♪ this is "nightline." >> tonight, baldwin charged. the hollywood heavyweight formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal "rust" shooting. >> this certainly is always going to be a black mark on his reputation. >> the evidence the prosecutors say proves he pulled the trigger. >> alec baldwin was the actor who had the gun in his hand. but he was also one of the producers. prosecutors seem to be holding him accountable for both. >> the film's armorer also charged with shocking court documents revealing just how many live rounds were allegedly found on set as hollywood reacts. plus magic mike's last dance. >> sup? >> stars channing tatum and

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♪ thanks for joining us. he's one of hollywood's biggest stars, but tonight the future for alec baldwin is much dimmer. the accomplished actor with a comedic touch is facing criminal charges in the fatal shooting on the "rust" set. now he'll have to defend himself in court. >> alec! >> reporter: alec baldwin, a hollywood heavyweight for more than three decades, making millions laugh on shows like "30 rock." >> i'm 50. that's like 32 for ladies.

>> reporter: now his illustrious career hangs in the balance. prosecutors criminally charging the actor and producer with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the new mexico set of the movie "rust." >> this certainly is always going to be a black mark on his reputation. >> reporter: the bombshell court documents released today revealing new allegations about the tragedy. >> alec baldwin was the actor who had the gun in his hand. but he was also one of the producers of the film. and prosecutors seem to be holding him accountable for both. >> reporter: the santa fe county district attorney's office also formally charging armorer hannah gutierrez reed with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors compiling instance after instance of alleged recklessness by baldwin, gutierrez reed, and the movie's assistant director, dave halls. october 21st, 2121, baldwin was

rehearsing with a pistol he believed had no ammunition when the gun fired, hitting hutchins and wounding director joel so souza. no cameras were rolling on set when the gun went off, but body camera footage shows baldwin waiting to talk with deputies. >> so my understanding, you were in the room when the lady -- >> i was holding the gun, yeah. >> okay, all righty. >> what do you need? >> reporter: today's filing states in media and law enforcement interviews, baldwin "displays very inconsistent accounts of what happened." >> the d.a. clearly believes that alec baldwin was lying in his media interviews. and that seemed to have a big impact on the decision to charge. >> reporter: in an interview with george stephanopoulos less than two months after hutchins' death, baldwin insisted to abc he did not pull the trigger. >> i let go of the hammer of the gun and the gun goes off. i let go of the gummer of the gun, the gun goes off. >> at the moment --

>> that was the moment the gun went off, yeah. that that was the moment. >> it wasn't in the script for the trigger to be pulled. >> the trigger wasn't pulled, i never pulled the trigger wide receiver i would never point a gun at anybody and pull a trigger, never. >> reporter: prosecutors refute that saying the revolver did not malfunction, the trigger had to have been depressed. perhaps one of the most damning allegations made was the pistol was never even required for the rehearsal of the scene and that a plastic gun or replica gun should be used. >> it's not a single piece that they have against alec baldwin. obviously he's the one who fired the weapon, but they also think that he was incredibly negligent in more than one way in allowing this to happen. he didn't do the proper training, he didn't do the proper safety check, and he didn't take action as the producer, they say, when they had other problems on the set. >> reporter: prosecutors also claiming baldwin was not present

for required firearms training prior to the commencement of filming. and during one half-hour training session, baldwin was distracted and talking on his cell phone to his family. court documents fiercely critical of the ar morrer as well saying gutierrez reed wasn't certified for the job and six live rounds were found on the set. >> we're going to trial. >> reporter: gutierrez reed's attorney staunchly defending their client saying she'd been prevented from entering the church where they were filming when baldwin was in possession of the gun. >> had hanna been called back into that church, had she been allowed to inspect that firearm one more time, had she been allowed to instruct mr. baldwin how to point that firearm, how to use it this tragedy would not have occurred. >> reporter: hutchins' death was not the first time a gun was discharged onst" set. the d.a. ou oer tscrg revolver that discharged a blank cartridge in the hands of the prop master and a rifle loaded

