in attendance to see the womens champion crowned on Saturday, July 13 at the famed tennis tournament, which is held at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London.
Princess Kate, 42, has stepped out at Wimbledon most years since marrying Prince William and traditionally hands out the award to the winner in her role as the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. She has only made one public appearance with the royal family in 2024 as she continues her cancer treatment largely out of the public eye.
[From People]
All of us, myself included, predicted this weeks ago. We all knew that she would skip the women?s final but she would magically recover to attend the men?s final. It makes zero sense if she actually feels like sh-t the women?s final was a bit over two hours long, while the men?s final will probably be four hours long, give or take an hour. If she?s ?well enough? to sit in the Royal Box for four or five hours, surely she would have been well enough to attend the women?s final? Or, you know, Zoom with some of her charitable patronages? Anyway, the All England Club chair Debbie Jevans handed out the women?s trophy (the Venus Rosewater Dish) and the runners-up plate. That was ?why? Kate sent out the press releases on Saturday morning she told Wimbledon at the last minute that she wouldn?t show up for the women?s final, and she was only coming to the men?s final. I will update this post with some photos when we get them, and we?ll have more coverage tomorrow, of course.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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