Alec Baldwin is taking legal action for malicious prosecution in connection with the charges he faced over Halyna Hutchins’ death.
Alec Baldwin is suing for malicious prosecution
The 66-year-old actor was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a prop gun he was holding discharged and the cinematographer was fatally shot on the set of ‘Rust’ in October 2021 and now, six months after his trial collapsed, the former ’30 Rock’ star has made a civil complaints against prosecutors in the case, First Judicial District Attorney officials, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office authorities and Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners for “malicious abuse of process, intentional spoliation of evidence, defamation, and violation of the New Mexico Civil Rights Act.”
According to documents obained by People magazine, Alec’s lawyers alleged those named were “blinded by their desire to convict” him “for all the wrong reasons, and at any cost”.
In his lawsuit, the ‘Boss Baby’ star mantained that, one the day of the tragedy, he was handed a prop gun and a crew member called out “cold gun” to “assure” him and those nearby that the weapon only had “dummy rounds” installed.
But the complaint noted: “The prop fired a live round that killed Hutchins.”
The charges against Alec were dismissed last July after his team alleged prosecutors had hidden evidence, and in his lawsuit, he argued “certain defendents” had deliberately concealed evidence and lied while on the stand in order to make him a “scapegoat”.
He wants the defendants to be “held accountable” for their “malicious and unlawful pursuit” against him.
The ‘Beetlejuice’ actor accused special prosecutor Kari Morrisey of having delivered “inconsistent” testimony on evidence she allegedly concealed, while the lawsuit suggested District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies defamed the star when she…
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