Alec Baldwin Posts Tribute To Halyna Hutchins On Anniversary Of Her Death & Investigation Still Ongoing

Alec Baldwin, 64, is remembering filmmaker Halyna Hutchins 1 twelvemonth aft the tragic mishap connected the acceptable of Rust that ended her life. “One twelvemonth agone today…” helium captioned an representation (seen here) of Halyna operating a movie camera. Halyna was murdered connected the New Mexico acceptable of the arguable occidental movie aft Alec fired a prop gun that was loaded with unrecorded ammunition and deed her. Halyna, who served arsenic the manager of photography, was 42 years aged erstwhile she died. The film’s manager Joel Souza, 49, was besides changeable successful his enarthrosis but survived his injuries.

Alec Baldwin has paid tribute to Halyna Hutchins 1 twelvemonth aft her decease (Photo: Instagram/Alec Baldwin

Alec’s remark conception was instantly flooded with prayers, good wishes, and thoughts sent retired to some Alec and Haylna’s family. “Stay beardown my friend. Thinking astir you and each those effected by this unspeakable accident,” beloved actor Leslie Jordan, 67, wrote. “Wishing you solace and sending love,” activistic Gene Baur added.

No transgression charges person been pressed against anyone progressive successful the horrific incident, but the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office is inactive investigating Haylna’s death. Alec and different members of the production, however, person been sued aggregate times, including by the household of the precocious cinematographer. The wrongful decease lawsuit came successful Feb. 2022, astir 4 months aft her tragic decease connected set, and called retired Alec and the movie’s producers for exhibiting “reckless behavior”.

The lawsuit is present successful the process of being dismissed, according to a connection by Halyna’s husband, Matthew Hutchins, that helium released connected Oct. 5. “We person reached a settlement, taxable to tribunal approval, for our wrongful decease lawsuit against the producers of Rust, including Alec Baldwin and Rust Movie Productions, LLC. As portion of that settlement, our lawsuit volition beryllium dismissed,” helium said. “The filming of Rust, which I volition present enforcement produce, volition resume with each the archetypal main players connected committee successful January 2023.”

Alex Baldwin accidentally changeable and killed Halyna Hutchins connected Oct. 21, 2022 aft helium fired a prop weapon that was loaded with unrecorded ammunition (Photo: MediaPunch/James Gourley/Variety/Shutterstock)

“I person nary involvement successful engaging successful recriminations oregon attribution of blasted (to the producers oregon Mr. Baldwin),” Matthew continued successful the statement. “All of america judge Halyna’s decease was a unspeakable accident. I americium grateful that the producers and the amusement assemblage person travel unneurotic to wage tribute to Halyna’s last work.”

Before the filing, the Beetlejuice histrion sat down with ABC’s Good Morning America and claimed helium did not propulsion the trigger connected the weapon that killed Halyna. “I would ne'er constituent a weapon astatine anyone and propulsion the trigger astatine them, never,” helium explained. “Someone enactment a unrecorded slug successful a gun, a slug that wasn’t adjacent expected to beryllium connected the property,” helium added. A forensic study by the FBI released successful August, however, said the weapon that was successful Alec’s manus “could not beryllium made to occurrence without a propulsion of the trigger,” according to ABC News.