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Alec Baldwin sues the “Rust” crew for negligence after a fatal shootout
Alec Baldwin sued the armorer and many of the Rust’s crew for negligence after they handed him a loaded gun on the set, which resulted in the death of the cinematographer for the film, Halina Hutchins.
The actor followed four crew members – Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Dave Halls, Sarah Zachry and Seth Kenney – for not being safe on the set.
“This tragedy happened because the live bullets were delivered to the set and loaded into the gun,” Baldwin’s lawyer Luke Nikas wrote in the lawsuit, according to to many points of sale.
“Gutierrez-Reed did not check the shells or weapons thoroughly, Halls did not check the weapons thoroughly, yet announced that the weapon was safe before handing it over to Baldwin, and Zachry did not disclose that Gutierrez-Reed acted recklessly out of plan and posed a personal safety hazard.” around her, ”Nikas continued.
He added that Baldwin “is trying to clear his name” and hold the accused “accountable for their misconduct”.
According New York Times, Baldwin’s lawsuit accuses Kenney, who supplied all the film guns, with “accidentally” storing all ammunition. He also cited an FBI report indicating that Zachry and Gutierrez-Reed, the prop specialist and armorer, did not track all the live projectiles on the set.
The accident happened when the Oscar-nominated actor was rehearsing for a western scene when a weapon that he thought he was “cold”, went out.
The The bullet stuck Hutchins in the chest before director Joel Souza hit the collarbone.
Almost four months after the cinematography was killed, the Hutchins family filed a lawsuit against Baldwin in February.
Although Baldwin does he denied any responsibility after Halina’s death, the actress concluded an undisclosed settlement with her family – including her husband Matthew Hutchins, who now be an executive producer in the video and get some of the profits.
“I’m not interested in blaming each other or blaming each other (the producers or Mr. Baldwin). We all believe that Halyna’s death was a terrible accident ”- Matthew he said in a statement to the Term then.
While Baldwin has settled down with the family, he is … still in the process of other processes on the same tragic incident.