Alec Baldwin addressed the "Rust" tragedy Saturday during a film festival in Boulder, Colorado. The actor was holding a gun that discharged on a New Mexico movie set Oct.
21, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Baldwin continues to maintain his innocence and said in a televised interview he did not pull the trigger.
His statements have angered Hutchins' husband, who has since filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin. "The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me," Matthew Hutchins told NBC News' "Today" co-anchor Hoda Kotb during an interview last month. "But gun safety was not the only problem on that set," Hutchins added. "There were a number of industry standards that were not practiced and there’s multiple responsible parties." Lawyers filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Matthew Hutchins and his son Feb.
15, naming Baldwin and others who "are responsible for the safety on the set" as defendants.The suit also alleges "reckless behavior and cost-cutting" that led to the death of Halyna Hutchins.
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