A camera operator said actor Alec Baldwin had been ‘very careful’ while handling firearms on the set before he discharged a prop firearm that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.
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Peter Scolari of ‘Newhart,’ ‘Bosom Buddies,’ dies at 66
Scolari died Friday morning in New York after fighting cancer for two years.
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Crypto community secretly paid $4 million for Pharma Bro’s one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album
Martin Shkreli, who infamously raised the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000%, purchased the album by the Staten Island hip-hop greats for $2 million at an auction.
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Baldwin was told gun was ‘cold’ before fatal movie set shooting
The 63-year-old actor and producer was performing Thursday when a prop gun he fired killed his cinematographer and wounded the director on a movie set outside Santa Fe, the sheriff’s office says.
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Actor Alec Baldwin fatally shoots movie crew member with prop firearm
Authorities say Halyna Hutchins, director of photography for the movie ‘Rust,’ was killed and director Joel Souza was injured by the shot on the movie set.
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Chappelle critics and supporters square off at Netflix as employees walk out
The protests concern Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer,’ which features the comedian’s transphobic remarks and other insensitive commentary.
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Marvel sequels and ‘Indiana Jones 5′ release dates are moved back
The updated slate has ‘Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness’ now coming out on May 6, 2022, instead of March 25.
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Soul Train Awards headed to Apollo for the first time
Both the show and New York City’s Apollo Theater are icons of Black culture.
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Allison Williams to leave ESPN over coronavirus vaccine mandate
In a video clip, Williams fought back tears as she said ESPN and Disney, its parent company, had denied her a ‘request for accommodation.’
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Author John Grisham to speak at Kennebunkport library fundraiser
The virtual event Thursday was arranged by a library board member who has done humanitarian work with the best-selling author.