Alec Baldwin: he tries a gamble with the family of his victim

Alec Baldwin tried to revive the filming of Rust. On October 21, 2021, he was arrested after the fatal accident of Halyna Hutchins. On a ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the famous comedian was handling a revolver while he worked on a scene with Halyna Hutchins, the film’s director of photography. While the weapon was not to be loaded, a shot was fired, mortally wounding the 42-year-old young mother. Since then, Alec Baldwin has been at the heart of many controversies. Friday, March 11, 2022, according to information from variety, he had tried to restart the filming of the film shortly after the accident. He wanted to honor the memory of the victim and compensate his family.

This request was made within the framework of an arbitration procedure to request the financial support of the other producers of the film by arguing their contractual obligations. “Baldwin made strenuous efforts to contact the cast of Rust in hopes of gaining their support in order to finish the film. He did so with the intention of honoring Halyna’s memory by completing her last work and to compensate (Matt) Hutchins and his son from the proceeds of the film.“, said the document, filed Friday, March 11, 2022 with a specialized firm in Los Angeles.

Alec Baldwin also hurt the film’s director

According to the text, Alec Baldwin had also managed to convince the film crew, including its director Joel Souza, injured on the day of the tragedy, to complete production. Corn Matt Hutchins turned down Alec Baldwin’s offer of settlement and ended up filing a lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the production.

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