A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set. Police in the US state said Mr. Baldwin discharged the weapon during filming for the 19th Century western Rust.

The woman, Halyna Hutchins, was flown to hospital by helicopter but died of her injuries. The man, director Joel Souza, was receiving emergency care. A spokesperson for Mr. Baldwin told newsmen that, the incident involved the misfiring of a prop gun with blanks.

Ms. Hutchins, 42, was working on the set as director of photography. Mr. Souza, 48, was taken from the scene by ambulance, but details of his injuries have not been disclosed. Police are still investigating the incident at Bonanza Creek Ranch, a popular filming location, and no charges have been filed.

In a statement, a Santa Fe sheriff spokesman said Mr. Baldwin had spoken to detectives. “He came involuntarily and he left the building after he finished his interviews,” the spokesman said.

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According to her personal website, Ms. Hutchins was from Ukraine and grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle. She studied journalism in Kyiv, and film in Los Angeles, and was named a “rising star” by the American Cinematographer magazine in 2019. She was the director of photography for the 2020 action film Archenemy, directed by Adam Egypt Mortime.

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Today, October 22, 2021, the video streaming platform will release its first original comedy series shot in Lagos and Accra, ‘Ghana Jollof’. Ghana Jollof is here to serve up exceptional content that gives us a glimpse into the cultures of Nigeria and Ghana.

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The comedy series which was filmed in Lagos and Accra stars multi-award-winning comedian Basketmouth, who also doubles as Executive Producer, comedian/actor Buchi, AMVCA-winning comedian, Funnybone, actor Uzor Arukwe, who starred as the dreaded crime boss, Knight, in Sugar Rush and popular YouTuber, Akah Nnani.

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One of Ghana’s most popular singers, Shatta Wale, has been arrested hours after he said he was on the run over fears of his life.

The police accused him and two others of “spreading false information” over an alleged gun attack on the reggae star.

Shatta Wale is best known for his collaboration with Beyoncé on her Lion King album, which expanded his fan base across Africa and globally.

The 37-year-old dancehall singer has not commented on the allegations against him.

In a Facebook post on Monday, the artist linked threats to his life to “a fake pastor” who had made a prophesy on a local radio station that he would be killed.

The police arrested him hours after the message, which sparked huge shock in Ghana.

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The authorities also warned that anyone found to be sharing false information that “capable of disturbing the peace of the country” would be prosecuted.

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