"A reasonable jury could find that Mr. Baldwin recklessly disregarded the probability that pointing a gun in the direction of someone, with the finger on the trigger, would cause emotional distress."
"Svetnoy has alleged that he suffered emotional distress as a result of the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was mortally wounded on the movie set in New Mexico."
"Baldwin has consistently said that he was told that the gun was cold, meaning it contained no live ammunition."
"Several other lawsuits related to the shooting have been settled, including a settlement reached by Hutchins's family with the film's producers in 2023."
A Los Angeles judge has ruled that a civil lawsuit against Alec Baldwin regarding the 2021 shooting on the set of Rust can proceed to trial. The judge determined that a reasonable jury could find Baldwin acted recklessly by pointing a gun with his finger on the trigger. The lawsuit was filed by gaffer Serge Svetnoy, who claims emotional distress from the incident that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin maintains he was told the gun was cold and did not pull the trigger.
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