Family of slain Rust cinematographer again sues Alec Baldwin and other producers

Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ Ukrainian family members have renewed their legal fight against actor Alec Baldwin and other producers following her 2021 death on the set of the low-budget Western movie.

Hutchins’ mother Olga Solovey, father Anatolii Androsovych and sister Svetlana Zemko – who all live near the Ukranian capital of Kyiv – last week filed a civil negligence lawsuit in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The June 5 suit contends Hutchins’ death was caused by reckless behaviour by producer-star Baldwin as well as the film’s producers, production managers and several crew members, who all were named as defendants.

Baldwin was pointing his Colt .45 revolver at Hutchins, 42, who was standing less than four feet away, when the gun discharged, authorities said. Baldwin did not realise the gun’s chamber held a live bullet.