LOS ANGELES — The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who wason the 'Rust' film set in 2021 are suing actor Alec Baldwin, the movie's production company and others over her death.
The lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges the defendants caused intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and loss of consortium in Hutchins' untimely death, attorney Gloria Allred announced in a news conference. Hutchins' parents and sister live in Ukraine and are struggling to cope with the tragedy while living "in the midst of Putin's war," Allred said. Hutchins' mother is a nurse, treating soldiers in a hospital near Kiev, and her brother-in-law is a soldier fighting inAn attorney for on-set armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was also named in the suit, had no comment.was reached between Baldwin and the production company and Matthew Hutchins, Halyna Hutchins' widower.
"They haven't heard from Alec Baldwin — the man with the gun," Allred said, "the gun that ended the life of their daughter."related to the shooting. David Halls, also named in the suit, has reached a plea agreement with the Santa Fe County District Attorney's Office. "What we seek is an acknowledgement of what was taken — the loving relationship," said Allred. "Whatever happens with the criminal case, we are pursuing this civil lawsuit for them to win justice.""Justice is in finding the truth," added co-counsel John Carpenter.