Actor Alec Baldwin has claimed that the prosecutor charging him for the Rust shooting simply wants to “humble” an “arrogant” celebrity.
Assistant director Dave Halls received probation and no prison time after accepting the state’s plea deal on March 31, 2023. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun Baldwin was holding fired on the set of “Rust.”
The “30 Rock” actor was given until Oct. 27 to accept the same deal given to Halls, but his legal team claimed the offer was rescinded before the written deadline.
Prosecutor Kari Morrissey told Fox News that Baldwin’s legal team’s assertion is both “false and misleading,” adding that the “plea was withdrawn due to the reasons outlined in our response to his motion to dismiss.”
“Morrissey says she withdrew the offer because she believes Baldwin had ‘commissioned his own documentary’ about Hutchins’ death and sought to interview witnesses for the purported film,” the documents said.
Two documentaries are currently in the works about the tragic shooting and Baldwin maintains that he has no financial stake in either one.
The actor’s legal team further claimed that Morrissey’s past statements to the media indicate that she had pressed charges on him to “humble” the man because “she finds him ’arrogant’ and wants to give him a ‘teachable moment.’”
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