Crew Member Sues Alec Baldwin Over Fatal Shooting on Movie Set
Serge Svetnoy, a crew member who worked on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie, filed a lawsuit against the actor and other producers over a fatal shooting. Last month, Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of “Rust”…
Serge Svetnoy, a crew member who worked on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie, filed a lawsuit against the actor and other producers over a fatal shooting.
Last month, Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of “Rust”, killing Director of photography Halyna Hutchins and injuring Director Joel Souza.
According to Reuters, Svetnoy has “accused the producers and other crew of failing to implement safety standards. He has filed a negligence suit against Baldwin and the movie’s producers.”
The outlet reported Svetnoy added in the lawsuit “he would be haunted forever by holding cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in his arms as she bled from the chest.”
Svetnoy said during a press conference, “What a tragedy and injustice when a person loses her life on film set while making art.”
According to The Associated Press, close to two dozen defendants have been named in the lawsuit, including David Halls, the assistant director who provided Baldwin with the gun, and armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed.
In a statement Wednesday, Gutierrez Reed’s lawyer Jason Bowles said, “We are convinced this was sabotage and Hannah is being framed. We believe that the scene was tampered with as well before the police arrived.”