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Alec Baldwin: ‘Rust’ Lawsuits Are Being Filed Based on Money, Not Negligence

Alec Baldwin has once again spoken publicly on the ongoing investigation and lawsuits surrounding the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust,” claiming the lawsuits are being filed against the wrong people in an interview at the Boulder International Film Festival on Saturday.“What you have is a certain group of people, litigants and whatever, on whatever side, who their attitude is, ‘well the people who likely seem negligent have no money and the people who have money are not negligent,'” said Baldwin, as reported by CNN.Baldwin did not specify which of the lawsuits related to Hutchins’ death he was referring to in his statement. On February 15, Hutchins’ family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin and multiple other defendants, including the producers and production companies of “Rust”; assistant director Dave Halls, who handed Baldwin the firearm that shot Hutchins; firearm supplier Seth Kenney and...