Alec Baldwin and others sued by ‘Rust’ crew member after fatal shooting
nme.comRust crew member Serge Svetnoy has filed a lawsuit against the film’s production team over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin.The chief electrician on set is suing the production, the financiers, Baldwin, armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed and many others for general negligence which caused him “severe emotional distress”, according to the lawsuit.“This incident was caused by the negligent acts and omissions of Defendants, and each of them, as well as their agents, principals, and employers,” the lawsuit reads (via Deadline).“Simply put, there was no reason for a live bullet to be placed in that .45 Colt revolver to be present anywhere on the Rust set, and the presence of a bullet in a revolver posed a lethal.
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