Alec Baldwinwill face anotherRustlawsuit, this time from the parents and sister ofHalyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was killed on set in the shooting.
Attorney Gloria Allred announced the filing in a press release Thursday and said a press conference with further details is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET.
The new lawsuit comes three weeks after it was revealed Baldwin, 64, andRustarmorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 25, would face criminal charges for their involvement in Halyna’s death. By the end of that month, thecharges were made official: both with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Assistant director David Halls signed a plea agreement for negligent use of a deadly weapon, a petty misdemeanor charge.
Alec Baldwin; Halyna Hutchins.Jim Spellman/Getty; Fred Hayes/Getty
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Back in December 2021, Baldwin said in an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos that he “didn’t pull the trigger” that day: “The trigger wasn’t pulled. Ididn’t pull the trigger. I would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger on them, never.”
Halyna Hutchins.Mat Hayward/Getty
Matthew, who shares 10-year-old son Andros with Halyna, said in a statement at the time: “I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin). All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident. I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work.”
After the criminal charges were announced last month, an attorney for theHutchins family said on behalf of the family, “Our independent investigation also supports charges are warranted. It is a comfort to the family that, in New Mexico, no one is above the law. We support the charges, will fully cooperate with this prosecution and fervently hope the justice system works to protect the public and hold accountable those who break the law.”
In March 2022, Matthew tweeted that Halyna’s parentswere “trapped” in Kyiv, Ukraine,amid the Russian invasion. Attorneys for Matthew then confirmed that Halyna’s sister and 3-year-old niece were able to make it to the Romanian border and were trying to evacuate at the time. Matthew wrote, “Her mother continues to work in the hospital where she has been a nurse for over a decade because her country needs her, but also because they cannot leave safely.”
source: people.com
