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Self-Declared “Scapegoat” Alec Baldwin Goes After New Mexico Prosecutors Over ‘Rust’ Probe & Trial
His trial dismissed, appeals DOA, you'd think Rust star Alec Baldwin would have moved on from the case - you'd be wrong
The state of New Mexico’s case against Alex Baldwin may finally be over as of last month, but the Rust star isn’t finished with the Land of Enchantment over its investigation and short-lived trial over the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the indie Western’s set. “Defendants sought at every turn to scapegoat Baldwin for the acts and omissions of others, regardless of the evidence or the law,” exclaims a civil rights violations lawsuit filed by the Emmy winner today against prosecutors past and current, the Sante Fe D.A. Placed in the state court docket by Baldwin’s Rust defense team of Luke Nikas and Alex Spirio of NYC’s Quinn Emanuel and Albuquerque’s Heather LeBlanc, this blood from a stone suit seeks a wide range of unspecified damages and a jury trial.
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