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Louise Lavigueur

Alec Baldwin's wife urges support to stop 'mental torture' months after Rust shooting

Hilaria Baldwin has spoken out against online mob attacks after watching her own movie star husband Alec suffer intense backlash on social media following the Rust shooting.

Her message comes months after her actor and producer husband fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last year on the set of his movie, Rust but his lawyer says he has since been 'exonerated' and he maintained he believed the fire arm only contained dummy rounds.

The 38-year-old, who is currently pregnant with their seventh child, took to Instagram saying we should not judge others on 'partial information', seemingly referencing her husband's plight.

In a series of clips from her Stories she posted: ''We're driving people to the place where they want to commit suicide, where they're losing their mental health.''

''If you see somebody getting attacked by the online mob, or any kind of cancel culture, instead of scrolling past, or worst, getting involved, reach out to them and just tell them that you support them as a human,'' she said.

Hilaria Baldwin has spoken out against online trolling after watching her own movie star husband Alec suffer intense backlash on social media following the Rust shooting (Getty Images)

''You don't have to agree with them a 100%, you don't even have to even understand what they're attacking them for,'' she went on.

Hilaria continued her passionate plea for support for those struggling describing online bullying as 'mental torture' and saying things taken out of context could be extremely damaging to a persons health.

She added: "As humans, we are not built for it. We're driving each other crazy, we're driving people to the place where they want to commit suicide, where they're losing their mental health,'' she said.

''And this is not fair. It's not good. So reach out to them and just tell them that you're thinking about them to try to stabilise them.''

The message comes as her husband faced a hefty fine on Wednesday after New Mexican Occupational Health and Safety Bureau officials levied the maximum fine against all the producers of Western movie Rust.

Executive producers were hit with a $136,793 film - the maximum available.

The statement read: "We are grateful to the New Mexico Occupational and Safety Bureau for investigating this matter. We appreciate that the report exonerates Mr. Baldwin by making clear that he believed the gun held only dummy rounds.

Rust movie set which was shut down after the fatal shooting in Santa Fe (KOB 4)

''Additionally, the report recognises that Mr. Baldwin's authority on the production was limited to approving script changes and creative casting. Mr. Baldwin had no authority over the matters that were the subject of the Bureau's findings of violations, and we are pleased that the New Mexico officials have clarified these critical issues.''

The statement concluded: ''We are confident that the individuals identified in the report will be held accountable for this tragedy.''

New Mexico's OHSB said its investigation covered 1,560 hours of staff time, 14 interviews, and review of 566 documents.

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