'Rust' Crew Walked Off Set Prior to Fatal Shooting in Protest of 'Poor On-Set Safety': Reports

The attorney for the armorer on the set of Rust is coming out with a very strong stance on his client’s alleged innocence following the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (pictured above).

Rust 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,

Alec Baldwin, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed and assistant director Dave Halls have been named in a lawsuit stemming from the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust."  Hutchins was fatally shot, and director Joel Souza was wounded when a gun that was held by Baldwin to rehearse a scene fired, discharging a live round.

Mere hours after the first of what is expected to be many lawsuit was filed over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin, on the set of Rust last month,  the main lawyers for once of the crew members at the center of the police investigation have turned up the volume on their sabotage theory.

As New Mexico police continue their investigation into the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin, on the set of Rust, the first in what is expected to many lawsuits has been filed.

Another person has been injured on the set of Rust, even after the movie paused production!

Alec Baldwin is speaking out about gun safety on film and TV sets following the fatal shooting on the set of his film, , which took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The actor fired a gun on the Rust set last month that was inadvertently loaded with a live round, killing Hutchins. «Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety,» Baldwin tweeted on Monday, not specifying whether

Another Rust crew member is weighing in on the fatal on-set tragedy.

Alec Baldwin has shared a crewmate's statement insisting there were no safety concerns on the filmset of Rust, prior to a tragic shooting death.The 63 year old actor's move comes nearly two weeks after the accidental shooting, in which a prop gun Alec was holding fired unexpectedly - killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.The film’s director Joel Souza was also injured in the shooting.

The Rust First Assistant Director who admitted he didn’t properly check the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on October 21 is now calling on the film industry to make sure “no one is harmed through the creative process again.”

Ellise Shafer administratorDavid Halls, the assistant director on the film “Rust,” is speaking out regarding the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.In a statement to the New York Post on Monday, Halls — who handed producer and star Alec Baldwin the gun that discharged on Oct.

Rust.Santa Fe district attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies recently spoke to The New York Times about the tragic accident which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza, after Alec Baldwin fired a gun which was loaded.“It was a legit gun,” Carmack-Altwies told the publication, disputing reports that Baldwin had fired a “prop gun” in the accident.

Ireland Baldwin has called out Candace Owens over controversial comments she made about Alec Baldwin this week. On Monday, the 26-year-old criticised Owens on her Instagram Stories after the political pundit mocked her father over the accidental, fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust last Thursday.

The death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust" may have been an accident, but it’s possible those involved with the incident could still face civil or legal ramifications.

We often think of an accidental death as something happening by chance that was unintentional.   This would be a convenient way of explaining the tragic shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico film set of the movie "Rust." However, criminal law is rarely convenient. Nor is it simple.   Murder and manslaughter are complex concepts in the law of homicide. Even an accidental death can rise to the level of criminal homicide if it involves reckless acts or grossly

Rust has been wrapped for the time being following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Last week, star Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on set that killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, with filming halted indefinitely to comply with police investigations.A new letter has was released to the film’s crew last night (October 24), confirming that they had “made the decision to wrap the set at least until investigations are complete”, according to Deadline.It also tells the