Alec Baldwin Reveals New ‘Rust’ Details in Aim to Avoid Liability

thewrap.com:

bullets and represent that they were dummies; he wasn’t in charge of firearm safety on the set; hedidn’t hire the people who supplied the bullets or checked the gun; and he played no role inmanaging the movie’s props.

Each of those jobs was performed by someone else,” the arbitration demand obtained by TheWrap reads. “This is a rare instance when the system broke down, and someone should be held legally culpable for the tragic consequences.

That person is not Alec Baldwin.”A lawyer for Rust Movie Productions LLC and Ryan Smith did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.Baldwin has been named in multiple civil lawsuits seeking damages after the gun he held discharged and killed Hutchins, as well as injuring director Joel Souza.

Among the suits are a wrongful death suit by Hutchins’ husband Mattthew Hutchins, and Baldwin’s document also includes text messages between himself and Hutchins that show how their relationship deteriorated up until Baldwin’s TV interview with ABC News, which Hutchins has said he felt shock believing Baldwin portrayed himself as a victim.