American actor Alec Baldwin, author of a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust in 2021, is the subject of a complaint from the parents and sister of his victim, the family lawyer announced on Thursday.
On October 21, 2021, this filming on a ranch in New Mexico (southwest of the United States) had turned tragic when Mr. Baldwin had activated a weapon supposed to contain only blank bullets. A real projectile had killed the director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, 42, and injured the director, Joel Souza.
This rare news item had shocked Hollywood and had a strong impact, triggering calls to ban firearms on the sets, where the presence of live ammunition is in theory already prohibited.
Alec Baldwin is currently being prosecuted in New Mexico for manslaughter and faces a prison sentence, just like the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.
Separately, the Ukrainian family of Mme Hutchins has decided to file a civil lawsuit against the actor and the California-based film producer in a Los Angeles court, their attorney, Gloria Allred, said.
“Halyna was the light of their life. (…) For our three clients, the tragic loss of their daughter and sister is heartbreakingshe said at a press conference. But in addition to this tragedy, they must try to absorb this loss while living in Ukraine, in the middle of the war of [Vladimir] Cheese fries. »
“Losing my sister (…) was a terrible experienceSvetlana Zemko said in a video released on Thursday. I believe giving up and letting it go unpunished is unacceptable. »
Resumption of filming announced
Alec Baldwin, 64, best known for his role in the film beetle juice, has always claimed his innocence. According to him, he was assured that his weapon was harmless, and he denies having pulled the trigger. An assertion questioned by many experts.
In October, the actor announced that he had reached an agreement ending the civil lawsuits brought by Halyna Hutchins’ widower, Matthew. Its amount had not been disclosed, and the resumption of filming of Rust had been announced for early 2023, with Matthew Hutchins serving as executive producer.
“The deal was about Matthew and his child” And “there was no agreement” for the dead cinematographer’s mother, father and sister, Gloria Allred said. According to the lawyer, Alec Baldwin “didn’t even contact them (…) to say he was sorry”. ” We want (…) let justice be done to them, it’s as simple as that”she concluded.