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Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in “The Right Stuff,” “The Player” and “Tremors,” has died.

Rust Movie Productions is challenging the basis of a $137,000 fine against the company by state occupational safety regulators.

Rust Movie Productions is challenging the basis of a $137,000 fine against the company by state regulators who say managers on the set failed to follow standard industry protocols for firearms safety.

Prop Firearm Shooting In this image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin gestures while talking with investigators following a fatal shooting last year on a movie set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office on Monday, April 25, 2022, included videos of investigators debriefing Baldwin on the day of the shooting inside a compact office. Rust Movie Productions is challenging the basis of a $137,000 fine against the company by state occupational safety regulators who say production managers on the set of the Western film failed to follow standard industry protocols for firearms safety. Rust Movie Productions also is challenging allegations that film set armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed was overburdened, asserting that she had sufficient time to properly inspect and safeguard all firearms and ammunition on set. The sheriff investigating the fatal film-set shooting has described disorganization and neglected safety measures in the making of the low-budget movie.

A film production company is contesting sanctions by New Mexico officials for alleged workplace safety violations on the set of “Rust,” where actor and producer Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in October.

The case was dismissed without prejudice, which means it can be refiled and brought back to court.

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit over online harassment filed against Baldwin by the family of a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan, saying the Wyoming court did not have jurisdiction over the case. — (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit over online harassment filed against actor Alec Baldwin by the family of a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan, saying the Wyoming court did not have jurisdiction over the case. Baldwin had contacted Roice McCollum via Instagram, according to the lawsuit. Baldwin told Roice McCollum he would share her photo with his 2.4 million Instagram followers and wrote: “Good luck,” according to the lawsuit. Roice McCollum said in the lawsuit that she received hundreds of hateful messages in response to his post.

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over online harassment filed by the family of a Wyoming Marine who was killed in Afghanistan.

Kim Basinger and daughter Ireland discussed Alec Baldwin’s parenting style on Red Table Talk

Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office on Monday, April 25, 2022, included videos of investigators debriefing Baldwin on the day of the shooting inside a compact office. Baldwin repeatedly says there were no prior problems of any kind with firearms on the set of “Rust." The bureau also documented gun safety complaints from crew members that went unheeded and said weapons specialists were not allowed to make decisions about additional safety training. Rust Movie Productions has indicated it will dispute the findings and sanction. At least five lawsuits have been filed over the shooting, including a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Hutchins’ family against Baldwin and the movie’s other producers.

The New Mexico sheriff investigating the fatal film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin described complacency, disorganization and neglected safety measures in the making of the low-budget movie “Rust.”.

Police in Santa Fe, N.M., say they will release all files in the investigation into the fatal shooting in October of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Baldwin on the set of Rust.

>> Read more trending newsOne of the videos released showed law enforcement officials interviewing actor and producer Alec Baldwin, who fired the prop gun killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza. >>Previous coverage: Alec Baldwin releases first statement after prop gun incident that killed cinematographer“You have no idea how unbelievable this is and how strange this is,” Baldwin is heard, according to USA Today. >>Previous coverage: Alec Baldwin shooting: Lead bullet among 500 rounds of ammunition recovered from ‘Rust’ setFootage of Baldwin wasn’t the only video released. “I was down... and then I looked over and see the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with blood coming out of her back,” Souza told the officer. >>Previous coverage: Alec Baldwin calls for police on set after ‘Rust’ shootingA conversation between Gutierrez-Reed and Baldwin’s assistant shows that Gutierrez-Reed asked if the actor was “feeling OK” about a scene where Baldwin would be holding a gun.

The trove of files released Monday include dash cam footage from deputies and detectives arriving at the Bonanza Creek Ranch set after the shooting.

Prop Firearm Shooting FILE - This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office included a video of investigators debriefing Baldwin within hours of the fatal shooting, talking with him inside a compact office. The investigation files also include rehearsal clips that show Baldwin in costume as he practices a quick-draw maneuver with a gun. In a video taken by police later that day, Baldwin makes a few frantic calls as he awaits a meeting with law enforcement officials. New Mexico workplace safety regulators last week issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against the “Rust” film production company.

Law enforcement officials have released a trove of video and photographic evidence in the investigation of a fatal October shooting of a cinematographer by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie.

Alec Baldwin appears on bodycam video telling Santa Fe investigators he felt “no recoil” when he inadvertently fired a .45-caliber Old West revolve in the fatal “Rust” movie shooting that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in late October.

Baldwin is seen telling two officers after the shooting that he didn't pull the trigger of the 45-caliber prop gun while rehearsing the scene.

