The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer in the 'Rust' on-set shooting, plan to file a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin, their attorney said.
The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer in the "Rust" on-set shooting, plan to file a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin, their attorney said., plan to file a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the film, according to the family's attorney.
Their attorney, Gloria Allred, said she will be holding a press briefing Thursday at 2:30 p.m. ET to announce the filing of the lawsuit. Hutchins was working as a cinematographer on the Western when Baldwin accidentally shot and killed her while he was practicing using a handgun on the New Mexico set in October 2021. Director Joel Souza was also injured in the shooting.against the producers of the film.with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the death Hutchins. They are scheduled to make their first court appearance virtually on Feb. 24.
Prosecutors claim that Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed failed to correct reckless safety violations in their roles as producer and armorer, respectively, and that Baldwin had his finger inside the trigger and it was pulled -- contradicting his statements saying he never pulled the trigger.First assistant director David Halls has already agreed to plead no contest for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. The plea agreement is pending a judge's approval, prosecutors said.
In November 2022, Baldwin filed a lawsuit over the fatal shooting, alleging negligence of several of the film's crew members. The cross-complaint followed the lawsuit filed by Mitchell.Copyright © 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures.
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