Lawyers for Alec Baldwin called for a lawsuit involving the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” to be tossed, stressing that the suit concedes the actor didn’t intend for the prop gun to be loaded.
The new filing, which Baldwin’s lawyers submitted Monday, describes the October 2021 shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins as a “workplace accident,” according to paperwork obtained by Variety.
“It is completely illogical for Plaintiff to contend defendant Mr. Baldwin received a prop gun that everyone including Plaintiff and defendant Mr. Baldwin expected to be ‘cold,’ while at the same time stating that Mr. Baldwin’s conduct was intentional in accidentally firing a live round,” the filing claims.