New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau said Rust Movie Productions must pay $136,793.

New Mexico safety officials pointed to "a complete failure of the employer to follow recognized national protocols that keep employees safe."

New Mexico safety officials pointed to "a complete failure of the employer to follow recognized national protocols that keep employees safe."

State regulators said Rust Movie Productions must pay the maximum possible fine for safety failures on the set where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and producer Alec Baldwin.

A report into the fatal shooting by actor Alec Baldwin fines and strongly criticises the production company.

The state of New Mexico has fined the production of the upcoming film “Rust” the maximum allowed a fatal on-set shooting that left one crew member dead last year. >> Read more trending newsNew Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau has fined Rust Movie Productions $139,793 citing safety failures that violate standard industry protocols, The Associated Press reported. The investigation found that production managers took little to no action after two misfires before the deadly shooting on Oct. 21, 2021. A spokesperson for Rust Movie Productions did not respond to emails from the AP seeking comment. Authorities say a cinematographer has been killed and a director injured Thursday after they were shot by a prop firearm on the "Rust" movie set.

The bureau also documented gun safety complaints from crew members that went unheeded and said weapons specialists were not allowed to make decisions about additional safety training. The new occupational safety report confirms that a large-caliber revolver was handed to Baldwin by an assistant director, David Halls, without consulting with on-set weapons specialists during or after the gun was loaded. “The Safety Coordinator was present on set and took no direct action to address safety concerns," the report states. Safety investigators also note that the production company did not develop a process to ensure live rounds of ammunition were not brought on set, in violation of industry safety protocols. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a staunch advocate for the film industry who increased a state cap in industry incentives shortly after taking office.

New Mexico workplace safety regulators say they have issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set where actor and producer Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in October.

People Alec Baldwin Hilaria Baldwin FILE - Alec Baldwin, left, and Hilaria Baldwin appear at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2017. Hilaria Baldwin is expecting baby No. She announced Tuesday on Instagram that she’s expecting, sharing a video of the moment she and Alec told their kids. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File) (Jordan Strauss)NEW YORK — (AP) — After a nearly monthlong social media break, Hilaria Baldwin announced Tuesday on Instagram that she's expecting her seventh child with husband Alec. Alec Baldwin quickly reposted her reveal.

Hilaria Baldwin is expecting baby No. 7 with Alec Baldwin.

“West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler may get her Oscars moment after all.

The arbitration demand provides the fullest accounting yet of the accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins from Baldwin's perspective.

Alec Baldwin claims he's shielded from financial liability in Rust shooting

"If you are an anxiety sufferer like myself, coffee isn't your friend!" Baldwin shared Saturday on Instagram.

Matt Hutchins added that "gun safety was not the only problem on that set."

Matt Hutchins, the husband of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on set of "Rust" by a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin, spoke to Hoda Kotb on TODAY.

Prop Firearm Shooting Lawsuit FILE - Actor Alec Baldwin attends the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala In New York on May 21, 2019. Attorneys for the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust,” say they're suing Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death. The remarks made in excerpts released Wednesday from an interview with the "Today" show are the first public words from Matt Hutchins on the Oct. 21 death of his wife Halyna Hutchins. Last month Baldwin turned over his cellphone to investigators, and Dyer said he continues to cooperate fully with the investigation. Investigators have described “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the “Rust” set.

The husband of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” says it’s “absurd” that Alec Baldwin believes he’s not to blame.

ARLINGTON, Vt. — (AP) — Alec Baldwin and his family have purchased a retreat in Vermont — a farmhouse and about 50 acres. Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, drew media interest when they visited last fall after a gun the actor was holding discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico movie set. Baldwin was sued this week by Hutchins' family who alleged "callous" disregard of safety complaints on the set of the movie, "Rust." The Baldwins have ties to Vermont. Hilaria Baldwin’s grandfather, David Lloyd Thomas Sr., owned a home in Arlington, the newspaper said.

Alec Baldwin and his family have purchased a retreat in Vermont that includes a farmhouse and about 50 acres.

Alec Baldwin and his family have purchased a retreat in Vermont — a farmhouse and about 50 acres. The historic farmhouse, built before 1800, and a guest cottage rest on “50-something acres” and the property is “just gorgeous,” Faith Rhodes, principal broker and owner of Rhodes Real Estate, told the Bennington Banner. Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria, drew media interest when they visited last fall after a gun the actor was holding discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico movie set.

At least four other lawsuits have been filed over the shooting, but this is the first directly tied to one of the two people shot.

Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed in October on the set of "Rust," a production Alec Baldwin starred in and produced.

The family of Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film in October, is suing the actor and the movie's producers for wrongful death, attorneys say.

At least three other lawsuits have been filed over the shooting, but this is the first directly tied to one of the two people shot.

The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed when a gun went off on the set of the movie “Rust” in October, has filed suit against the movie’s producers, including actor Alec Baldwin. >> Read more trending newsAttorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of Hutchins’ husband, Matthew, and the couple’s son, Aldous, The Los Angeles Times reported. It was filed against producers of the movie, including Baldwin, Rust Movie Productions LLC. and 3rd Shift Media, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. ©2022 Cox Media Group

Prop Firearm Shooting Lawsuit FILE - Actor Alec Baldwin attends the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala In New York on May 21, 2019. Attorneys for the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust,” say they're suing Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) (Evan Agostini)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — The family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” is suing Alec Baldwin and the movie's producers for wrongful death, their attorneys said Tuesday. The attorneys said in the video that Baldwin had turned down training for the kind of gun draw he was doing when he shot Hutchins. Last month, nearly three months after the shooting, Baldwin turned over his cellphone to authorities in his home state of New York.

Attorneys for the family of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” are suing Alec Baldwin and the movie’s producers for wrongful death.

Alec Baldwin is among several defendants named in a wrongful death suit following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" last October.

Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film 'Rust.' A wrongful-death suit is filed on behalf of her husband and son.

State Sen. Cliff Pirtle of Roswell on Monday introduced a bill that would require all film set personnel who handle firearms to complete a safety course offered by the New Mexico Game and Fish Department. Michelle Lujan Grisham did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the bill. Pirtle is a partner in a farming business and an ardent supporter of gun rights. He has handled firearms on film sets while acting in minor roles for Western movies, such as “Deadman Standing” in 2018 and “Death Alley” in 2021. The senator said in a statement that he was heartbroken to learn of the death of Halyna Hutchins in October 2021 on the set of “Rust."

A Republican New Mexico legislator wants movie actors and other film-set professionals to undergo state-sponsored gun-safety training after the death last year of a cinematographer from a gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin.

In the email exchange, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed said she couldn't simultaneously focus on two roles: "That's when mistakes get made."

After donating $5,000 to the Marine's widow, Baldwin found his sister on Instagram and posted that she was one of the "January 6 rioters," according to the lawsuit.

Alec Baldwin being sued PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 23: Actor Alec Baldwin is being sued by the sister of a Marine killed in the Afghanistan airport attack. Baldwin reached out to McCollumn’s sister, Roice, to give the check and request she pass it on to her brother’s widow, Jiennah. On Jan. 3, Roice shared a photo on Instagram of herself at the Washington Monument on Jan. 6, 2021. Roice responded: “Protesting is perfectly legal in the country and I’ve already had my sit down with the FBI. Good luck.”When Baldwin reposted the photo on Instagram, he called Roice “an insurrectionist” in the caption.

The Biden administration is planning to give out 400 million free N95 masks to Americans in the coming weeks as the coronavirus surge tightens its grip on hospitals in hard-hit areas of the country. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports from Missouri, where COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising among the unvaccinated. Then, Dr. Payal Patel, an infectious disease physician at the University of Michigan Medical School, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest.

The widow and two sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin.

The widow and two sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin, alleging the actor exposed them to a flood of social media hatred by claiming on Instagram that one sister was an “insurrectionist” for attending former President Donald Trump's Washington, D.C., rally on Jan. 6 last year. The sister, Roice McCollum, protested peacefully and legally; was not among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol that day and, after being interviewed by the FBI, “was never detained, arrested, accused of or charged with any crime,” according to the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne. The lawsuit comes as Baldwin is immersed in an ongoing investigation into the death of a cinematographer and the wounding of a director last fall after a prop gun the actor was holding on a movie set went off.

ABC News’ Will Carr reports on new, cutting-edge bioelectronic medicine that holds promise for treating diseases like Crohn’s and Parkinson’s.

The family of the slain US Marine Rylee McCollum alleged in the lawsuit that Baldwin caused them "emotional distress" with his Instagram post.

The masks come from the nation’s strategic supply and they’ll be available at community health centers and pharmacies as soon as next week.

The actor has turned his cellphone over to authorities as part of the investigation into a fatal shooting on a New Mexico film set last fall, a law enforcement official says.

