Fatal shooting on the set of “Rust”: Alec Baldwin reaches an agreement with the family of the victim

Actor Alec Baldwin here in 2017 at the Toronto festival.

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The American actor and producer has reached an amicable agreement with the family of the director of photography killed a year ago on the set of the film

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This is the end of the civil lawsuits against Alec Baldwin.

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With our correspondent in Washington,

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The speaker is Matthew Hutchins, the husband of the photographer killed at close range by a bullet fired from a revolver that was supposed to be loaded blank.

The one holding the gun that day in October 2021

, star and producer of the western filmed in New Mexico.

He assures that he did not pull the trigger before the fatal shot.

It is already established that the safety rules have not been respected.

Criminal investigation still ongoing

The Santa Fe Sheriff's criminal investigation is still ongoing and may lead to possible criminal charges.

In particular, she set out to determine

, which is in theory strictly prohibited, precisely to avoid accidents.

But we already know that there will be no civil lawsuit, that is to say for financial reparations.

Like the rest of the film's production, Alec Baldwin faced family lawsuits.

They are abandoned.

The parties have reached a financial agreement, the amount of which has not been disclosed and which has yet to be validated by the courts.

Halyna Hutchins' family had filed a complaint against the actor in February, accusing him through their lawyer of "

" and denouncing the cost-cutting measures decided by the film's producers, including Alec Baldwin, who, according to them resulted in the death of the cinematographer.

Filming to resume in early 2023 

We just know that Matthew Hutchins will become executive producer of

and that he will receive part of the revenue.

Because the filming of the film will resume at the beginning of next year with the same actors and the same director, Joel Souza, who had been injured in the affair.

For him, as for the husband, it is about paying homage and honoring the legacy of Halyna Hutchins. 

In an Instagram post, the comedian said he was "

". 

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