Actor Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit on Friday against several people associated with the movie Rust – including an armorer and the first assistant director – who gave him a loaded gun on set and shot it. He sued for negligence for killing the director.
Mr. Baldwin made allegations in the following cross-complaint: lawsuit brought against him by Mamie Mitchell, the film’s script supervisor, in Los Angeles last year. He said it caused him physical pain.
His suit is named after Hannah Gutierrez Reid, the film’s armorer who was responsible for handling guns and ammunition on set. Dave Halls, the first assistant director who handed Mr. Baldwin a gun that day and declared himself safe. Crew member Sara Zachri in charge of the props. and Seth Kenny, who is said to be a major supplier of guns and ammunition to movie sets. wrote in the complaint.
“The tragedy happened because live ammunition was delivered to the set and loaded into the guns. Gutierrez Reed was accused of not checking the bullets and guns carefully. Halls said the guns were safe.” For failing to check the gun carefully before it was announced and handed over to Mr. Baldwin, and for failing to secure the weapons and ammunition on set, Ms. Zachri violated her duties as a prop master.
The fatal shooting occurred over a year ago, on October 21st, on a ranch in New Mexico just outside of Santa Fe while filming the low-budget western “Rust.” When Mr. Baldwin was practicing drawing an old-fashioned revolver, the gun fired a bullet It struck cinematographer Halina Hutchins and director Joel Souza. Claims no liability.
The defendants named in Baldwin’s case have all denied responsibility for the shooting in interviews with detectives and other court documents in the case. Armorer Gutierrez-Reed also sued Kenny for providing live ammunition for the film, which he denies.
Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, Jason Bowles, said he was considering Baldwin’s case. Attorneys for the other defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Baldwin’s lawsuit cites evidence released earlier this year by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, which accuses Kenny of “disrupting” arms and ammunition companies and “haphazardly ” contains a photo of the stored ammunition. The lawsuit also cited an FBI report showing that live ammunition was found in several places, including inside the bandolier Baldwin was wearing that day, citing Zachri and Gutierrez Reed on set. criticizes the organization of guns and ammunition in
Local prosecutors are still investigating the case and will decide whether to file criminal charges.Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office conducted a final survey It reported to prosecutors last month, but the sheriff’s office has yet to release the results of its investigation.
Script director Mitchell, who was standing near Baldwin when the gun was fired, said in the lawsuit that injuries or deaths on set were “likely a result” of the production failing to follow safety procedures. In his allegations, Baldwin said he was not aware of any safety issues on set and that although he was the film’s producer, he was not tasked with logistics or hiring on set. .
Earlier this month, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge refused to dismiss Baldwin as a defendant in Mitchell’s case.
Baldwin’s lawsuit also seeks compensation for possible legal damages arising from Mitchell’s lawsuit, alleging that the actor was injured as a result of the fatal shooting. Rust” and missed other opportunities.
“There is no doubt that there are others who have suffered more from Cross defendant’s negligence than Baldwin,” the lawsuit said.
“Hutchins has lost her life and her little child has lost a mother,” he continued. “Producer Joel Souza was shot in the shoulder and suffered physical and mental pain. must live with a mortal toll, which through Cross defendant’s negligent acts, assurances, and oversight, allowed him, Hutchins, and everyone else on set to pick up a loaded weapon and He believed direct use of his weapon was safe.”