L’acteur américain Alec Baldwin, author of a deadly death on the tour of the film “Rust” in 2021, is visé par une plainte de la part des parents ukrainiens et de la soeur de sa victim, annoncé jeudi l’avocate de the family.
On October 21, 2021, this shooting on a ranch in New Mexico (Southwestern United States) had turned tragic when Alec Baldwin activated a gun that was supposed to contain only blanks, but from which a very real projectile had killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. , 42, and the injured director Joel Souza.
This rare news had shocked Hollywood and had a strong impact, triggering calls to ban firearms on sets, where live ammunition is already theoretically prohibited from being present.
Alec Baldwin is on trial in New Mexico for manslaughter and faces a prison sentence, as is the film’s gunsmith, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.
“Surrendering and leaving him unpunished is unacceptable”
Separately, the Ukrainian family of Halyna Hutchins has decided to file a civil lawsuit against the actor and the California-based film production company in a Los Angeles court, their attorney Gloria Allred explained.
“Halyna was the light of their lives. (…) For our three clients, the tragic loss of their daughter and sister is heartbreaking,” he said at a press conference. “But on top of this tragedy, they have to try to absorb this loss while living in Ukraine, in the middle of (Vladimir) Putin’s war.”
“Losing my sister…was a terrible experience,” Svetlana Zemko said in a video posted on Thursday. “I think giving up and letting this go unpunished is unacceptable.”
An agreement found between the actor and the widower
Alec Baldwin, 64, especially known for his role in the series “30 Rock”, has always claimed his innocence. According to him, they assured him that his weapon was harmless and he denies pulling the trigger. A claim disputed by many experts.
In October, the actor announced that he had reached a settlement ending civil lawsuits brought by Halyna Hutchins’ widower, Matthew. The amount of it had not been disclosed, and the resumption of filming on “Rust” had been announced for early 2023, with Matthew Hutchins as executive producer.
“The settlement was for Matthew and his son” and “there was no settlement” for the late filmmaker’s mother, father and sister, Gloria Allred said. According to the lawyer, Alec Baldwin “did not even contact them (…) to apologize.”
“We want (…) justice for them, it’s that simple,” he concluded.
Source: BFM TV
