‘Rust’ Assistant Director Files Cross Complaint Against Baldwin, Others

LOS ANGELES—Having been named by the “Rust” film’s chief lighting technician as a co-defendant in a lawsuit stemming from the on-set 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the movie’s assistant director has filed a cross-complaint against Alec Baldwin and other crew members. Ms. Hutchins, 42, was killed by a bullet fired by Baldwin, 65, from a prop weapon on the New Mexico set. Plaintiff Serge Svetnoy maintains the Oct. 21, 2021, shooting “was caused by the negligent acts and omissions” of actor/producer Mr. Baldwin, assistant director David Halls, and other crew members. In his Los Angeles Superior Court suit filed in November 2021, Mr. Svetnoy also states that gunpowder and other residual materials struck the right side of his face....