with blanks allowed a stunt performer to take possession unsupervised, in direct violation of some of the most stringent safety protocols in film. baldwin's attorneys maintain their client's innocence, reiterating the 64-year-old had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun or anywhere on the movie set. these assistant director, dave halls, has agreed to plead to a misdemeanor charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon and serve a suspended sentence ask six months of probation. >> three different people, if they had only done their job, we wouldn't be standing here. >> reporter: abc's linsey davis spoke with santa fe county district attorney mary carmack altweeze when they announced charges would be coming are. when did you ultimately decide you had a strong enough case to bring charges against both hanna and alec? >> because this set was really unsafe. it was not being run well. it was not -- they were not doing the things that they should have been doing in order

to have a safety-conscious and certainly with guns, a gun-conscious movie set. >> for an actor to be charged with this type of criminal charge based on their participation in a project has a very significant chilling effect. >> reporter: s.a.g. actress duncan crabtree ireland said the incident has sparked fear among hollywood elite. >> i have been told by multiple successful working actors that they would not consider working in a production that involves the use of a firearm at this point because of their fear over this type of overcharging and the attempts to hold them responsible for things that aren't an actor's skill set or expertise. >> reporter: s.a.g. after ra continued to support baldwin. do you think alec baldwin should have been charged? >> i'm speaking with respect to alec baldwin in his role as an actor on this production. any actor on a production is not a firearms expert. it's our strong view that actors

should not be held criminally responsible and the idea that the prosecutor in this case has said that it was the actor's responsibility to do a final gun safety check, that's simply not consistent with the expectations of any actor on a set. >> i know that you're only speaking with regard to alec baldwin's role as an actor. but do you think the fact that he's a producer changes the way the responsibility might be seen by a prosecutor? >> hard to say for an individual. i think as a producer, you do have potentially different responsibilities, depending on the nature of your role as a producer. the word "producer" can mean a lot of different things. >> reporter: for decades, alec baldwin filled the big screen with hits like "it's complicated." >> omg, i thought he'd never leave. >> reporter: and his countless appearances on "snl" impersonating donald trump. >> i am so excited to live in the white house. >> reporter: but his life off screen has often been turned into tabloid fodder. >> you hive some of those people who are more known for their

work, and then you have people who are known for their work and their personal life. for better or for worse, alec baldwin is very much known for his off-screen antics. >> reporter: his wife of ten years, hilaria baldwin, mother to seven of his children, has stood steadfastly by his side. >> please leave my family in peace and let this all play out. >> reporter: posting on instagram today, "alec, we love you and we are here for you." also thanking fans over the weekend on her podcast "witches anonymous." >> i do so want to express to you how grateful i am for your support and your kindness. quite honestly, i think without it, we would crumble. so thank you so much for being our rock right now. >> reporter: and it could be a long road ahead for the baldwin family. if convicted, the actor and "rust" armorer, gutierrez reed, could each face up to five years in prison. many in hollywood determined to

prevent this type of tragedy from ever happening again. >> i think there will be a real impact from this experience on sets. there's a call for the complete banning of the use of real weapons on set. so that's definitely something that's being discussed. >> so there's a lot of questions, and the answers still remain to be seen. but somebody is going to have to be held responsible for a life being lost. up next, "magic mike" is back and salma hayek is making sure channing tatum's last dance is a memorable one. detect this: living with hiv, i learned i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched to dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen.

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♪ it's been a decade since "magic mike" first made audiences blush. channing tatum has reprised his racy role for what he says is the final time. here's abc's janai norman. >> without further ado, i give you the visionary artist magic mike. >> sup? >> reporter: it's "magic mike" like you've never seen. >> let's go. >> reporter: channing tatum now body to body with salma hayek, his new leading lady. the actor reprising his starring role in "magic mike's lance dance." >> we didn't have any intention for these movies to be what they became. i wanted to tell a little small story about a tiny experience of

my life. >> reporter: it's been a cultural phenomenon for years. >> he's the hottest guy i've ever seen in my life, whoo! >> reporter: from films to live shows. channing tatum at the center of the hype. now in the third and final "magic mike" movie, hayek finds tatum's character bartending after his last business deal went bust. >> do you like bar tending? >> it's noel ra what i do. >> what is it that you really do? >> reporter: hayek, who plays a wealthy socialite, whisks tatum away to london to put on a larger-than-life show, building a new roster of male dancers. >> who here, by show of hands, has stood in front of 1,000 women and had to get butt-ass naked? we got one month to turn y'all into the greatest group of strippers that has ever been assembled on planet earth. >> the chemistry between you guys was palpable. >> yes, and that's just -- there was chemistry, but you can't

