The Ukrainian parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins have filed a lawsuit over the Rust cinematographer’s tragic death in 2021.
Deadline reports that Hutchins’ Ukraine-based family members Olga Solovey (her mother), Anatoli Androsovych (father) and Svetlana Zemko (sister) have filed negligence and battery civil action against a number of people involved with the film.
“We have filed a lawsuit today in Los Angeles Superior Court against Alec Baldwin, Rust producers, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, first assistant director David Halls, and other defendants who may have been responsible for the death of Halyna Hutchins,” attorney Gloria Allred told Deadline.
Hutchins’ parents and sister are not only dealing with her loss but are living in war-torn Ukraine. Allred explained that Hutchins was intending to bring her family to the US.
These latest developments in the case follow last month’s news that Alec Baldwin would be charged with involuntary manslaughter. Baldwin has denied responsibility for the shooting.
Rust was due to resume filming in January but the Los Angeles Times reports that crew members were being recruited to start filming in the LA area in late February and March.
