By Kristin Wilcha
New Faces
Bill Bruce, an executive creative director at BBDO New York, has been promoted to the new role of creative director for the New York office. He will partner with David Lubars, chairman/chief creative officer of BBDO North America, to oversee the creative output of the New York shop….Brett Channer has been named CEO/executive creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi Canada, Toronto….Earl Cavanah is joining DDB New York as group creative director. He had previously led creative efforts on the GMC account at Lowe, New York….Agency Hadrian’s Wall, Chicago, has hired Natalie Pless as a copywriter; also joining the shop are Chad Verly, art director, and Geoff Berg, copywriter…
Account Movement
Global ad duties for Omo detergent, a Unilever product, as well as the account for British Airways, will be handled by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, London….Ogilvy & Mather, New York, will handle advertising for Morgan Stanley….StrawBerry Frog, New York, will take on ad duties for Mega Blocks, a Canadian toy company….Foote, Cone & Belding, San Francisco, will handle several creative assignments for Hilton Hotels….Grey Worldwide, New York, will handle ad duties for Max Factor cosmetics….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.
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link... Read More