Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against prosecutors who pursued a criminal charge against him after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.
The Hollywood actor, who was the lead actor and co-producer of the Western film, was pointing a gun at Ms Hutchins when it fired in October 2021.
The cinematographer was killed and director Joel Souza was wounded.
Baldwin, 66, was accused of involuntary manslaughter but his trial was upended in July when a judge threw the case out based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of ammunition evidence from the defence.
He has now filed a lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations against those involved in pursuing the charge.
The lawsuit alleges that prosecutors intentionally concealed evidence that would absolve Baldwin from blame and "sought at every turn to scapegoat" him to "maliciously bring about or advance" the actor's trial and conviction.
It claims the defendants, which include special prosecutor Kari Morrissey and Santa Fe district attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, were "blinded by their desire to convict Baldwin for all the wrong reasons".
In a statement, Ms Morrissey said: "In October 2023 the prosecution team became aware that Mr Baldwin intended to file a retaliatory civil lawsuit.
"We look forward to our day in court."
Representatives for Ms Carmack-Altwies have been contacted for comment.
Baldwin's lawsuit has been filed less than a month after Ms Morrissey withdrew an appeal over the court's decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor.
After the lawsuit was filed, Baldwin's lawyers Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a joint statement: "Criminal prosecutions are supposed to be about the search for truth and justice, not to pursue personal or political gain or harass the innocent.
"Kari Morrissey and the other defendants violated that basic principle, over and over, and trampled on Alec Baldwin's rights.
"We bring this action to hold the defendants accountable for their misconduct and to prevent them from doing this to anyone else."
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Baldwin had always denied the charge of involuntary manslaughter, maintaining he did not pull the gun's trigger and that others on the set in New Mexico were responsible for safety checks on the weapon.
If he had been convicted, he could have faced up to 18 months in prison.
According to the prosecution, the actor had behaved recklessly during a scene rehearsal on the set near Santa Fe, playing "make believe with a real gun" and violating "the cardinal rules of firearm safety".
Baldwin's defence team argued this was not true - saying he was "an actor, acting" and "committed no crime".
Following repeated suggestions from defence lawyer Alex Spiro that evidence had been concealed, in an unusual move, Ms Morrissey called herself to the witness stand during the trial, despite the judge telling her she was not required to do so.
Mr Spiro told the court that she had referred to the actor as a "c*********" and an "arrogant p****" to witnesses. Ms Morrissey said she did not recall this.
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