Actor Alec Baldwin Files Lawsuit Against ‘Rust’ Coworkers, Alleges Negligence

Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit over last year’s fatal shooting on the set of “Rust,” alleging negligence of several of the film’s crew members while seeking to “clear his name.”

The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, names the western’s first assistant director, armorer, ammunitions supplier and prop master as defendants.

Baldwin’s cross-complaint follows a lawsuit filed last year by the film’s script supervisor, Mamie Mitchell. The civil suit accused Baldwin of “playing Russian roulette” by pointing a Colt .45 revolver at the film’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, accidentally shooting and killing her. Director Joel Souza was also injured in the October 2021 shooting.

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