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Alec Baldwin Sues New Mexico Prosecutors Involved in ‘Rust’ Trial

Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against prosecutors and law enforcement in New Mexico, accusing them of “malicious prosecution" in his 'Rust' trial.

Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit against New Mexico prosecutors and law enforcement officials, accusing them of “malicious prosecution” in their involuntary manslaughter case following the death of Rust cinematographerHalyna Hutchins. Although no verdict in this civil case can undo the trauma the state’s threat of conviction and incarceration has inflicted, Alec Baldwin has filed this action to hold defendants responsible for their appalling violations of the laws that governed their work.” “Criminal prosecutions are supposed to be about the search for truth and justice, not to pursue personal or political gain or harass the innocent,” Baldwin’s lawyers Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said a statement to Entertainment Weekly.

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