Baldwin ‘devastated’ as he faces charges – and he and wife Hilaria are ‘leaning on each other’

Alec Baldwin is ‘devastated’ that he faces manslaughter charges, a source has revealed, and the actor and his wife Hilaria are ‘leaning on each other’.

“They were prepared for all the results, but nothing can prepare you for this,” the source said. People. “They really support each other and try to focus on the kids.”

“Hilaria has been Alec’s rock throughout all of this, and to see him so distraught is heartbreaking for her,” the source said, adding that Hilaria “is doing everything she can to support him and they’re doing everything they can to stay strong. “. for the children.’

Baldwin, 64, was seen for the first time Friday since he vowed to fight charges in the death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins, 42, on the set of Rust in New Mexico in October 2021.

His wife Hilaria tried to speak to the press while her husband ran to another car, in an attempt to avoid the media.

He rushed in a panic in a car from his Manhattan apartment and was later seen entering an office building in the city where he tried to cover his face with letters after getting out of the vehicle.

Baldwin hasn’t commented on the charges, but last night he liked an Instagram post from fellow actor Mickey Rourke, who wrote that there was “no way” he should be facing charges.

Hilaria, 39, left separately from her luxury Manhattan apartment building this morning with several of her children, clutching two coffees.

She was wearing a green Mayfair Group sweatshirt with ‘EMPATHY’, $108 value, printed on the front, she looked pale and wore large dark glasses to cover her face.

Just yesterday, she was seen wearing a beige sweatshirt with the word ‘HUMAN’ embroidered on the front, stunning and stone-faced as she picked up her children from the driver on Thursday.

Before the announcement, she was all smiles, dripping with diamonds as she left Thursday morning, her cellphone clutched in one hand with a cup of coffee.

Wearing a faux fur bomber jacket, her signature leather-look athletic leggings and oversized sunglasses, the mother of seven completed her look with a pair of $300 pearl and rhinestone-encrusted slippers from Spanish brand Alameda Turquesa.

Hilaria, who married the Oscar-nominated actor in 2012, was seen earlier on Thursday, before the charges were announced, taking her children to school.

When she left to pick them up later that afternoon, her expression had noticeably changed.

It comes as sources say production of Rust will continue despite the charges, with Baldwin in the lead role.

Joel Souza will return to his role as director, with on-set security supervisors and members of the union team.

Baldwin’s lawyers say he will contest the charges, insisting that he cannot be held responsible for the on-set prop weapons, which were the responsibility of gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who will also be charged with manslaughter.

The film’s assistant director, Dave Halls, pleaded guilty to negligence and received a six-month suspended sentence.

Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on October 21, 2021 by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust.

The gun from Rust’s set, which accidentally went off, killing Hutchins.

Alec Baldwin is seen on October 21, 2021, after speaking to investigators about the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin’s phone is now being searched by the team investigating Hutchins’ death.

Mary Carmack-Altwies, the Santa Fe prosecutor, criticized Baldwin while announcing the charges, saying “an actor doesn’t get a free pass” and insisting that he pulled the trigger on the gun that killed Hutchins.

Prosecutors say they are ‘confident’ they will get convictions, with special counsel Andrea Reeb adding: ‘We felt very confident that it was going to be a criminal case pretty early on, once we started looking at everything.

I’m sure he was sure they weren’t going to charge him. But he’s not above the law and he’s someone who committed a crime, and we’re going to enforce the law, hold him accountable.’

He and Gutierrez-Reed face up to 18 months in prison if convicted of manslaughter.

If they are also convicted of enhancing the use of firearms on that charge, they will face a mandatory five-year prison sentence.

In a statement, Baldwin’s lawyer said: “This decision misrepresents the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.” Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe that there was a live bullet in the gun, or anywhere on the film set.

In a statement, Baldwin’s lawyer said: “This decision misrepresents the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.”

‘Mister. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun, or anywhere on the film set.

‘He trusted the professionals he worked with, who assured him that the weapon did not have live bullets. We will fight these charges and we will win.’

Carmack-Altwies told CNN they concluded Baldwin pulled the trigger, running a “fast and loose outfit” that was plagued with security issues.

‘There was such a lack of security and safety standards on that set. There were live rounds on set, mixed in with dummy rounds.

‘Nobody was checking them or at least they weren’t constantly checking them.

“Somehow they loaded up on a gun, handed it over to Alec Baldwin, he didn’t check it, he didn’t do what he was supposed to do to make sure it was safe or someone else was safe.”

“He pointed the gun at Halyna Hutchins and pulled the trigger,” she said.

She said “the totality of circumstances” led to the decision, adding: “This was a really fast and loose set. And that nobody was doing their job.

His appearance comes after Mickey Rourke has come to Alec’s defense, insisting that there is “no way” he should face charges for the on-set shooting of Rust’s camerawoman.

Mickey Rourke (left) insisted Thursday that his friend Alec Baldwin (right) should not be charged for the October 2021 shooting of cameraman Halyna Hutchins.

Rourke, 70, who appeared on Baldwin’s podcast in 2016, said it was wrong to prosecute the Oscar-nominated actor.

Posting on Instagram, he said: “I usually never put my 2 cents into what happens on someone’s film set.”

“It is a terrible tragedy what happened to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

“But in no way should actor Alec Baldwin be accused of any negligence.”

Baldwin, who has since liked Rourke’s post, insists he is not responsible for the shooting, noting that he trusted the firearms professionals employed on set. His lawyer said he hopes to be acquitted.

Rourke stated that it was wrong to expect Baldwin to handle the gun safety aspects of the set.

“Most actors don’t know anything about guns, especially if they didn’t grow up around them,” he continued.

‘Alec didn’t bring the gun to the set from his house or his car, when guns are involved on a movie set, guns are supposed to be handled by the ‘gun armor’ only.

‘In some cases, the 1st d. C. could pass a gun to an actor, but most of the time the gun is handed directly to the actor through the ‘weapon armor’.

‘There is the work of ‘armour’ on the set. Have an expert around any type of dangerous weapon.

Rourke said the actors could “dry fire the gun” or check the barrel themselves.

He said the decision to charge Baldwin was ‘terribly wrong’, adding: ‘I’m sure Alec is suffering enough from what happened. But blaming him is terribly wrong.