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Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Documentary Footage From Rory Kennedy Will Not Be Turned Over to Prosecutors

A judge on Monday rejected a subpoena seeking footage from a documentary about Alec Baldwin and the accidental shooting on the set of 'Rust.'

A judge on Monday ruled that filmmaker Rory Kennedy does not have to turn over footage from her upcoming Alec Baldwin documentary to prosecutors in his manslaughter case. Moxie Films argued that the footage is covered under the California Shield Law, which protects journalists from having to turn over unpublished material to prosecutors. Prosecutors used it to make the point that a careless attitude to gun safety prevailed on set, and that Baldwin himself was responsible for reckless and bullying conduct.

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