Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' producers get main claims dismissed in suit from script supervisor
foxnews.comAs the "Rust" shooting investigation continues, a Los Angeles judge on Friday dismissed claims of assault and intentional infliction of emotional distress against the producers of the principal production company.
The action comes after Alec Baldwin fired a gun while practicing a shot for the film "Rust" on a New Mexico movie set Oct. 21, resulting in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.The group had been rehearsing in a small church on the set.
Rust Movie Productions, Thomasville Pictures and Ryan Smith and Langley Cheney claimed they didn’t know Baldwin would actually shoot the gun that killed Hutchins and will not have to face the central claims in a lawsuit from script supervisor Mamie Mitchell, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The "Rust" movie producers previously declared they were not responsible for supervising the production and their role was to finance the film.The producers made that argument in court and while contesting a fine from the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau.
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