Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A judge on Monday ruled that filmmaker Rory Kennedy does not have to turn over footage from her upcoming Alec Baldwin documentary to prosecutors in his manslaughter case.
Kennedy is working on a film about Baldwin and the accidental shooting on the set of his film “Rust.” Baldwin is set to go on trial in July in Santa Fe, N.M., on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
In April, prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Erlinda Johnson filed a subpoena seeking interview footage of Baldwin and of witnesses, saying the footage includes “critical pieces of information concerning key elements of this criminal prosecution.” Kennedy’s company, Moxie Films, filed a motion to quash the subpoena, calling it “an impermissible fishing expedition.” A Los Angeles judge granted the motion on Monday, after the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office — which is tasked with enforcing the out-of-state subpoena — conceded the issue. “The subpoena is ordered recalled, vacated and set aside,” the judge’s order states.
Moxie Films argued that the footage is covered under the California Shield Law, which protects journalists from having to turn over unpublished material to prosecutors.
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