Halyna Hutchins’ family and close friends paid their last respects to the late cinematographer when she was laid to rest in a private ceremony this past week. Halyna was killed after actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of the western “Rust,” killing her instantly, and also injuring the film’s director Joel Souza. Here’s what you need to know.
A rep for Hutchins’ husband, Matt Hutchins, tells ET, “There will be a private ceremony this weekend where Halyna’s ashes will be interred. This is not the public memorial; only family and very close friends will be in attendance. Media will not be invited.”
Halyna Hutchins Laid To Rest In Private Ceremony
“Halyna was the love of my life, and our loss of her has devastated our family’s dreams,” Matt tells ET. “We feel the silence of her being forever gone as a suffocating stillness in our home.”
He added, “Our love and adoration for her grows as we tell her story, and we hope her work can inspire filmmakers and storytellers around the world. We thank the many generous supporters who have been so thoughtful in our time of loss.”
It’s been noted that Halyna’s grave marker reads, “Her light shapes our. Keep chasing your vision.” An image of a camera and film are also visible.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Alec Baldwin just got slapped with a lawsuit by “Rust” gaffer Serge Svetnoy for negligence. The chief electrician on the set of the film claims the bullet that struck both Hutchins and Souza nearly hit him too, additionally alleging that he was the one who tried to comfort the cinematographer and keep her conscious after she was hit.
In his lawsuit, Svetnoy says that he included Baldwin in his suit because the actor and producer “owed a duty to the Plaintiff and other crew members and actors on the Rust set to handle the Colt Revolver provided to him by defendant Halls with reasonable care and diligence for the safety of Rust cast and crew.”
“This duty called for Defendant Baldwin to double-check the Colt Revolver with Halls upon being handled to ensure that it did not contain live ammunition,” the docs read. “This duty further called for him [Baldwin] to handle the Colt Revolver as if it was loaded and to refrain from pointing it at anyone.”
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