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Alec Baldwin has broken his silence after the shock dismissal of his ‘Rust’ involuntary manslaughter case. The 66-year-old actor burst into tears when it was thrown out of court on Friday (12.07.

24), after judge Mary Marlowe Sommer decided it should be dumped after she heard claims from his legal team prosecutors had allegedly buried evidence linked to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the set of neo-Western ‘Rust’ in 2021. On Saturday (13.07.



24) he posted on Instagram alongside an image of himself at Santa Fe County District Courthouse with his fingers to his lips as he looked up: “There are too many people who have supported me to thank just now. “To all of you, you will never know how much I appreciate your kindness toward my family.” His post was liked by more than 1,000 people within minutes, and his supporters included Sir Anthony Hopkins.

‘The Silence of the Lambs’ actor, 86, responded to Alec’s post with a red heart emoji. Alec was indicted by a New Mexico grand jury in January after the gun he was holding during a 2021 rehearsal on the set of ‘Rust’ discharged, killing mother-of-one Halyna and injuring the film’s 51-year-old director Joel Souza. The actor has since maintained he didn’t pull the trigger of the gun or know why it contained live ammunition.

He pleaded not guilty but if he’d been convicted faced up to 18 months in prison. ‘Rust’ resumed filming and finished its shoot in May 2023, saying in an .

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