Alec Baldwin admitted that the death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set in October 2021 was the "most difficult thing" he has ever dealt with.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer threw out the case with prejudice on the third day of the trial, after learning that the prosecution had failed to turn over a cache of bullets to the defense. The judge affirmed her ruling in October, rejecting the prosecutor’s argument that the bullets were irrelevant to the case.