Alec Baldwin treated himself to high-end clothes as he celebrated his 66th birthday Wednesday in New York City.
The Oscar-nominated actor was seen departing Ralph Lauren’s flagship men’s location on Madison Avenue on his special day, for which his wife Hilaria Baldwin, 40, prepared him a pecan pie.
The 30 Rock actor was clad in a monochromatic navy blue ensemble of a long coat over a polo shirt with a maroon scarf, navy blue slacks and dark loafers.
The star of films such as Glengarry Glen Ross, The Departed and The Cooler had a pair of sunglasses resting atop his head as he held onto multiple bags from the designer.
Baldwin previously took to Instagram Wednesday with a black-and-white baby picture of himself, captioning the image, ‘Thank you for all of the birthday wishes… And pecan pie.’
Alec Baldwin treated himself to high-end clothes as he celebrated his 66th birthday Wednesday in New York City
The Oscar-nominated actor was seen departing Ralph Lauren’s flagship men’s location on Madison Avenue on his special day
Baldwin and his wife Hilaria celebrated the special occasion with their seven children to commemorate a happier occasion.
Hilaria took to Insta Stories with a picture of herself in the kitchen with the children preparing the desserts for her husband’s birthday celebrations.
The Baldwins, who married in 2012, now share Carmen, 10, Rafael, eight, Leo, seven, Romeo, five, Edu, three, Lucia, two, and Ilaria, one.
Hilaria was surrounded by her brood as she made ‘some good old fashioned box cake for dada bday!’
She added, ‘He has also requested a pecan pie that I am currently attempting as a complete rookie. Wish me luck!’
As the day wore on, she posted pictures of the finished treats, including a cake that was frosted and sprinkled with M&Ms by her youngest children.
Baldwin remains embroiled in a court case involving his Western film Rust, which was struck by tragedy in October 21, 2021 when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead during a rehearsal with a Colt .45 being used as a prop.
Baldwin, who has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting, was holding the gun when it went off, but has denied pulling the trigger.
The star of films such as Glengarry Glen Ross, The Departed and The Cooler had a pair of sunglasses resting atop his head
Baldwin remains embroiled in a court case involving his Western film Rust, which was struck by tragedy in October of 2021 when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead during a rehearsal with a Colt .45 being used as a prop
Baldwin, who has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting, was holding the gun when it went off, but has denied pulling the trigger
Baldwin was offered a plea deal last year that would have seen him serve no jail time in connection with Hutchins’ death, according to a recent report
Baldwin was offered a plea deal last year that would have seen him serve no jail time in connection with Hutchins’ death, Variety reported last month.
The outlet reported that before the actor could decide whether to accept the terms, prosecutors pulled the offer and said they would be indicting him.
In a filing seen by the outlet, prosecutor Kary Morrissey offered ‘a plea deal identical to the petty misdemeanor deal accepted by Dave Halls.’
The filing states that the offer was made on October 5 and Baldwin was given until October 27 to decide, but prosecutors rescinded the offer on October 17.
Halls, the first assistant director on Rust, did not serve prison time after pleading to a count of negligent handling of a deadly weapon.
He was given six months of unsupervised probation, a $500 fine, 24 hours of community service and ordered to take a firearm safety class.
Baldwin’s lawyers have accused the prosecutors in the case of a list of abuses and are looking to have case dismissed.
Variety reported that his lawyers claim that Morrissey repeatedly leaked confidential information about the grand jury proceedings to an NBC reporter.
Before the actor could decide whether to accept the terms, prosecutors pulled the offer and said they would be indicting him
An offer was made on October 5 and Baldwin was given until October 27 to decide, but prosecutors rescinded the offer on October 17, according to records
The veteran actor wore sunglasses as he made his way to the luxe clothier
In November, lawyers representing the actor filed a motion for sanctions over that issue, and asked to have Morrisey and her co-counsel removed from the case.
They also sought to have monetary penalties imposed against Morrissey over her alleged misconduct.
At a hearing on November 15, the judge overseeing the case admonished the parties not to disclose anything about the grand jury proceedings.
