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Alec Baldwin’s Twitter deactivated amid Rust lawsuits-Louise Griffin-Entertainment – Metro
The actor’s other social media accounts are intact.
Alec Baldwin’s appears to have reduced his social media presence (Picture: Getty Images)
Alec Baldwin’s Twitter account has been deactivated.
When trying to reach the actor’s account on the social media site, a message reads: ‘This account doesn’t exist’.
However, his other social media accounts still seem to be intact, including his Instagram, which he has been updating regularly with snaps of his family.
It comes after Baldwin, 64, has been facing various lawsuits about the shooting on the set of the film Rust.
In October last year, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a prop gun Baldwin was holding was discharged. Baldwin denied pulling the trigger.
Director Joel Souza was also wounded in the shooting on the Bonanza Creek Ranch set near Santa Fe.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said various components of the investigation ‘remain outstanding’ including FBI firearm and ballistic forensics as well as analysis of Baldwin’s phone data.
Alec Baldwin’s Twitter account was deactivated (Picture: Twitter)
The actor is facing multiple lawsuits over the shooting (Picture: AP)
It comes after a report into the incident found the film’s production company ‘knew that firearm safety procedures were not being followed on set’ and ‘demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety’.
Rust Movie Productions was fined $136,793 (£104,810), the maximum allowable by state law in New Mexico, following a six-month investigation by the state’s environment department.
Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of Rust (Picture: Getty Images)
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Baldwin’s lawyers say the previously released report ‘exonerates’ the actor as it showed he had ‘no authority over the matters that were the subject of the bureau’s findings of violations’.
‘We are confident that the individuals identified in the report will be held accountable for this tragedy,’ they added.
The Hollywood actor continues to fight a number of lawsuits stemming from the incident.
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Cases are being brought by script supervisor Mamie Mitchell, head of lighting Serge Svetnoy and Hutchins’ family.
Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Alec Baldwin for comment.
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