Alec Baldwin spends Christmas with his family after the “Rust” criminal case is closed

actor Alec Baldwin He got the best Christmas gift of the year: spending the holiday with his wife, Hilaria Baldwinand his seven children without worrying about whether he would face prison time.

The “30 Rock” actor was facing 18 months behind bars on a manslaughter charge stemming from the accidental shooting of a cinematographer. Halina Hutchins on set”Rust” In October 2021. Just a few days before Christmas, Santa Fe Prosecutor Carrie Morrissey dropped the criminal charges against him. The judge had dismissed the charges in July with prejudice after determining that the prosecution had failed to turn over relevant evidence to defend the actor. a team.

On Christmas Day, his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, shared a photo of the family gathered around the Christmas tree. The entire family is wearing matching red and black festive pajamas, except for Alec, who is barefoot as he sits in a black long-sleeved shirt and black pants.

“Merry Christmas and lots of love to you all,” Hilaria wrote in the caption with a red heart emoji: Mucho amor…feliz Navidad. The former yoga instructor has been monitoring the comments on her Instagram page since shooting “Rust” more than three years ago. years, meaning the comments were nothing but positive as fans and friends wished her happy holidays.

“Merry Christmas to all of you! May 2025 be filled with abundance, peace, and happiness and that all your desires come true!” One fan commented, “Thank you for sharing your family, wisdom, and kindness!” You bring happy positivity to this world!

Although the “Supercell” actor does not monitor comments on his Instagram page, the comments were also mostly filled with good wishes for the holiday as he shared a video of his son Edo drinking from a cup. The holiday shirt appears to be a different style than the one he was wearing in the group photo, although several children can be seen wearing matching pajamas in the background of the video.

“Happy birthday,” Alec wrote in a comment on the video.

Although most of the comments wished the actor a happy birthday, one user seemed to blame the actor for his parenting skills, writing: “I will never let my kids drink water with ice cubes, ok.”

The ‘The Hunt For Red October’ actor’s legal struggles are finally over. Although he still faces several civil lawsuits from Halina Hutchins’ family and other cast and crew members, he no longer has to worry about facing prison time for the fatal accidental shooting of Halina Hutchins during the filming of the western in October 2021.

On December 23 a press release She confirmed that special prosecutor Carrie Morrissey dropped her notice of appeal on November 21 while trying to revive criminal charges against Baldwin that had already been dismissed by the judge.

“The Attorney General intended to pursue an appeal of the dismissal decision, but the Attorney General’s Office informed the Special Prosecutor that the Attorney General did not intend to comprehensively pursue the appeal on behalf of the prosecution,” the press release stated.

The state insisted it “strongly opposed” the court’s decision to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Baldwin, and denied concealing evidence, which ultimately led to the charges being dropped.

“This has always been about seeking justice for Helena Hutchins,” Morrissey said in a statement. “We regret that Mr. Baldwin will not be held accountable for the role he played in Halena Hutchins’ death, and while we are withdrawing the appeal, we do so in the hope that the pending litigation will bring some measure of justice to Halena Hutchins’ family.

In their own statement released on Christmas Eve, Baldwin’s legal team said: “Yesterday’s decision to dismiss the appeal is the ultimate proof of what Alec Baldwin and his lawyers have said from the beginning – this was an unspeakable tragedy but Alec Baldwin committed no crime. The rule of law remains intact.” In New Mexico.”

On Christmas Eve, attorney Gloria Allred, who represents Hutchins’ mother, father and sister in a civil suit against Alec Baldwin and other producers of “Rust,” issued a statement insisting that justice had not been done and that “The Grinch” won this Christmas. .

“There was no justice because the jury couldn’t hear the evidence,” Allred said He said in a press conference Held in Los Angeles, she insisted that Baldwin “was responsible, and is responsible.”

“It’s not over until it’s over, and it’s not over yet,” Allred said. “Even though New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is the Grinch who stole Christmas this year, we will work to ensure that future Christmases will be without this Grinch.”