Baldwin said Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, any suggestion that he's not cooperating with a probe into last fall's shooting on his movie set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is a lie. He responded via Instagram to stories that discussed why authorities who served him with a search warrant for his phone haven't gotten it yet. Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Juan Rios said Baldwin's phone was turned over Friday to law enforcement officials in Suffolk County, New York, who will gather the information from the phone and provide it to Santa Fe County investigators, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. Baldwin was an actor and co-producer, and the search warrant for his phone sought text messages, images, videos, calls or any other information related to the movie. “Alec voluntarily provided his phone to the authorities this morning so they can finish their investigation,” Dyer said Friday in a statement.

Alec Baldwin has surrendered his cellphone as part of the investigation into a fatal shooting on a New Mexico film set last fall.

Authorities said Baldwin may have discussed the film's production on the phone months prior to the incident.

Sheriff's investigators want to search Baldwin's iPhone for evidence in the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins.

A new lawsuit accuses an ammunition supplier of creating dangerous conditions on a movie set where a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin killed a cinematographer, by including live ammunition in a box that was supposed to include only dummy rounds.

Actor Alec Baldwin says any suggestion that he's not cooperating with a probe into last fall's shooting on his movie set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is a lie.

Authorities have issued a search warrant for Alec Baldwin's cell phone, saying it could hold evidence that might be helpful as they investigate a deadly shooting on a New Mexico film set.

On Oct. 21, on a movie set in New Mexico, what was supposed to be fiction reached into reality in the most destructive of ways.

A judge has decided that the assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin a prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set must make himself available for an interview with state workplace safety regulators.

It's never easy to define a year in pop culture, especially in a rollercoaster year like 2021, when we were up and down again, and again, and again.

An assembly line of holiday films to make the heart sing is the Hallmark Channel's blueprint, and it works every year like mistletoe or eggnog.

Many of 2021's most notable moments were captured by TV, shaping and upending our expectations.

Alec Baldwin says someone is responsible for the shooting on a New Mexico film set that killed a cinematographer, but it's not him.

ABC News has released a clip in which Alec Baldwin tells George Stephanopoulos that he did not pull the trigger on a gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a cinematographer.

Authorities are pursuing new leads on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie.

Authorities are pursuing new leads on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie.

A new lawsuit alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn’t called for in the script when he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.”.

Film industry crew members have narrowly voted to approve a pair of contracts with Hollywood producers.

Members of a union representing film and television crews begin voting Friday on a tentative contract with Hollywood producers.

Only five shows into his rookie season at “Saturday Night Live,” comic James Austin Johnson has attracted attention for his mimicry.

The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside.

The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer says he hopes the tragedy prompts the film industry to “reevaluate its values and practices” to ensure no one is harmed again.

Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly for the first time on camera about the cinematographer he fatally shot on the movie set of “Rust,” calling her a friend and saying he is in “constant contact” with her grieving family.

Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe working conditions.

The fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on a movie set has put a microscope on an often-unseen corner of the film industry where critics say the pursuit of profit can lead to unsafe working conditions.

Accounts and images from court documents, interviews and social media postings have revealed much of what happened when actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on an Old West movie set in New Mexico.

Investigators say there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on a movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person.

Experts predict a tremendous legal fallout after Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director.

Hollywood professionals say they’re baffled by the circumstances of the New Mexico movie-set shooting that left a cinematographer dead, adding that production crews have stepped up safety measures.

Details are still emerging about how Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set.

The assistant director of the movie that Alec Baldwin was making when he fatally shot a cinematographer was fired from a job in 2019 after a gun went off on a set and slightly wounded a member of the film crew.

A crew member says she has raised safety concerns in the past about the assistant director who authorities say unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin the prop gun that killed a cinematographer on a film set.

The tragedy that unfolded on a New Mexico movie set when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun, killing a cinematographer, has led to calls for fundamental change in Hollywood.

The film industry and its unions provide guidelines on how to deal safely with prop guns on movie sets.

The shooting death of a cinematographer on the set of the set of the Alec Baldwin movie “Rust” is a reminder of the dangers that can exist on film and television sets.

Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fired a fatal gunshot from a prop gun that he had been told was safe, seven camera crew members for the movie he was filming walked off the job to protest conditions and production issues that included safety concerns.

The cinematographer who was fatally shot with a prop gun by Alec Baldwin on a movie set grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle and worked on documentary films in Europe before studying film in Los Angeles.

Court records show that an assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer.

A prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin, who is producing and starring in a Western movie, killed his director of photography and injured the director Thursday at the movie set outside Santa Fe, authorities said.

That Ellen Burstyn plays a woman who recoils at the very mention of a retirement community in the upcoming film “Queen Bees” is extremely appropriate.