Alec Baldwin sues 'The Rust' crew members for Galina Hutchins' death

Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against several individuals associated with the filming of Rust. Writes about it CNN.

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Cinematographer Galina Hutchins was fatally shot by the actor in October 2021 while rehearsing a scene for a film that was filming near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

This is the first lawsuit filed by Baldwin against anyone on the crew in connection with the fatal shooting.

Baldwin, who is listed as a defendant in the 2021 lawsuit by Rust's script supervisor, has filed a counterclaim against gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez Reed, assistant director David Halls, gunsmith Seth's assistant Kenny, a props and ammunition store owned by Kenny, and prop maker Sarah Zachry.

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“More than anyone else on set, Baldwin was mistakenly blamed for this tragedy. With these counterclaims, Baldwin seeks to clear his name and hold the defendants accountable for their wrongdoing,” the lawsuit says.

"This tragedy was due to live bullets being delivered to the set and loaded into the gun, Gutierrez Reid failed to check the weapon thoroughly, Halls failed to check the weapon thoroughly and still said it was safe before handing it over to Baldwin. . And Zahri did not report that Gutierrez Reed acted recklessly off set and posed a safety hazard to others,” the complaint alleges, implying that Baldwin was unaware of these facts, while the defendants were.

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“These defendants are professionals who were required to keep the film crew safe. Everyone on set, including Baldwin, expected them to and trusted them. Hutchins would never have told Baldwin to point the gun in her direction and pull the trigger if she thought there was the slightest possibility that it was loaded; Baldwin, if he knew, would not have done it either, ”the lawsuit says.

Baldwin seeks "compensatory, nominal, statutory and punitive damages" through a jury trial.

In an August 2022 interview with CNN, Baldwin blamed the on-set tragedy on Gutierrez Reid and Hall, who handed him the gun.

Jason Bowles, Gutierrez Reid's attorney, said: "He shot Galina and it's his fault, no one else's."

Lawyers for Kenny had previously denied his involvement in the shooting.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On October 21, on the set of the film, Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin accidentally killed the cameraman and wounded the director. The Ukrainian woman was killed. Sources of claim that she could have filmed her own death.
• Court records show that weapons were readily available gunsmith and film assistant director.
• According to sources, the set was in complete chaos with weapons.
• The police are checking information on Alec's phone Baldwin.
• In November, the head of the lighting team on the set of the western "Rust" (Rust) Sergey Svetnoy filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles (California) because of the shooting on the set.
• Alec Baldwin gave an interview in December for the first time since the death of cameraman Galina Hutchins. The actor stated that he did not pull the trigger of the revolver.
• Family of slain Rust cameraman Galina Hutchins February 15 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and film producers, citing cost-cutting measures as the cause of the tragedy. Relatives of the deceased accused Baldwin and others of reckless behavior.
• FBI forensics on the murder of Galina Hutchins say the gun could not have fired on its own. Baldwin pulled the trigger though he denies it. Court blamed for the murder of Galina Hutchins exclusively on Alec Baldwin.
• Later it became known that Alec Baldwin reached an out-of-court settlement with relatives cinematographer Galina Hutchins.
• Read the stories of the worst tragedies and accidents that occurred directly on the set in our material.

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