Rust production company to pay $100k fine over Halyna Hutchins shooting

  • 📰 LBCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 56 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 26%
  • Publisher: 59%

Business News News

The production company behind the film Rust has agreed to pay a fine of $100,000 to an occupational health and safety bureau following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Producers recently announced that filming would resume in Montana later this spring.

Most of the original crew will return to the project, with Bianca Cline reportedly joining the production in Ms Hutchins's place as cinematographer. The Santa Fe County sheriff's office released photos from its investigation of the fatal shooting of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film 'Rust.' The shooting took place on the set of a church, April 26, 2022.Last month, Mr Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter by the Santa Fe District Attorney’s office, over Ms Hutchins’ death.

Halyna Hutchins attends the 2018 Sundance Film Festival Official Kickoff Party Hosted By SundanceTV at Sundance TV HQ on January 19, 2018 in Park City, Utah.Melina Spadone, senior counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman and lawyer for Rust Movie Productions, said: "We are pleased to have entered into an agreement with OHSB, subject to approval, which downgrades the citation and reduces penalties.

"Our top priority has always been resuming production and completing this film so we can honour the life and work of Halyna Hutchins.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Fact remains using live ammunition on a 'make belief set' during production of a film has to be regarded by any standards criminal in the extreme, and can only point to the USA in general with its regard for guns as part of an aberrant pathology needing psychiatric attention.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 75. in BUSİNESS

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Production company behind Rust film agrees to pay $100,000 fineBREAKING: The production company behind the film Rust has agreed to pay a fine of $100,000 (£83,711) to the New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB).
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »