LOS ANGELES, United States — The family of a woman shot by Alec Baldwin on
the set of the movie “Rust” sued the
US actor on Tuesday, claiming
“substantial” damages for her wrongful death.
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Baldwin was
holding a Colt gun during a rehearsal for the low-budget Western in
New Mexico
in October when it discharged a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna
Hutchins.
At a press
conference Tuesday, lawyer Brian Panish alleged the “reckless conduct and
cost-cutting measures” of Baldwin and the other “Rust” producers had led to
Hutchins’ death.
The attorney
representing Hutchins’ husband Matthew and son Andros also presented a list of
“at least 15 industry standards” he said the producers had ignored on set.
These included
failure to use a prop gun rather than a live weapon, a lack of individuals
qualified to handle weapons on set at the time of the shooting, and lack of
protective equipment for crew.
Panish also
alleged that Baldwin had “refused” training on cross-drawing the gun. He
presented a 3D animated reconstruction of the shooting.
The lawsuit has
been filed in New Mexico, where the incident took place.
Asked what level
of compensation the family would seek, Panish said: “We believe it is going to
be substantial.”
“Halyna Hutchins
deserved to live, and the defendants had the power to prevent her death,” said
the lawsuit.
The document
alleges that producers instead opted for “cutting corners on safety procedures
where human lives were at stake, rushing to stay on schedule and ignoring
numerous complaints of safety violations.”
Baldwin’s lawyer
did not immediately respond to AFP request for comment.
‘A lie’
The family’s lawsuit is the latest in a flurry of civil proceedings over
the fatal shooting, which has sent shockwaves through
Hollywood, and led to
calls for guns to be permanently banned from sets.
In November, the
movie’s chief lighting technician Serge Svetnoy sued Baldwin for negligence,
and script supervisor Mamie Mitchell in a separate lawsuit accused Baldwin of
playing “Russian roulette” with safety.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the set’s armorer in charge of weapons, last month sued the
film’s ammunition supplier, accusing him of leaving real bullets among the
dummy cartridges.
A criminal
investigation is ongoing.
Investigators
have not filed criminal charges over the tragedy, but have refused to rule them
out against anyone involved, including Baldwin.
Baldwin has
handed his cell phone to authorities probing the shooting, after a warrant was
issued for the device, and has said claims he was not complying with the
investigation are “a lie.”
The former “30
Rock” star has said he was told the gun contained no live ammunition, had been
instructed by Hutchins to point the gun in her direction, and did not pull the
trigger.
In his first
major interview since the shooting, Baldwin told ABC in December that he does
not feel guilty for Hutchins’ death.
“I feel that
someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is. But I
know it’s not me,” said Baldwin.
“I mean, I honest to God,
if I felt that I was responsible, I might have killed myself,” he said.
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