‘Rust’ crew member sues Alec Baldwin, armorer for negligence after shooting

NY Post ^ | 11/10/2021 | Marjorie Hernandez and Natalie O'Neill

[marcusmaximus]

A lighting technician from the set of “Rust” is suing Alec Baldwin and the film’s armorer for negligence, claiming he suffered emotional distress after nearly being hit by the bullet that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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Svetnoy claims the 63-year-old actor should have checked the gun before pulling the trigger.

“[Baldwin] owed a duty to [me] and other crew members and actors on the ‘Rust’ set to handle the Colt Revolver provided to him by defendant Halls with reasonable care and diligence for the safety of ‘Rust’ cast and crew,” the suit states.

“This duty called for Defendant Baldwin to double-check the Colt Revolver with Halls upon being handled to ensure that it did not contain live ammunition,” it continues. “This duty further called for [Baldwin] to handle the Colt Revolver as if it was loaded and to refrain from pointing it at anyone.”

In the scene Baldwin was rehearsing, the actor was supposed to draw the gun and point it in the direction of the camera — but not pull the trigger, according to the lawsuit.

[marcusmaximus]

In the scene Baldwin was rehearsing, the actor was supposed to draw the gun and point it in the direction of the camera — but not pull the trigger, according to the lawsuit.

[Col Frank Slade]

First lawsuit of many more to come.

[americas.best.days...]

Emotional distress? 63 year old man? What a pussy, but I respect the hustle and Baldwin’s demise.

[Seruzawa]

The technician is probably sick of the DA delaying things to try to get Arec Barwin off.

[max americana]

“Emotional distress? 63 year old man? “

dont forget he posted an Instagram of this POS and his family trick or treating in costume with all SMILES.

If I killed someone in recent days and unless I came from a war, why the F would I be smiling?

[mylife]

good luck ya whiney tittie baby.

[SES1066]

Q:What do you call a large group of lawyers? A: Mass-debaters

I have this vision of a “The Birds” where every bird is a tort lawyer, circling over the corpse that is “Rust”! A murder of crows perhaps?

[TexasGator]

“Emotional distress? 63 year old man? “

I recommend:

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[bigbob]

I hope everyone be sues him. Make him squeal like a selfish little pig (as he called his daughter).

[cuz1961]

The technician is probably sick of the DA delaying things to try to get Arec Barwin off.
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I’ve been wondering why he hadnt been charged yet.

What?, they hopeing by keeping media silent and sand bagging the process we will all just forget?

Not Damn Likely.

Fact is,

he pulled the trigger

and someone died.

He must pay a price in hard time.

[TexasGator]

The film’s gaffer, Serge Svetnoy, claims he held Hutchins in his arms as blood poured from her gunshot wound, and desperately tried to save her after Baldwin accidentally shot her with a loaded prop gun, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Court.

[marcusmaximus]

This is extremely inconvenient for the DA who is trying so hard not to charge Baldwin.

[marcusmaximus]

Link to Lawsuit:

https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rust-lawsuit.pdf

[marcusmaximus]

“The scene did not call for Defendant Baldwin to shoot the Colt Revolver”

https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rust-lawsuit.pdf

[Lizavetta]

We’re long overdue for some common sense Baldwin control.

[proust]

It begins.

[EastTexasTraveler]

Negligence? He hit what he was aiming at.

[fhayek]

It is my view (a view that almost no one that I talk to agrees with), that as the pointer and the puller of the trigger, Alec Baldwin has all the same responsibilities that any handler of a firearm has. He should treat it as a loaded weapon, he should be familiar with the weapon and be able to check if it has live ammunition or not, he should know what is in his range of fire and know what is in the background. Being an actor does not absolve you of gun safety. This was a real gun. If Baldwin did not know what he was doing - he should NOT be doing it. Relying on others is just half the equation.

The guy who pulls the trigger has the greatest responsibility as far as safety goes. And filming a movie does not lower that responsibility, in my opinion. It increases it. Filming a movie 'legitimizes' playing with guns. Safe handling should be at held to an even HIGHER standard.

[jean michael]

I’m glad someone else noticed.

[marcusmaximus]

From the lawsuit:

“Defendant Baldwin owed a duty to Plaintiff and other crew members and actors on the Rust set to handle the Colt Revolver provided to him by Defendant Hallas with reasonable care and diligence for the safety of Rust’s cast and crew. The duty called for Defendant Baldwin to double-check the Colt Revolver with Defendant Halls upon it being handed to him to ensure it did not contain live ammunition. This duty further called for him to handle the Colt Revolver as if it was loaded and to refrain from pointing it at anyone.”

“Defendant Baldwin breached his duty to Plaintiff when he failed to verify that the Colt Revolver was “cold” upon receiving it from Defendant Halls. Defendant Baldwin further breached this duty when he pointed the Colt Revolver at Ms. Hutchins, Mr. Souza, and Plaintiff while rehearsing his role in the subject scene and pulled the trigger of the Colt Revolver, a real gun, and shot Ms. Hutchins and Mr. Souza.”

https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rust-lawsuit.pdf