NEW FACES
Leagas Delaney, which is headquartered in London, has sold its stake in its San Francisco office to the management of that outpost. Leagas Delaney plans to open a new U.S. office in New York.
Mark Tutssel, vice chairman/deputy chief creative officer at Leo Burnett USA, Chicago, will serve as the jury chairman at the 2003 YoungGuns International Advertising and Design Awards Show. The competition, held in Australia, honors work created by ad professionals under 30.
ACCOUNT MOVEMENT
BBDO New York was awarded creative duties on the Aquafina account, which had previously been handled by Element 79 Partners, Chicago.
Royal Philips Electronics has consolidated its $600 million account at DDB Worldwide. Ad duties for the company had been split between DDB and Leo Burnett USA, Chicago. The New York and Amsterdam offices of DDB will work on the business.
Saatchi & Saatchi will handle ad chores for the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
BBDO West, Los Angeles, has won ad duties for Air New Zealand.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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