Alec Baldwin 'Rust' case special prosecutor tells Judge Jeanine 'safety was compromised just to save money'

Special prosecutor Andrea Reeb details case against actor Alec Baldwin in death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in interview with Judge Jeanine Pirro on 'The Five.'

A special prosecutor for the"Rust" movie set shooting case opened up to Judge Jeanine Pirro Thursday, saying that"safety was compromised just to save money" as she outlined the involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Hutchins. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was the armorer on"Rust," was also charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Baldwin was holding a revolver believed to be a prop gun when he fired the weapon and fatally shot ]Hutchins in the stomach and wounded director Joel Souza on October 21, 2021.

Judge Jeanine's interview with Baldwin's prosecutors will air Thursday on"The Five" at 5 pm ET on Fox News. "We believe Baldwin, as a producer, knows everything that goes on the set," special Prosecutor Andrea Reeb told Pirro.,"And so, yeah, there was a lot of problems...There were a couple of accidental discharges. There was a lot of safety concerns that were brought to the attention of management and he did nothing about it. … This was a loose and reckless scene where safety was compromised just to save money.

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