SANTA FE, New Mexico – Actor Alec Baldwin said Wednesday he has reached a settlement with the family of the womanOn Oct 21, 2021, the actor was practising drawing a Colt gun from a shoulder holster for Rust, a Western being filmed in New Mexico, when the firearm discharged a live round, killing Ms Halyna Hutchins, 42, the cinematographer.
“We are pleased to announce today the settlement of the civil case filed on behalf of the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins,” Baldwin said in a post on the photo sharing app Instagram. Production on the movie will continue in January, filmmakers said in a statement Wednesday, with Ms Hutchins’ husband, Mr Matthew Hutchins, taking on the role of executive producer.
“Though certainly bittersweet, I am pleased that together, we will now complete what Halyna and I started,” he said.