SAG-AFTRA under fire for defending Alec Baldwin in Rust shooting case

Published January 28, 2024 6:26pm ET



The lawyer to the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins blasted the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists actors union for defending Alec Baldwin despite his involvement in the on-set Rust shooting.

Baldwin was indicted earlier this month on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. In response, the actors union disagreed with the grand jury, claiming it made an “incorrect assessment of the actual duties of an actor on set.”

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