Did Alec Baldwin’s Actions Lead To Set Safety Compromises In ‘Rust’

in the latest entertainment news of Alec Baldwin a judge recently ruled that Russ's production entity must provide records that could shed light on whether Alec Baldwin deviated from industry standard safety measures on the movie Set to cut costs prosecutors are seeking documents from Russ movie productions and Alec Baldwin as well as his production company El Dorado pictures to investigate whether Baldwin's Financial gains were tied to compromising safety regarding the use of firearms for The Hollywood Reporter these records are crucial for Hannah Gutierrez Reed who faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering in the fatal shooting of the movie cinematographer when a gun Baldwin was holding accidentally discharged gutierre Reed has argued that the film's producers hindered her ability to perform her job effectively by denying her requests for additional firearm training due to financial constraints Jason BS Gutierrez Reed's lawyer emphasized the need for transparency from Russ movie productions stating it begs the question what are they hiding and why Russ movie productions did not respond to requests for comment Baldwin's charges were dropped in April pending an investigation into whether the discharged gun had been modified a forensic experts report in September contradicted Baldwin's account as he has maintained that he did not pull the trigger The subpoena to the company was issued in August following gutierre re's lawyers revelation of relevant information regarding the production this included Gutierrez Reed's requests for additional firearm training for Baldwin which were denied potentially violating industrywide safety Norms these Norms include intentionally firing a firearm during a scene that did not require it and receiving the gun from the assistant director instead of the armorer who is responsible for handing it over after confirming that the chambers are empty as recommended by the industrywide labor management Safety Committee Russ movie productions resisted The subpoena claiming that prosecutors were on a fishing Expedition with the intention of charging Baldwin and seeking confidential materials however judge Mary Sumer denied the company's motion to quash The subpoena special prosecutor krie morrisy argued that Baldwin's role as a producer and his financial interests in the film were relevant to Gutierrez Reed's case potentially influencing decisions related to safety on set morrisy mentioned that Baldwin's agreements likely tied as compensation to the film's production activities including firearm training which raises questions about whether gutierre Reed's requests were denied due to financial considerations rather than safety concerns prosecutors also suggested that Baldwin's contracts might stipulate a percentage of profits from rust indicating a potential Financial motivation that affected Gutierrez Reed's ability to perform her job a New Mexico safety agency found that gutierre Reed had too many responsibilities according to Industry Safety practices an armorer must be present whenever Firearms are handled and should have the authority to determine whether additional safety training is required however Gutierrez Reed had to act as a props assistant when Firearms were not in use she was limited to aay days as an armor and was instructed to spend the rest of her time as a props assistant the New Mexico occupational health and safety Bureau finded Russ movie productions $100,000 for willful serious safety violations as per a report Baldwin is facing lawsuits from multiple R crew members over the shooting a judge Advanced a claim of assault against the actor in a lawsuit filed by script supervisor M Mitchell citing industry safety guidelines that mandate all firearms to be treated as loaded regardless of any statements made by assistant directors the ruling emphasized that Baldwin could not rely on an alleged statement that the gun was cold and must take responsibility for checking the firearm himself the industrywide safety bulletin for use of firearms mandates that all firearms are to be treated as though they are loaded because as Alec Baldwin knew guns are inherently dangerous weapons stated the ruling he had no right to rely upon some alleged statement by the assistant director that it was a cold gun Miss Mr Baldwin cannot hide behind the assistant director to attempt to excuse the fact that he did not check the gun himself on October 21st 2021 within the confines of a structure designed to resemble a 19th century wooden Church Mr Baldwin was in the midst of rehearsing a scene that required him to perform a cross drawing maneuver with a revolver while the crew Was preparing for the shot the firearm unexpectedly discharged resulting in a bullet hitting Miss Hutchins in the chest the film's director Joel Souza also suffered a gunshot wound sustaining an injury to his shoulder Miss Hutchin aged 42 was swiftly transported by helicopter to a hospital in Albuquerque where tragically she succumbed to her injuries Mr Souza age 48 received immediate medical attention being conveyed by ambulance to a hospital in Santa Fe thankfully he was discharged the fall following day