Opening Arguments at the Alec {NAME} Trial

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( the law [It’s a Movie-Life Vs. Real-Life Debate During Openings in the Alec {NAME} Trial]( Alec {NAME} “played make-believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety,” the prosecution alleged. Photo: Ross D. Franklin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images As opening statements unfolded in Alec {NAME}’s Santa Fe, New Mexico, involuntary-manslaughter trial for the fatal Rust shooting, the prosecution and defense presented dueling narratives about the role of fantasy on set. Prosecutor Erlinda Johnson alleged that {NAME} “played make-believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety,” leading to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’s accidental death. Lead defense attorney Alex Spiro leaned on the fantasy of filmmaking to explain that the actor wasn’t being irresponsible, arguing that performers point guns at others in movies and shows all the time — it was the bullet that shouldn’t have been there, not {NAME}’s behavior, that resulted in death. “Alec {NAME} committed no crime. He was an actor acting, playing the role of Harland Rust,” Spiro told jurors. [{NAME} has pleaded not guilty](. [read more]( The Latest TV Recaps • Presumed Innocent: [Reasonable Doubts]( • The Acolyte: [The Seizin’ of the Witch]( • Sunny: [Highly Pathological]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [One Simple Fix Could Save The Bear Carmy looks like he could use some help. We have a suggestion.]( By Jesse David Fox [When You Wish Upon a Star … Your TV Deals Come True? In the late 1980s and ’90s, a struggling Disney righted the ship by rediscovering its magic. Striking gold with television certainly helped, too.]( [Where’s Nettles? House of the Dragon has slowly been seeding important new characters, but one book favorite is still missing.]( [Daisy Edgar-Jones Is Moving So Far Away From the Carole King Biopic But the Beautiful musical adaptation is reportedly still going ahead.]( By Jason P. Frank [A Quick Primer on Alec {NAME}’s Rust Manslaughter Trial {NAME}’s trial starts in earnest today with opening statements. His wife, Hilaria, and younger brother, Stephen, are expected to be in attendance.]( By Victoria Bekiempis [Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield Have a Car-Accident Meet-Cute The trailer for We Live in Time is sweet before it turns sad.]( By Zoe Guy [Severance Heads Back Into the Office for Season Two The new teaser reveals a date and a brunette Gwendoline Christie.]( By Rebecca Alter [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 9-Down, Six Letters: Animated siblings Peanut, Butter, and Jelly, for three Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Russell Crowe movie with a city or state in the title? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved