The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed in the tragic Rust on-set accidental shooting, have filed a lawsuit against Alec Baldwin as well as the film’s producers and armorer. The lawsuit — filed at the Los Angeles County Superior Court and announced at a press conference by …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Hit With New Rust 'Countersuit' From Embattled Assistant Director
The assistant director of Rust, Dave Halls, has fired back at Alec Baldwin and other members of the film crew with a new countersuit tied to the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Halls, as The Hollywood Reporter notes, filed his countersuit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, essentially …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Sues Film Crew Members Over 'Rust' Shooting
Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Los Angeles on Friday against several people involved in the Rust film over the shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021, as The Associated Press reports. Hutchins was fatally shot by Baldwin while they were rehearsing a scene for …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Reaches Settlement Agreement with Halyna Hutchins' Family, 'Rust' to Resume Filming
Alec Baldwin and the production of Rust have reached a settlement agreement with the family of Halyna Hutchins, the film’s cinematographer who was killed on set when a gun handled by Baldwin reportedly misfired. Filming for the Western film will now resume in January 2023, with all “the original principal …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Was Worried Trump Supporters Might Attack Him After 'Rust' Shooting
Alec Baldwin said he worried Donald Trump supporters might attack him after the former president’s comments on the fatal shooting on the set of his film Rust last October. In a new interview with CNN, Baldwin recounted the fallout from the incident, during which he inadvertently discharged a loaded prop …
Read More »New Alec Baldwin 'Rust' Shooting Findings Emerge as Actor Continues to Defend Himself
Ten months after Alec Baldwin shot and killed Halyna Hutchins while filming Rust in New Mexico, more details about the circumstances surrounding her death have emerged. In the past week, two new reports have provided additional insight into how the tragedy might have happened. On Monday, the Santa Fe County …
Read More »Kevin Spacey, James Franco, and More Are Trying to Make Comebacks at Cannes
From a cramped hotel suite in a luxury Cannes hotel, a pair of film executives are trying to pull off an unlikely feat: Sell distribution rights to Kevin Spacey’s comeback film. On May 17, Vantage Media International, or VMI, a Hollywood-based company that sells movies primarily to foreign markets, screened …
Read More »Alec Baldwin Beats $25 Million Defamation Suit From Dead Marine's 'Insurrectionist' Sister
Alec Baldwin has won dismissal of a $25 million defamation lawsuit filed by the relatives of a Marine killed in Afghanistan during the attack at the Kabul Airport last August. The legal action, filed in federal court in Wyoming, noted the actor initially donated $5,000 to the family of Lance …
Read More »'I'm Not All Right, I'm Worried About Her': Alec Baldwin, 'Rust' Crew Talk Hutchins Shooting in Bodycam Footage
Alec Baldwin and the Rust crew tried to parse what happened in the immediate aftermath of the on-setshooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, with the actor expressing serious concern for the film’s cinematographer, as evidenced in newly released bodycam footage from the Santa Fe Sheriff’s office. In the several hours-long …
Read More »Halyna Hutchins' Husband 'Just Felt Angry' Watching Alec Baldwin 'Rust' Interview
Matt Hutchins, the husband of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, appeared on the Today Show Thursday for his first television interview since the tragic death of his wife on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie. During the interview, Matt — who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Rust production …
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