Alec Baldwin Denies Responsibility For Fatal 'Rust' Shooting In New Court Filing

Actor Alec Baldwin provided more details on the fatal shooting that killed a cinematographer in a new court filing that claims his contract protected him from financial responsibility related to her death.

Lawyers for Baldwin filed an arbitration demand on Friday against other producers for the independent movie “Rust,” The New York Times reported .

The filing claims that Baldwin is not liable for the death of Halyna Hutchins, who Baldwin fatally shot unintentionally on Oct. 21 in New Mexico while filming a scene. Hutchins’ family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin last month, claiming that the “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures” of Baldwin and the film’s producers, including Baldwin, “led to the death of Halyna Hutchins.”

The new filing describes how Baldwin accidentally shot Hutchins, and argues that it was not Baldwin’s responsibility to rule whether the gun had live rounds in it. The filing adds that his contract protected him from financial responsibility in her death.

“An actor cannot rule that a gun is safe,” the filing said. “That is the responsibility of other people on the set.”

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