JUST IN: The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the 'Rust' on-set shooting, plan to file a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the film, according to the family's attorney.
with two counts of involuntary manslaughter over the death Hutchins. They are scheduled to make their first court appearance virtually on Feb. 24.
Prosecutors claim that Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed failed to correct reckless safety violations in their roles as producer and armorer, respectively, and that Baldwin had his finger inside the trigger and it was pulled -- contradicting his statements saying he never pulled the trigger.Director of photography Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was injured on set while filming the movie"Rust" in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 21, 2021.
The film's script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell, who is also represented by Allred, filed a civil suit in November 2021 accusing Baldwin of "playing Russian roulette" by pointing a Colt .45 revolver at Hutchins. In November 2022, Baldwin filed a lawsuit over the fatal shooting, alleging negligence of several of the film's crew members. The cross-complaint followed the lawsuit filed by Mitchell.
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