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Alec Baldwin’s Jury Selection For The ‘Rust’ Shooting Trial Has Begun

Alec Baldwin’s jury selection has begun.

Image Credit: Getty ImagesAfter almost three years, Alec Baldwin’s jury selection for the accidental shooting on the Rust set that led to the fatal death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins began today on Tuesday, July 9. In 2021, while filming Rust — which has not been released — the 66-year-old actor was rehearsing a scene that required a Colt .45 revolver – as a prop – when the gun ended up firing and ultimately killing the 42-year-old crew member. You said you were sorry, but not (that) you were sorry for what you did…You alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon…But for you, Ms. Hutchins would be alive, a husband would have his partner, and a little boy would have his mother,” the New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer announced.

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