- Actor announces TV program ahead of manslaughter trial
- He is accused of using show to portray himself as ‘likable’
Alec Baldwin is accused of using a “calculated and cynical” move to portray himself as a “sympathetic family man” on his new television show – as he prepares to stand trial for the fatal Rust shooting.
The American actor, 66, announced yesterday that he and his wife Hilaria Baldwin are launching a new reality series.
The announcement was made in a video posted to the movie star’s Instagram account.
The show is being billed as a way to give fans a glimpse into the couple’s “ups and downs” as they raise their seven children, the eldest of whom is just ten years old.
Gloria Allred, a lawyer for Hutchins’ parents and sister, said: “This seems to me to be a calculated and cynical PR move.”
Actor Alec Baldwin has been accused of a ‘calculated’ attempt to portray himself as a ‘sympathetic family man’ ahead of his manslaughter trial by the lawyer representing the parents of Halyna Hutchins – a cameraman who was murdered on the set of the film ‘Rust ‘ in 2021
This comes after the actor and his wife Hilaria announced their upcoming TV series on Wednesday. The show offers a glimpse into the lives of the couple. Together they have seven children, all under the age of 10
The announcement that Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are launching a reality show was made Wednesday in a video posted to the actor’s Instagram.
The news comes just weeks after it was revealed that Alec will stand trial for manslaughter over the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (seen) on the set of his film Rust.
She went on to say that Baldwin’s decision to bring cameras into his home was his attempt to get jurors to “view him as a sympathetic family man rather than the murderer of Halyna Huthcins.”
It comes as Baldwin prepares for his involuntary manslaughter trial over the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins, a 42-year-old filmmaker who was killed on the set of the film ‘Rust’ in October 2021 – after being hit in the chest by a bullet fired from a ‘prop firearm’ Baldwin held while rehearsing for a scene.
The show will premiere on TLC in 2025 and will follow the couple as they “open up their lives for the first time and bring everyone in to join in on the non-stop love, laughter and drama,” according to a press release.
But there is speculation that the series will document the lead-up and aftermath of the legal proceedings that began in New Mexico last July.
However, the actor’s bid to avoid conviction has become even more complicated, as it emerged yesterday that a potential defense witness was recorded saying she wanted the actor to be jailed.
Alec Baldwin (seen on the set of Rust) has his trial scheduled for July. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in prison
Halyna (seen on set with Alec) was tragically shot dead in October 2021 after being struck in the chest by a bullet fired from a ‘prop firearm’ Alec was holding
Rust gun guard Hanna Gutierrez-Reed’s alleged comments were revealed in transcripts of her phone calls from jail. She was sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter – for accidentally placing live ammunition in the gun used in the fatal shooting.
Baldiwn has always denied responsibility for Hutchins’ death.
According to an affidavit, assistant director David Halls retrieved the gun from a cart full of props and handed it to Alec, telling him it was a “cold gun,” meaning it had no real bullets in it.
However, he told investigators that gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed had opened the gun for him to inspect before giving it to Alec, but that he only remembered checking three of the five rounds.
Although Alec claimed he “didn’t pull the trigger,” the FBI later ruled that the gun was unlikely to fire on its own after undergoing a series of tests.
Still, the actor told ABC in December 2021 that he was not responsible for what happened.
“Someone put a live bullet into a gun, a bullet that shouldn’t have even been on the property,” he said.
He has pleaded not guilty before his trial in July. If convicted, he faces up to 18 months in prison.
