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Santa Fe, United States – Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on the set of Western movie “Rust” began Tuesday with the selection of a jury who will now decide if a crew member’s death was his fault.
Dressed in a dark suit and tie, and wearing thick-rimmed glasses, Baldwin arrived at the courthouse Tuesday with his wife Hilaria, and one of their seven young children. Others see the death as the easily avoidable result of a movie star’s allegedly unpredictable behavior during filming.Underlining the challenges inherent to high-profile cases, only a couple of the dozens of potential jurors raised their hands when asked if they had not previously heard or read anything about the “Rust” shooting.
If found guilty, Baldwin faces up to 18 months in prison. It is not yet known if he plans to take the stand in his defense. The accident occurred during a rehearsal in a small chapel on the Bonanza Creek Ranch, on a sunny afternoon mid-way through the filming of “Rust.” Live bullets are in any case banned from movie sets, and Baldwin has said it was not his responsibility as an actor to check for them.Filming of “Rust” was halted by the tragedy, but completed last year on location in Montana.
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