The agreement ends the legal proceedings engaged against the American actor by the family of the director of photography Halyna Hutchins, whom he had killed by a shot by manipulating a revolver on a set of a western, in October 2021.
Le Monde with AFP
It is a news item that rocked Holywood a year ago. American actor Alec Baldwin announced on Wednesday October 5, having reached an agreement with the family of the director of photography Halyna Hutchins, whom he had accidentally killed in October 2021 by manipulating a revolver during the shooting of a western .
In a Instagram publication , the 64 -year -old actor said he was “grateful to all those who contributed to the resolution of this tragic and painful affair”.
The agreement reached between the parties puts an end to the legal proceedings engaged in civilian by the family of Ms. Hutchins against Alec Baldwin, in February. The amount of this negotiated agreement, which must then be validated by a judge, has not been disclosed.
The filming of the film will resume in January
“I have no desire to launch recriminations or to designate culprits (be it producers or Mr. Baldwin)”, commented on Wednesday the husband of the director of photography, Matthew Hutchins, in A press release from the production of the film that the France-Presse agency has obtained.
He adds: “We are all convinced that the death of Halyna resulted from a terrible accident.” The shooting of the film Rust will resume in January, “with all the protagonists”, also said Mr. Hutchins , stating that it will be the executive producer.
On October 21, 2021, the filming of this western in a Ranch of Santa Fe (New Mexico) had turned to drama when Mr. Baldwin had activated a weapon supposed to contain dummy bullets but of which a projectile had fatally injured M Me hutchins, aged 42.
This filming accident, in a country regularly bereaved by firearms, had a very strong impact, beyond the American borders. The news item had led Hollywood studios to an introspection on the rules and conditions for making films.