Martin Short earned his Saturday Night Live Five-Timers Club jacket, joined on stage by several other past recipients, including Alec Baldwin, John Mulaney and Emma Stone. First on screen during the cold open were Tom Hanks and Paul Rudd, who introduced Short. “What a surprise that I’ve known about all …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Says He Still Hasn't Seen 'Rust': 'The Film Doesn't Stand by Itself'
Alec Baldwin revealed he does not want to watch the final cut of Rust, the embattled Western that is finally premiering three years after the accidental on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In a new interview with Variety, Baldwin spoke about completing Rust amidst various civil and criminal proceedings, …
Read More »'Rust' Cinematographer's Mother Slams Alec Baldwin for 'Refusal to Apologize'
The mother of Halyna Hutchins, Olga Solovey, denounced actor Alec Baldwin ahead of the Rust premiere. Solovey said the actor refused to apologize for the accidental shooting death of her daughter and accused him of seeking to “unjustly profit” from the tragedy. “It was always my hope to meet my …
Read More »SNL's Trump Explains Picking Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz: 'Alien vs. Predator'
Saturday Night Live‘s Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) sat down with President Joe Biden (Dana Carvey) and explained his reasoning for picking some of the most unqualified candidates for his cabinet and other positions in his forthcoming administration. “Thanks for your advice, but I already know how to do president,” …
Read More »Judge Upholds Dismissal of Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Charges
The judge who dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin upheld her own decision in a ruling Thursday. In July, New Mexico Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the single felony count against the actor “with prejudice” after the defense discovered that prosecutors and investigators withheld ammunition evidence related to …
Read More »'SNL' Cold Open: Harris Outmatches Bret Baier, Who Won't Stop Interrupting
Saturday Night Live covered a lot of the past week’s attention-grabbing political moments in its cold open: Kamala Harris’ interview with an interrupting Fox News host Bret Baier, Donald Trump’s hard time persuading Latino voters to support him, and the former president’s abandonment of a brief question-and-answer session during a …
Read More »Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Sets World Premiere at Camerimage Festival in Poland
Alec Baldwin’s Rust will hold its world premiere at Camerimage in Poland nearly three years after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film’s set in New Mexico. The annual cinematography festival, officially known as EnergaCAMERIMAGE, will hold a special world premiere alongside a panel discussion with the film’s …
Read More »'Rust' Armorer Denied New Trial In Wake of Alec Baldwin Case Dismissal
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the Rust movie armorer now serving an 18-month sentence for the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, has lost her bid for a new trial and release from prison. In related rulings issued Monday, Santa Fe Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said Gutierrez-Reed failed to persuade the court that …
Read More »Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' Prosecutor Wants a Second Chance
Kari Morrissey, the lead special prosecutor in the recently dismissed involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, wants a second chance. The lawyer filed a petition on Wednesday to Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer to reconsider her decision to abandon the case, alleging that defense attorneys had pulled one over on her, …
Read More »'Rust' Armorer Reaches Tentative Plea Agreement Over Separate Gun Charge
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who worked as an armorer on the set of the Alec Baldwin-led filmRust, has reached a plea agreement to bringing a gun into the Matador bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, according to court documents reviewed by Rolling Stone. The 27-year-old is currently serving 18 months in prison …
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