fabricate it. the camera decides what couples work and not work. >> we got really loukucky. those scenes, yes, they're incredibly sexy. also, they're very technical. once you figure it out, let it go and just be with each other and that's an easy thing to do with this crazy person over here. you hope that you had somebody that's signed up to be like, okay, let's just send it. >> the most important thing that created the complicity was trust. >> yeah. >> i think we really for sure really trusted each other. >> yeah. >> reporter: hayek's character blossoming into the business mind behind the show, luring mike in with an offer he can't refuse. >> we're going to wake them up with a wave of passion they've never felt before. >> there's a theme of women empowerment. what was it like for your character to kind of be trying to run away, but end up finding herself? >> well, that's life, isn't it?

you give it your best shot at staying true to yourself, which is sometimes the hardest decision. sometimes what you really want might be terrifying. and she gets up, she's strong, she's creative, but she's never done something that says "i was here." "this is who i am and what i am about." >> did you identify with any of that struggle at all? >> i think the idea of her going after what she wanted even though it was unconventional in the way that it played out -- i think was fun and entertaining. >> you didn't identify with it? >> how did this become about me? wait a second. >> it's always a two-way street. >> reporter: it's been more than ten years since the first "magic mike" shook up the movie landscape with tatum's semi-autobiographical gales burned in film. here he is, 18 years old, performing at a club in florida.

>> women didn't ask me about what the movie was about. women didn't ask me what my actual experience was in real life as a stripper. no women asked me those questions. men. >> really? >> were fascinated. men wanted to know so badly. "what was it like?" "how much money did you make?" "were you fully naked?" >> reporter: the first and second films, fueled by fans eager for a glimpse of their favorite stars in the buff. >> the first movie really made mike realize that he's actually not going for anything that he actually really wants in life. he's really telling himself a story that things were going to work out. this movie, i really wanted to explore a relationship with someone that beautifully saw the thing in mike that he couldn't see in himself. if you can do that for someone, that is one of the greatest

gifts you can give anyone. >> reporter: now tatum says he's finally ready to retire the role. >> i don't really see it as ending, i guess, but -- >> really? >> i'm definitely not going to be magic mike anymore, i can tell you that. >> you both have daughters. when they're older, will you let them watch the movie? >> i don't think it's about letting them, they're going to do what they're going to do. >> yeah? >> how would you feel about them watching? >> it's the right time, age appropriate, if she wants to see it, of course, i'd be proud for her to see it. she's super smart, super cool. i'm sure she'll -- she'll find a lot of interesting questions in it. >> my daughter's rad, so it's not that i'm looking forward to it because i'm definitely -- not going to be the easiest conversation. but she's going to be like, "this is awkward to watch, but this is still cool." >> "but i'm not watching it with him." >> our thanks to janai. "magic mike's last dance" is in theaters february 10th. the down down to rihanna.

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♪ finally tonight, the stage is set for a super bowl showdown between the eagles and chiefs. but for many, it's the halftime stage and what rihanna has in store that they'll be watching. abc's kayna wentworth interviewed the man behind the mega concert. >> it's one of the most coveted gigs in music. >> rihanna. >> ri-ri, where have you been? >> the original bad gal using it to stage her return.

♪ >> reporter: behind every mega super bowl performance is the creative genius who puts the show together. ♪ from the first note to the last. along with director hamish hamilton, producers rock nation and jesse collins team up with director adam blackstone, returning for the fourth time. how do you start your process for the super bowl? >> i ask the artist, what story do you want to tell? >> rihanna, what story does she want to tell? >> the story she wants to tell is "let's be epic, let this be a moment in time that people will never have seen or heard before." forcing a concert in the middle of the biggest sporting event in the world. >> reporter: 13 minutes to span rihanna's eight albums. >> gift and a curse. you have so many hits. where do we start? >> she's had pretty good collaborations too.

>> great collabs as well. >> do you think we might see something like that in the show? >> i cannot say. i think that you'll be in for a surprise. >> reporter: blackstone also performs with the band during the shows, giving us a sneak peek at rehearsals. how do you manage the show, then, while you're playing? >> we have these talk-back mics. a lot of the preparation, honestly, comes before. so when we hit the stage, it's just like another day. >> that's "nightline." watch all our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you back here same time tomorrow. thanks for staying up with us. good night, america.