The judge also postponed the grand jury proceeding from November to January to allow more time to review material the defense wanted to present.
Attorneys for Baldwin allege that within an hour of the hearing, Morrissey then called the NBC reporter to relay the scheduling update.
NBC reported that same day that the grand jury proceeding had been postponed, citing an ‘unnamed source’.
The reporter then allegedly contacted lawyers for Baldwin seeking comment hours after the judge made the ruling.
In a filing earlier this week, Baldwin and his attorney Alex Spiro also claimed that the prosecutors rigged the jury process in the case.
Baldwin previously took to Instagram Wednesday with a black-and-white baby picture of himself, captioning the image, ‘Thank you for all of the birthday wishes… And pecan pie’
Hilaria was pictured on her Insta Stories surrounded by her brood as she made ‘some good old fashioned box cake for dada bday!’
As the day wore on, she posted pictures of the finished treats, including a cake that was frosted and sprinkled with M&Ms by her youngest children
They are arguing that the grand jury process was rigged by the Santa Fe County D.A.’s office, alleging that they add seven witnesses who were biased.
The filing reportedly adds that three of the witnesses were on the DA’s payroll, two of them were from Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office and one was suing him in a civil case.
It is also alleged that the FBI tested the pistol used in the fatal scene that killed Hutchins, and that the DA failed to present all the evidence from the testing.
The documents allege that the testing showed that the revolver did fire without the trigger being pulled when fully loaded, as on the day of the tragedy.
During the trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed earlier this year, agent Bryce Ziegler said he had to break the gun with a mallet to get it to fire without using the trigger.
Ziegler, appearing for the prosecution, said that couldn’t have happened on the set of Rust because the gun was in working order when it came to him.
His analysis contradicts claims by Baldwin that he only pulled back the hammer on the vintage-looking pistol.
Baldwin will go on trial later this year for manslaughter in connection with the death of Halyna Hutchins, seen here in 2019
The shooting happened in October 2021 after two weeks of filming while Baldwin was practicing drawing out his gun from the holster
Halls, seen here, was the first assistant director on Rust and did not serve prison time after pleading to a count of negligent handling of a deadly weapon
Gutierrez-Reed was convicted of involuntary manslaughter earlier this year. Pictured in February in court in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 26, the armorer for Rust, was found guilty last month of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting of Hutchins.
The verdict spells potential trouble for Baldwin when he goes on trial in July in the same courthouse for involuntary manslaughter. If found guilty, he faces 18 months in jail.
During the trial of Gutierrez-Reed, prosecutors painted a damning portrait of a film that was in a state of ‘rushed chaos.’
The night before the incident, six members of the camera crew quit because of their concerns over safety.
The jury heard that Baldwin commissioned director Souza to write the script, which he owned the rights to. Baldwin was the lead actor on the movie and was also a producer.
Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney Jason Bowles said the armorer, who was just 24 at the time of the incident, has been a ‘scapegoat’ for wider failings in connection with the tragic shooting.
Bowles told the court that Baldwin himself made the set unsafe by waving his gun like a ‘pointing stick’ at people.
In his opening statement, Bowles said that Baldwin ‘violated basic gun safety’ by pointing the gun at Hutchins because he didn’t intend to shoot at her.
In 2022 Baldwin settled a civil lawsuit filed against him by Matthew Hutchins, the widow of Hutchins, seen here, and the father of their son
The jury was shown shocking images of cinematographer Hutchins’ blood-stained shirt
During the trial of Gutierrez-Reed, prosecutors painted a damning portrait of a film that was in a state of ‘rushed chaos’
He said: ‘The primary thing here was rush, get this thing so we can get the money and that’s all on production and Mr. Baldwin is one of the primary producers. That’s on them. Miss Gutierrez-Reed had no control over that.’
The criminal case is not the only court proceedings resulting from the shooting of Hutchins.
In 2022 Baldwin settled a civil lawsuit filed against him by Matthew Hutchins, the widow of Hutchins, and the father of their son.
Under the terms Rust continued production at a new location in Montana and Matthew Hutchins, who has called his wife’s death a ‘terrible accident,’ is an executive producer. No date has yet been set for the film’s release.
