Gloria Allred, representing the family of Halina Hutchins, has slammed Alec Baldwin for announcing the start of his reality TV show just a month before his manslaughter trial is to begin.
Baldwin’s new show will center around his role as a family man, with cameras tracking him interacting with his wife, Hilaria, and their seven children. Allred slammed the timing of the show, arguing it was a strategic public relations move to rehabilitate Baldwin’s public image.
“This seems to me to be a calculated, cynical public relations stunt to get a New Mexico jury to think of him as a compassionate family man rather than the murderer of Halina Hutchins,” Allred said. TMZ.
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 23: Actor Alec Baldwin appears in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on January 23, 2019. Baldwin pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree harassment in connection to an altercation he had with another man over a parking space in 2018. (Photo by Alec Tabak Pool/Getty Images)
Allred cited the late cinematographer’s many relatives who continue to mourn Hutchins’ passing.
She noted that Hutchins was “the beloved daughter of our clients, Halina’s mother Olga Solovey, Halina’s father Anatoly Androsovich and Halina’s sister Svetlana Zemko.” Hutchins is also survived by her husband Matthew and their young children, according to TMZ.
NORRISTOWN, PA – JUNE 5: Attorney Gloria Allred arrives at the Montgomery County Courthouse prior to the start of Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial on June 5, 2017 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. A former Temple University employee claims the entertainer drugged and sexually assaulted her at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. More than 40 women have accused the 79-year-old entertainer of sexual assault. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Allred expressed dissatisfaction with TLC’s show about the Baldwin family, which is scheduled to premiere in 2025.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, an arms dealer who worked on the set of Lust, is currently serving an 18-month prison sentence for her role in a deadly shooting that occurred on October 21, 2021, on a film set in New Mexico. (RELATED: Alec Baldwin announces launch of his own reality show)
PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 28: Halina Hutchins attends the SAGindie Sundance Film Festival Reception at Cafe Terrigo in Park City, Utah on January 28, 2019. (Photo by Fred Hayes/Getty Images for SAGindie)
Baldwin’s trial is set to begin on July 9. He has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and could face up to 18 months in prison if convicted.
