There were obvious hazards on the set.”Īuthorities said Friday that Halls, the assistant director, had handed the weapon to Baldwin and announced “cold gun,” indicating it was safe to use. “The producers had a duty to preserve the safety of the crew.
“There was clearly negligence on the set,” said Adam Winkler, a professor at the UCLA School of Law and a gun policy expert. The payouts - which could be covered in part by insurance held by the production company, Rust Movie Productions - would likely be in the “millions and millions” of dollars. They, as well as assistant director Dave Halls and armorer Hannah Gutierrez, could all face some sort of liability even if they weren’t on location Thursday.
In addition to Baldwin, a call sheet for the day of the shooting obtained by The Associated Press lists five producers, four executive producers, a line producer and a co-producer.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’t be held criminally or civilly liable for the tragedy.īut Alec Baldwin the producer might be, along with several others in leadership positions for the Western.Įxperts predict a tremendous legal fallout from the tragedy, definitely in civil lawsuits and potentially in criminal charges. By STEFANIE DAZIO, LINDSEY BAHR and ANTHONY MCCARTNEY Associated Press
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