Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against four people involved in the Western film Rust, saying they were negligent in providing him with a gun that discharged, killing the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Here’s what you need to know.
The 64-year-old Baldwin is suing the film’s armorer and props assistant, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed; assistant director David Halls; props master Sarah Zachry; and Seth Kenney, who supplied guns and ammunition to the film set, according to a filing Friday in a Los Angeles court.
Alec Baldwin Files His Own Cross-Complaint In Rust Movie Shooting
As many movie fans know by now, the death on October 21, 2021, of Halyna Hutchins sent shock waves through Hollywood and gave rise to a series of civil suits.
Baldwin’s complaint follows a suit filed against him and others on the set last year by script supervisor Mamie Mitchell over their alleged role in the shooting that caused her great emotional distress. In his suit, Baldwin accuses Gutierrez-Reed of failing to verify that a Colt revolver he was using in rehearsal was safe.
The suit also states that Halls failed to check the weapon before he declared it safe and handed it to Baldwin, and that Zachry failed to ensure that weapons used on the New Mexico set were safe. All those named in the suit have denied any culpability.
The gun Baldwin was holding during rehearsal – meant to be loaded only with blanks – instead discharged a live round, killing the 42-year-old Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin last month reached a civil settlement with Hutchins’ family, details of which have not been disclosed. A judge has not yet approved the settlement.
Baldwin, who was a producer as well as the star of Rust, has previously said he did not pull the trigger, though an FBI report determined the gun could not have gone off otherwise. Production on the movie will resume in January, filmmakers have said, with Hutchins’ husband Matthew Hutchins taking on the role of executive producer.
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