Alec Baldwin ordered to face civil trial over fatal Rust shooting : report
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Alec Baldwin ordered to face civil trial over deadly ‘Rust’ shooting Alec Baldwin is going back to court. Variety and People reported Friday that a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge has ruled a civil lawsuit filed by a “Rust” crew member can proceed to trial. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in October 2021 after a gun Baldwin was holding fired. Baldwin recklessly disregarded the probability that pointing a gun in the direction of someone, with the finger on the trigger, would cause emotional distress,” the judge wrote in the filing, obtained by Variety.
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1 eventAlec Baldwin ordered to face civil trial over fatal Rust shooting : report
Alec Baldwin ordered to face civil trial over deadly ‘Rust’ shooting Alec Baldwin is going back to court. Variety and People reported Friday that a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge has ruled a civil lawsuit filed by a “Rust” crew member can proceed to trial. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in October 2021 after a gun Baldwin was holding fired. Baldwin recklessly disregarded the probability that pointing a gun in the direction of someone, with the finger on the trigger, would cause emotional distress,” the judge wrote in the filing, obtained by Variety.