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Alec Baldwin claims he can't be sued for 'Rust' shooting and actors are above gun safety rules

Plus he’s as much of a victim as Halyna Hutchins (who he shot and killed)

My deep dive of his new court filing: emilypostnews.com/p/alec-baldwin…

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Alec Baldwin’s lawyer sent me the filing. In it, Baldwin’s team says “an actor cannot rule that a gun is safe. That is the responsibility of the people on the set.”

His stand is gun safety rules are only for the “people on the set” — ie those who are not rich and famous. 🧵2/

Alec Baldwin lawyer:

“Baldwin is an actor… He didn’t load the gun; he didn’t check the bullets in the gun; he didn’t purchase the bullets; he didn’t make the bullets and represent that they were dummies; he wasn’t in charge of firearm safety on the set...” 🧵3/

“Baldwin believed, based on prior gun safety training he received on movie sets, that actors should not unilaterally check guns for live ammunition.”
-Alec Baldwin lawyer to court 🧵4/

Baldwin claims he doesn’t have to pay Halyna Hutchins lawsuit because his producer agreement “indemnify, defend, and hold harmless [El Dorado Pictures, Inc.] and [Alec Baldwin] from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, demand, action, cost and expense…”🧵5/

“Alec Baldwin once again is trying to avoid liability and accountability for his reckless actions… that resulted in the death of Halyna Hutchins, as demonstrated by today’s arbitration demand for indemnification from the Rust production company”
- Matthew Hutchins lawyer 🧵6/

Alec Baldwin attacks Matthew Hutchins by insinuating he is greedy and refused a settlement worth “millions of dollars” that would have come from insurance and shooting the rest of the “Rust movie” and giving him some proceeds. 🧵7/

Matt Hutchins’s attorney fired back:

“It is shameful that Alec Baldwin claims Hutchins’ actions in filing a wrongful death lawsuit derailed the completion of ‘Rust.’”

“The only action that ended the film’s production was Baldwin’s killing of Halyna Hutchins.”

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Alec Baldwin said he did not feel guilt for killing Halyna Hutchins.

He said he would not be charged criminally.

Now he tells a court that he does not have to pay her family because none of it is his fault.

And Baldwin says he has PTSD from being an “accidental killer” 🧵9/

Baldwin tells court he is as much a victim as Halyna Hutchins (who he shot and killed.)

“Oct 21 was also the worst day in Alec Baldwin’s life.”

Read all the details of this case in my story #EmilyPosts

emilypostnews.com/p/alec-baldwin…

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