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An activist is heard pressing the Hollywood actor, 'Who's pocket are you in?' Alec Baldwin was spotted in a heated confrontation with pro-Palestinian activists as protests flooded the streets of New York City on Monday. Livestreamed footage showed the actor being asked by a pro-Palestinian activist "Whose pocket are you in?" and pressing him on whether he condemns Israel while invoking Hollywood. "I'm in Hollywood's pocket, you say?" Baldwin responded before slamming the "stupid question." The "30 Rock" star was then seen shouting in the activist's face, "Ask me a smart question!" As he attempted to walk away escorted by...

Alec Baldwin has decided it’s a good idea for him to weigh in on the Second Amendment in America Baldwin has been accused of allegedly shooting and killing Halyna Hutchins in a tragic event while filming the movie “Rust.” The weapon the actor was holding was loaded with live ammo and the subsequent shot killed the young woman. Despite the fact you’d think he would never want to publicly discuss weapons given the situation he’s in, it turns out he doesn’t mind calling for gun control for other people! a Friday morning Instagram post, Baldwin wrote, “The very childhoods of...

"Rust" key medic Cheryln Schaefer has filed a lawsuit against the movie's producers as well as several crew members, claiming she can no longer work following her experience on the movie set. Assistant Director Dave Halls, property master Sarah Zachry, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed and firearm supplier Seth Kenney have all been named in the suit, alongside Rust Movie Productions, LLC, and the location that production was being filmed on, Bonanza Creek Ranch. In the lawsuit, which was filed in Santa Fe County late last week, Schaefer alleges that "Gutierrez Reed loaded the revolver with the round containing the bullet...

Alec Baldwin refuses to turn his phone over to investigators, who have a warrant to seize it. They believe it could provide evidence clarifying the chain of events that led to the shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust” in New Mexico in October. And yet, in a video the actor posted to Instagram, he’s “demanding” law enforcement “honor the death” of the cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, by finding out “the truth.” Which, presumably, isn’t on his phone. The Instagram video came after a Friday New York Post report in which legal experts contacted by the...

It's been a rough week for Alec Baldwin. The former Trump impersonator gave a questionable interview with ABC News, claiming he wasn't responsible for the gun that went off in his hand and killed a cinematographer. He deleted his Twitter account. And at some point in the middle, the District Attorney investigating what happened on the set of the Baldwin-produced movie Rust said that Baldwin is NOT in the clear. That's contrary to what Baldwin told ABC News. Obviously, the stress has gotten to him. When the New York Post's Jon Levin asked him how it was going, Baldwin freaked...

The New Mexico prosecutor overseeing the investigation into the “Rust” shooting said Friday that she is “exploring various legal theories” in the case, and has not ruled out any criminal charges. -snip- Lane Luper, the camera operator who walked off set with six others shortly before the shooting, also issued a statement on Thursday through his attorney, Jacob G. Vigil, responding to Baldwin. “Guns don’t just go off,” Luper said in the statement. “The single action Colt .45 revolver handled by Alec Baldwin required multiple active steps to discharge and kill Halyna Hutchins. The gun had to be loaded with...

-snip- In a pretty direct response to the actor/producer’s numerous and highly emotional assertions last night on ABC to George Stephanopoulos, First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said Friday that “certain individuals may be criminally culpable for his/her actions and/or inactions on the set of Rust.” -snip- The remarks by Carmack-Altwies were not altogether unexpected as Deadline has heard from a number of New Mexico sources that Santa Fe law enforcement were very unhappy with Baldwin once again speaking to media. “Interviewed immediately after the shooting and subsequently by the Sheriff’s Office, the Emmy winner has been asked to not...

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