The fatal incident on a film set of actor Alec Baldwin in Santa Fe caused severe emotional stress in a lighting technician. Now he is suing several parties.
Santa Fe – After the death of a camerawoman while shooting a film with Hollywood star Alec Baldwin, an employee filed a lawsuit against several people involved.
The lighting technician Serge Svetnoy accuses leading actor and producer Alec Baldwin, a young gun master and the assistant director on the set of the western “Rust” of negligent behavior. According to the complaint published on Wednesday by the industry newspaper “Deadline.com” and other US media, Svetnoy is demanding undisclosed damages. The fatal incident is a serious emotional burden, he claims.
Chief camerawoman fatally injured
While shooting on a film ranch in Santa Fe (New Mexico) on October 21, chief cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (42) was fatally injured and director Joel Souza (48) was hit in the shoulder. Baldwin (63) had fired the gun during the rehearsal for a scene. Investigations revealed that there was a real bullet in the Colt. The police are currently investigating how this could happen.
The plaintiff asserts that the bullet shot past his face in close proximity. He had never heard such a loud shot during a shoot. He held the camerawoman lying on the floor in his arms and watched helplessly as Hutchins lay dying. In the lawsuit, he speaks of serious violations of safety regulations, such as live ammunition on the set and that Baldwin apparently aimed the gun at a person. dpa
