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Rust Lawsuit: Alec Baldwin Played 'Russian Roulette' With Gun

Script supervisor on 'Rust' says script did not call for him to cock or fire the gun

(Newser) - The script supervisor for Rust, who was standing less than four feet away from Alec Baldwin when the fatal shot was fired on the film set, is now suing the actor. Mamie Mitchell says in the suit that nothing in the script called for a gun to be cocked or...

Rust Gaffer on the Moment That Will 'Haunt Him Forever'

Serge Svetnoy files negligence suit naming producers, assistant director, armorer

(Newser) - The chief electrician on the set of Rust didn't name names when he spoke out about a lack of professionalism that set the stage for the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21. But he's naming names now. On Wednesday gaffer Serge Svetnoy, 63, became...

Baldwin Has a Solution for Weapons on Sets

Actor posted tweet calling for cops to monitor guns

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin thinks cops are the answer. The actor posted a screenshot of a tweet to his Instagram page that reads, "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 didn’...

'The Rock' Makes Big Shift on Guns in Movies

Dwayne Johnson's production company will only use rubber guns from now on

(Newser) - One of the biggest action stars in Hollywood is done using real guns on movie sets. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tells Variety that his production company is making the switch following the fatal shooting on the set of the Alec Baldwin film Rust. “I can’t speak for...

Rust Assistant Director's Lawyer: It Wasn't His Job to Check Gun

She pushes back on narrative that Dave Halls called out 'cold gun,' handed it to Baldwin

(Newser) - Dave Halls, assistant director for Rust, has come under scrutiny since the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, with police saying he admitted he didn't fully check the gun in question before handing it to Alec Baldwin, who was holding it when it went off. But a lawyer for...

&#39;She Was My Friend,&#39; Baldwin Says
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Oct 30, 2021 5:30 PM CDT

Baldwin Addresses Fatal Shooting

'She was my friend,' actor says of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - While driving through Manchester, Vermont, on Saturday, Alec Baldwin decided to pull over and talk to the paparazzi about the fatal shooting on a film set in New Mexico. Halyna Hutchins, a cinematographer, was killed when Baldwin fired a prop gun. "She was my friend," the actor said...

Rust Armorer's Lawyers Say She Suspects Sabotage

Live round may have been placed in box of dummy ammunition, attorneys say

(Newser) - Update: Lawyers for Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed say she believes the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins may have been the result of sabotage, NBC reports. Attorney Jason Bowles said Wednesday that somebody may have deliberately placed a live round in a box of dummy ammunition. "Who put those in...

Cops: Rust Assistant Director Didn't Check, Called Gun 'Cold'

'I think there was some complacency on this set,' sheriff said earlier

(Newser) - Update: Police say the assistant director who handed a gun to Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust before it discharged, killing the cinematographer, admitted to detectives he did not fully check it before handing it to the actor and declaring it a "cold," or safe, gun. Rather...

Criminal Charges 'on the Table' in Alec Baldwin Film Shooting

DA says gun was real, shouldn't be referred to as prop

(Newser) - Criminal charges could be filed in the fatal shooting on the New Mexico set of an Alec Baldwin western last week, though the investigation into what went wrong could take "weeks, if not months," the Santa Fe County district attorney said Tuesday. "We haven’t ruled out...

Alec Baldwin Shooting Takes a Nasty Political Turn


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Oct 26, 2021 9:25 AM CDT

Alec Baldwin Shooting Takes a Nasty Political Turn

Donald Trump Jr. and others go after him, brush off criticism of their attacks as 'sanctimony'

(Newser) - As the investigation continues into the fatal shooting involving Alec Baldwin on a movie set, it won't be too surprising to learn that politics is becoming front and center. As Jack Coyle writes at the AP , some of Baldwin's many critics on the right are going after the...

Brandon Lee's Fiancee: 'There's No Such Thing as a Prop Gun'

Lee, son of Bruce Lee, was killed on movie set in 1993, in similar way as Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - The family of Brandon Lee, the actor who died in 1993 in a freak gun accident while filming The Crow, knows too well the feelings that the family of Halyna Hutchins is going through. After the 42-year-old cinematographer was killed last week in New Mexico when a gun being handled...

Now, Scrutiny of Another Crew Member on Fatal Baldwin Film

Assistant director had been fired after gun went off on set of previous job

(Newser) - The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer last week had been fired from a previous job after a gun went off on a set and wounded a member of the film crew, a producer said Monday. The disclosure emerged as producers of Baldwin's...

Rust Gaffer Blames Death On 'Unprofessionalism'

Serge Svetnoy doesn't name names but says armorer was negligent

(Newser) - The chief electrician—the gaffer—on the set of Rust has some strong words about the lack of professionalism that he says led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins . Echoing other crew members' comments that gun safety wasn’t being taken seriously on the production, Serge Svetnoy wrote a...

New AFI Scholarship Honors Halyna Hutchins

She graduated from film school in 2015

(Newser) - A new scholarship for women cinematographers has been founded to to honor Halyna Hutchins. The 42-year-old graduated from the American Film Institute's prestigious AFI Conservatory film school in 2015 and she was considered a rising star in the industry before she was killed on the set of Rust last...

Cameraman on Film Set: Baldwin Was 'Very Careful' With Guns

Director, crew speak out, while new clues emerge on how live round may have ended up in gun

(Newser) - An affidavit released Sunday details more on what went down on the New Mexico set of Rust, where a supposed prop gun being used by Alec Baldwin went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. "Joel stated that they had Alec sitting in a pew in...

Armorer on Baldwin Set Called 'Inexperienced and Green'

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed reportedly raised alarms on last film set with Nic Cage

(Newser) - As the investigation into how one was killed and another injured with what was supposed to be a prop gun on an Alec Baldwin film set, many have turned their focus to Rust's young head armorer. Per TMZ , Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was in charge of guns on the set where...

Workers on Baldwin Film Say Gun Misfire Wasn't the First

Sources say there were at least 3 previous ones on set; camera crew walked out right before shooting

(Newser) - More details are trickling out about the tragic accident Thursday involving Alec Baldwin, in which he fired a prop gun on a New Mexico movie set that ended up killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. A prop makers union has said that a "live single round"...

Union Says 'Live Single Round' Killed Woman on Movie Set

Alec Baldwin breaks silence after accident, says he's cooperating with investigators

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin has broken his silence on the deadly prop gun accident that left a woman dead on his movie set. Police in New Mexico say Baldwin himself fired the prop gun, resulting in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42. Director Joel Souza, 48, was injured. Details and more:...

Cinematographer Killed on Set Was 'Building a Reputation'

Halyna Hutchins, 42, described as a rising star

(Newser) - The cinematographer tragically killed Thursday when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of the movie Rust was about to get her big break, according to friends. Halyna Hutchins, named one of American Cinematographer's Rising Stars of 2019 , was shot around 1:50pm local time while working...

Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun That Kills Cinematographer

'Rust' director also seriously injured in incident on film set

(Newser) - In a tragic accident Thursday, Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of his new movie Rust that, somehow, killed the film's cinematographer and left the director injured. Authorities were called to the Bonanza Creek Ranch set Thursday afternoon; they airlifted Halyna Hutchins, 42, to a New...

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