Alec Baldwin Lawyers Up To Fight Over 'Rust' Shooting, Actor Takes Sides With Production After Firing 'Live' Round That Killed Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
Nov. 27 2021, Published 10:23 a.m. ET
Alec Baldwin is ready to fight. The 63-year-old actor has hired a fancy attorney to defend him, months after accidentally firing a live round on his Rust movie set and killing a crew member.
Baldwin is reportedly seeking legal assistance from Aaron S. Dyer of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. The bigwig lawyer served more than 6 years as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, so he knows his stuff.
But Dyer isn't just representing the actor.
Alec Baldwin
Baldwin's attorney will fight for him, Rust Movie Productions, and the other production companies involved in the low-budget film. The star has already been hit with a number of lawsuits stemming from the October shooting.
As Breaking Celebrity News reported, Baldwin was sued by the movie's key gaffer, Serge Svetnoy, who claimed the actor's alleged negligence on that fatal day caused him emotional distress.
In the documents, Svetnoy alleged the bullet that struck and killed Haylana Hutchins nearly hit him too. He claimed he was one of the first people to tend to Hutchins as she lay bleeding from her chest. He said he attempted to keep her alive until help arrived.