In a final attempt by American actor Alec Baldwin to clear his name and description in connection with the shooting case that affected him last year, the star filed a lawsuit once morest some members of the film crew, accusing them of causing what happened due to their negligence.
Just when you think Alec Baldwin can’t be more of a douche. pic.twitter.com/mwZmgVLc4B
— Weaponized Nerd Rage (@WeaponizedRage) November 14, 2022
From a set to a murder scene
The story dates back to late October, during the filming of “Rust” when director of photography Haliana Hutchins died, and director Joel Souza was injured, following being shot by a firearm used by Baldwin during filming, which was supposed to contain blanks. .
It is the incident that completely turned the star’s life, and he himself opened fire on him, either directly or implicitly, sometimes from the audience, who launched a fierce attack on him through social media platforms, and at other times from some artists.
And on top of these artists George Clooney He criticized Baldwin’s unsure regarding the nature of the ammunition before filming, as did actor Paul Scheer and director James Gunn. As for the largest attack, it was carried out by former US President Donald Trump, who described Baldwin as a “deranged”, and indicated that he may have aimed the weapon on purpose.
George Clooney has ripped Alec Baldwin’s deadly shooting of the “Rust” cinematographer as “infuriating” and “insane” insisting the star and his crew appeared to ignore decades-old safety rules used on every other set.
— Tony (@Tony3435457) November 16, 2021
Anxiety despite not committing a crime
While Baldwin was disturbed by his colleagues’ statements, especially ClooneyHowever, his greatest concern was regarding Trump’s statements, which he confirmed during Exclusive interview with “CNN”He indicated that he felt fear and tension regarding his physical safety and the possibility of being attacked by Trump supporters and those obsessed with his views following he instructed them to do so, he said.
As for his position on the attack of the public in general, he did not pay any attention. On the one hand, because he always believed in his innocence, and on the other hand, as a result of his feeling of reassurance due to what specialists assured him of the fact that he would most likely not face any criminal cases, especially since there is no evidence that the accident was premeditated or intended.
However, in the face of the continuing vitriolic and harsh accusations once morest him, he and his wife quickly deleted their Twitter accounts in December 2021, and also deleted the account of their charitable foundation, “Hilaria and Alec Baldwin”.
Alec Baldwin denies pulling the trigger that killed a ‘Rust’ crew member and is now even blaming Trump supporters.https://t.co/y1i4o9meRS
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) August 19, 2022
One last attempt to clear his name
Which he did in parallel with hiring a private investigator to research everything related to that incident, before he surprised the audience a few days ago by announcing a lawsuit regarding the fatal shooting, claiming the neglect of many members of the film crew.
Hana Gutierrez Reid, who was in charge of the weapons, was first mentioned in the lawsuit, accusing her of negligence and not checking the weapons and ammunition.
which is what comment on it Her lawyer – Jason Bowles – explained that “Red” was not originally present during the preparation of the scene or filming, but that Baldwin himself refused to train with the weapon and dealt with arrogance and used it without the presence of the person responsible for the matter, which makes this his fault.
The accusations also targeted the film’s director, Sarah Zachary, as she failed to discover that the person responsible for the weapons was a danger to the entire crew.
The lawsuit also alleged that Baldwin suffered severe damages due to everything that happened, whether psychologically or physically following the accident, or even professionally, as he was denied many opportunities and was excluded or dismissed from other jobs following the accident and its followingmath.
Therefore, he not only wants to clear his name, but also demands financial compensation for any damages that may be caused to him due to Another complaint Last year, Mami Mitchell was sued by the script supervisor for the movie Mami Mitchell once morest Baldwin and the work’s producers for negligence.
During which Mitchell reported that the script did not require the hero to shoot in the first place, and that it was Baldwin who chose to play Russian roulette with a loaded weapon without checking it.
