Alan Dershowitz talks the legalities of Baldwin shooting…

Alan Dershowitz, an emeritus law professor at Harvard, is one of the greatest legal minds of our time, writing multiple books and publishing hundreds of articles about the law.  He has been defending clients in courtrooms since the 1970s and argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court.  He was also on the team that defended Donald Trump against impeachment.

Alan Dershowitz believes that Alec Baldwin’s shooting of Halyna Hutchins could be considered a homicide.  Gun safety protocols are so stringent that an accident of this kind is almost impossible.  Armando Gutierrez recalls that on the set of Purge of Kingdoms, “weapons went through maybe 10 people before any actor was handed anything.”  Prop masters must be licensed, secure permits, and go through strict procedures on set that ensure everyone’s safety.

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There’s no denying Alec Baldwin’s role in on-set shooting tragedy

The death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has also been painted as Alec Baldwin’s tragedy.

Really, it’s not. In fact, Alec Baldwin is likely to be held, at least in part, responsible.

“If you’re capable of memorizing 120 pages of dialogue, you can memorize four lines of gun safety,” special effects and firearms expert Steve Wolf tells The Post.

“If that scene required him to put the gun to his head and pull the trigger, I’m sure he would have taken a look inside the gun. Wouldn’t you?”

As a producer on “Rust,” Baldwin could be held culpable for the cost-cutting, chaos and eventual hire of a young head armorer with just one stint in said job on her résumé — because, according to Deadline, multiple other armorers turned it down over low pay and high stakes, with too many firearms to manage.

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Alec Baldwin was practicing pointing revolver at camera during fatal prop gun mishap

Blame to be shouldered by lesser humans.

Two new witness accounts made public by the Sante Fe Sheriff’s Office on Sunday night describe the harrowing moment the 42-year-old director of photography was shot inside the church building on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.”

Baldwin was rehearsing the gun-retrieval method from a pew of the mock church at Bonanza Creek Ranch when he aimed at the camera, while both Hutchins and 48-year-old director, Joel Souza stood behind it.

… He added the crew that had walked off, who were reportedly replaced with non-union workers and threatened with “security” if they didn’t immediately leave, had previously penned a “letter to production on disagreements.”

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Film crew voiced complaints before fatal on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin

Note that Baldwin did mask his gun.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fired a fatal gunshot from a prop gun that he had been told was safe, a camera crew for the movie he was filming walked off the job to protest conditions and production issues that included safety concerns.

Disputes in the production of the Western film “Rust” began almost from the start in early October and culminated with seven crew members walking off several hours before 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed.

The crew members had expressed their discontent with matters that ranged from safety procedures to their housing accommodations, according to one of those who left. He requested anonymity for fear that speaking up would hurt his prospects for future jobs. Rust Movie Productions did not answer emails Friday and Saturday seeking comment.

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Alec Baldwin ignored the No. 1 rule of gun safety: Hollywood weapons expert

Hollywood weapons expert Bryan Carpenter responded of the death and injuries related to Alec Baldwin’s discharge of a prop gun while filming by suggesting Baldwin ignored the number rule of gun safety.

Breitbart News reported that the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office was investigating after Baldwin discharged the gun on the set of ‘Rust’ Thursday, killing 42-year-old director of photography Halyna Hutchins and wounding director 48-year-old Joel Souza.

The New York Post quoted Carpenter stressing that the No. 1 rule as, “Loaded or unloaded, a weapon never gets pointed at another human being.”

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Alec Baldwin fatally shoots cinematographer, injures director in prop gun mishap on set of ‘Rust’

Alec Baldwin allegedly repeatedly asked ‘why was I handed a hot gun?’ after he accidentally shot and killed a female cinematographer and wounded a director yesterday on the set of his new film Rust.

Halyna Hutchins, 42, died shortly after being shot by Baldwin around 1.50pm Thursday at Bonanza Creek Ranch, near the city of Santa Fe in New Mexico. Joel Souza, 48, the film’s director, was also hurt and spent several hours in hospital, but was released later the same evening.

Police have disclosed few details about the shooting, saying only that a ‘projectile’ was fired by a ‘prop gun’ and they are investigating. But a witness told Hollywood gossip site Showbiz 411 that Baldwin immediately began asking why he was handed a ‘hot gun’ – which typically means a gun loaded with real ammunition. 

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Rose McGowan Torches ‘Whiny‘ Transgender Netflix Protestors: ‘Piss Off You Brats. Enough of Your Fake Activism‘

Rose McGowan has torched the transgender Netflix employees who walked off the job Wednesday in protest of comedian Dave Chappelle, calling them “brats” and dismissing their brand of activism as “fake.”

In a scalding series of tweets, Rose McGowan told off the “whiny” protestors and accused Netflix of far more serious offenses than transgender jokes.

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Disney‘s Woke ‘The Last Duel‘ Bombs: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon Drama Tackles ‘Mansplaining‘ and ‘Toxic Masculinity‘

Disney’s The Last Duel, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, bombed big time at the box office on its opening weekend, grossing a paltry $4.8 million in wide release. The medieval epic incorporated woke gender politics by embracing the #MeToo movement and hiring a female screenwriter to add an anachronistic feminist perspective to the Affleck-Damon-penned screenplay.

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Geena Davis’s new role: Training AI bots to scrub movie scripts of anything un-PC

Actress Geena Davis’s latest role is getting artificial intelligence bots to monitor movie scripts to make sure Hollywood remains politically correct.

The Thelma and Louise star’s eponymous institute is expanding its partnership with NBCUniversal to uncover unconscious bias against black people, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders in film scripts using its artificial intelligence tool called “Spellcheck for Bias.”

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Hollywood On the Brink of Shutdown After Union Members Vote for Strike to Halt Film and TV Productions

Hollywood could undergo yet another shutdown following the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) recent vote to authorize a nationwide strike if negotiations fail with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).

With an 89 percent turnout, the IATSE union overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike with 98 percent in favor, putting the AMPTP in a difficult position as the deadline to renew a contract looms.

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Masked Servants Waiting on Psychopathic Elites Is ‘Visually Perfect‘ Illustration of a Decadent, Dystopian, Sci-Fi Society

Amanda Milius, director of The Plot Against the President, described masked servants waiting on maskless celebrities and assorted elites as a “visual representation” of a decadent society reminiscent of fictional dystopian science fiction universes.

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Twitter lashes out over celebrities at 2021 Emmys going maskless

Mask on, mask off.

The 2021 Emmy Awards were full of colorful ensembles, moving speeches and coveted gold statuettes — but no masks in sight.

While 2020’s coronavirus had awards shows very scaled down, the party only got bigger this year. Many viewers and fans on social media, Twitter and beyond certainly had something to say about the celebs sitting in close proximity to one another during the telecast.

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