The parents and sister of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins have filed a new lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and others involved with the film.
Attorney Gloria Allred announced that the lawsuit was filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of Anatolii Androsovych, Hutchins’ father; Olga Solovey, Hutchins’ mother; and Svetlana Zemko, Hutchins’ sister.
The lawsuit alleges assault, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and loss of consortium, which Allred says is “a claim seeking to recover compensation for damages to certain relationships that are mutually dependent.”
Hutchins, 42, was killed on Oct. 21, 2021 while filming “Rust” at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe County. New Mexico. Baldwin was rehearsing a gun for a scene when the gun went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
“They won’t be able to enjoy life the same way they did when their precious Halyna was alive,” Allred said. “Halyna was the light in their lives.”
Hutchins’ parents and sister, who reside in Ukraine, did not appear at the news conference. But a short video was played of Hutchins’ mother and sister commenting on the lawsuit.
“Losing my sister…was a horrible experience, and it’s one of the biggest losses of my life,” Hutchins’ sister Zemko said in a video message translated into English. “And even more devastating is seeing the utter suffering of our parents and how her health has deteriorated drastically… I think letting this go and letting it go unpunished is unconscionable.”
Allred said Hutchins provided financial support to his family members.
“Of course for all three of our clients, the tragic loss of their daughter and sister is heartbreaking,” Allred said. “But now, on top of this tragedy, they have to try to cope with that loss while living in Ukraine in the middle of Putin’s war.”
News of the lawsuit comes after New Mexico prosecutors charged Baldwin with manslaughter in late January, accusing him of skipping “required firearms training” and creating “a climate of recklessness” on the set of Rust.
Baldwin and “Rust” gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the 2021 death cinematographer halyna hutchinsannounced the first judicial district attorney, Mary Carmack-Altwies.
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Deputy Chief David Halls was also charged with negligent use of a deadly weapon and agreed to plead no contest, Carmack-Altwies said.
Baldwin has denied any wrongdoing in the on-set shooting.
Gutierrez-Reed, Halls and Rust Movie Productions, LLC. were among the list of defendants named in the lawsuit filed Thursday.
“Safety protocol designed to ensure firearms would be used safely was ignored, and the actions taken went against all industry standards,” the lawsuit alleges.
Baldwin “chose to play Russian roulette with a loaded gun without checking and without the gunsmith doing so,” the lawsuit alleges. “The fact that live ammunition was allowed on a movie set, that the guns and ammunition were left unattended, that the gun in question was given to Alec Baldwin by the assistant director who didn’t have to, and that the bulletins from security were not enacted or ignored, coupled with the fact that the scene in question did not require the firing of a weapon, makes this a case where injury or death was much more than just a possibility: it was a result. likely”.
Representatives for Baldwin, Rust Movie Productions LLC and Gutierrez-Reed did not immediately provide comment on the new lawsuit.
Hutchins’ husband, Matthew Hutchins, their son, and their estate sued Baldwin in February 2022 accusing Baldwin and others involved in the film, alleging that reckless behavior and cost cutting led to her death. Baldwin settled that lawsuit, representatives from both sides of the civil action he said in October 2022.
Allred clarified Thursday that the previous agreement was for Hutchins’ husband and their son. He was separated.
“Now we are representing others in the family,” he said Thursday. “And there hasn’t been a deal for them… Mr. Baldwin hasn’t reached out to them to even say he was sorry. We want accountability and justice for them. It’s as simple as that.”
He said he hopes his clients may “someday” be able to “come to the United States to join Matt and his grandson.”
