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could also be a problem. he might have expected it to have that formality. but in any event, he did point the gun, he did pull the trigger. as far as the producers, i think that s more of a civil liability issue. the final act that resulted in miss hutchins death was alec baldwin s. well, we ll see. he says he didn t pull the trigger. we ll see what the courts decide. obviously, this is far from over. jennifer radiologiogers and ken, thank you both for being here. this morning, there s been a major shake up at the top of netflix just as the straeaming giant had finished last year on pretty solid footing. why the sudden change? how does this affect you as a netflix watcher, next. i mean the tender chicken, the peppercorn ranch. i love my rings but i ll cherish that lulunch.. forever. the subway series. the greatest menu of all time. my moderate to severe plaqueue psoriasis. the burning, itching. the pain.
doesn t mean it s not criminal. go with me here. that s how a santa fe prosecutor is sizing up her decision to file charges against actor alec baldwin. she plans to charge him with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the rust 2021, that shooting on the movie set that ended in the director s death. the cinematographer s death. film maker hanna gutierrez reid also facing charges. filmmaker halna hutchins was killed when she was struck by a live round of ammunition fired from a prop gun held by alec baldwin. the d.a. saying that she believes that rust had a, quote, really fast and loose set with a lack of safety standards and live rounds on set. watch this. nobody was checking those or at least they weren t checking them consistently and then they somehow got loaded into a gun, handed off to alec baldwin, he didn t check it, he didn t do any of the things that he was supposed to do to make sure that he was safe or that anyone around him was safe. and then he pointed the gun at
halna hutchins and he pulled the trigger. reporter: in an interview with cnn in august, baldwin blamed gutierrez reid and assistant dave halls who handed him the bullet. why didn t she check that bullet? why didn t halls obey her? according to osha, she said, don t give him the gun until i come back. why didn t he check? did the dac.a. get the charg right? joining me now, criminal defense attorney ken belkin, thank you both. so just very simply, i ll ask the question, did the d.a. get the charges right, starting with you? i don t think. i think this is a stretch and an overreach on the d.a. with respect to alec baldwin. i think the charge against hanna gutierrez reid is stronger. the reason is that what she has to prove here, i don t think she can prove. you know, this is a criminal negligence case. this isn t simple negligence like in a lawsuit. that s been done.