Alec Baldwin, 66, is branded 'sick' outside of court as opening statements take place in trial over fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer that could see him land behind bars for 18 months

Alec Baldwin was branded ‘sick’ arsenic he arrived successful tribunal for nan 2nd time of his manslaughter proceedings complete a fatal shooting connected nan group of his Western movie 'Rust'.

The actor, 66, arrived connected Wednesday successful a convoy of 3 SUVs while wearing a acheronian suit and avoided questions from reporters camped extracurricular nan Santa Fe courthouse.

Baldwin and his woman Hilaria, 40, appeared astatine nan courthouse arsenic opening statements are group to return spot successful nan lawsuit involving nan decease of Halyna Hutchins connected nan group of nan occidental movie successful October 2021.

The stakes for Baldwin are incredibly precocious and were starkly illustrated successful February erstwhile Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 26, nan armourer connected nan set, went connected proceedings and was recovered blameworthy for nan aforesaid charges successful nan aforesaid court.

Outside of tribunal was nan lawyer Gloria Allred who held a photograph of Halyna Hutchins, her mother Olga and Hutchins’ son.

Allred is representing Hutchins’ family successful Ukraine as portion of a civilian negligence suit they person brought against Baldwin successful nan US.

According to Allred, nan family had been incapable to travel because of nan ongoing conflict successful nan country, saying: ‘We would for illustration nan truth, we would for illustration justice.’

She added: ‘Baldwin, though his attorneys person attacked america unfairly, suggested they didn't person a adjacent narration pinch Halyna which is false.

‘I cognize Alec brought 1 of his 7 children, he’s apparently signed up for a reality show. This is not a reality show!

‘This is simply a proceedings of involuntary manslaughter of a young, talented cinematographer. She had a correct to beryllium safe connected that group arsenic did each personnel of nan crew.

‘I don’t cognize whether Alec Baldwin decided to make holding his babe aliases his woman holding nan babe and past handing her to a nanny aliases a shaper [part of] nan reality show.

‘It is cynical and perchance a calculated nationalist relations move to make him look much sympathetic to nan jury’.

Holding up nan photo, Allred said: ‘This is simply a kid arsenic well. This is Halyna's kid who nary longer has a mother.

‘Let’s not forget, this is simply a existent lawsuit successful Santa Fe, New Mexico and it has to beryllium taken seriously!’

When asked what she thought him possibly maybe filming his reality show from jail, she added: ‘I don’t cognize what his plans are isolated from if he uses this proceedings and his children arsenic portion of a reality show, I deliberation it’s sick.’

In nan court, Baldwin sat astatine nan defense array and appeared tense while Hilaria and his relative Stephen Baldwin, who is besides an actor, sat down him successful nan nationalist gallery. 

In her opening statement, Erlinda Johnson, a typical charismatic appointed to nan case, said that Baldwin had 'violated nan cardinal rules of firearm safety’ and that he was 'reckless' connected set. 

The proceedings is nan culmination of a nightmare for Mr Baldwin that has lasted for astir 3 years and has yet travel to court.

The Emmy grant winning actor, 66, has pleaded not blameworthy to 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter.

Baldwin is being represented by Alex Spiro, a precocious floor plan lawyer whose different clients see Elon Musk, Jay-Z, Mick Jagger and Naomi Osaka.

Baldwin was a shaper and nan prima of Rust erstwhile he changeable dormant cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, a mother-of-one, while filming pinch a prop weapon that had a unrecorded information wrong it. The film's head Joel Souza was besides injured.

The lawsuit has had a agelong and tortured way to trial: Baldwin was primitively charged successful January 2023 pinch 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter. 

They were dropped 3 months later successful ray of caller evidence, prosecutors said, adding they needed much clip to investigate.

Baldwin was sensationally charged for a 2nd clip successful January this twelvemonth pinch nan aforesaid charges.

Baldwin and his woman are presently filming a reality TV bid astir their family. It is not clear if a camera unit is trailing them successful New Mexico, but nan show is owed to aerial successful 2025 meaning filming is apt underway now.

The lawsuit is expected to perceive 8 days of grounds and argument, followed by deliberations.