Alec Baldwin is now suing the Rust film crew members for giving him a loaded gun which he ended up firing and killing cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal for a scene for the movie, which was being filmed near Santa Fe, New Mexico last October.
“More than anyone else on that set, Baldwin has been wrongfully viewed as the perpetrator of this tragedy. By these Cross-Claims, Baldwin seeks to clear his name and hold Cross-Defendants accountable for their misconduct,” the complaint reads.
“This tragedy happened because live bullets were delivered to the set and loaded into the gun, Gutierrez Reed failed to check the bullets or the gun carefully, Halls failed to check the gun carefully and yet announced the gun was safe before handing it to Baldwin, and Zachry failed to disclose that Gutierrez Reed had been acting recklessly off set and was a safety risk to those around her,” the complaint alleges.
Baldwin claims he was unaware of these facts.
Baldwin is seeking “compensatory, nominal, statutory, and punitive damages” through a jury trial. The victim’s family says Baldwin is the only one to blame.