 demonstrate alleged despicable conduct carried out by the Demurring Defendants with a wilful and conscious disregard of the rights or safety of others sufficient to withstand a motion to strike. 'Accordingly, the Court denies the motion to strike as to the Demurring Defendants.' Gloria Allred, representing Mitchell, welcomed the judge's decision to not drop Baldwin from the civil lawsuit and said: 'We are very happy that we won, and that the Court today permitted us, over the objection of Alec Baldwin, to proceed in our lawsuit against him on our theories of assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence. 'In addition, the Court, over Mr Baldwin's objection, allowed us to proceed against him for punitive damages.' It was recently reported that the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office has completed its investigation into the fatal shooting and that criminal charges against those involved, including Baldwin, may be imminen){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Alec Baldwin has lost his motion to be removed from a lawsuit over the fatal shooting on set of Rust.
The Beetlejuice actor accidentally discharged a gun while rehearsing for a scene on the New Mexico set of the western movie on October 21, 2021.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was struck by a live round and later died in hospital, while the film’s director, Joel Souza, was also injured but made a full recovery.
Baldwin is among the defendants named in a lawsuit filed by script supervisor Mamie Mitchell, who claims that the actor fired the weapon when it was not called for in the script.