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Husband of Late 'Rust' Cinematographer Wants Alec Baldwin to Take Responsibility

Husband Of 'Rust' Cinematographer Killed On Set Speaks Out

Matt Hutchins sues Baldwin and production company for Halyna's death.

Halyna Hutchins' husband wants Alec Baldwin to take responsibility for his role in the cinematographer's death.


The cinematographer was tragically killed during the filming of Baldwin's film, Rust, after a prop gun mistakenly loaded with real bullets misfired, fatally wounding her.

Though Baldwin fired the gun, he claims he was unaware of any live ammunition, and denies accountability. Less than two months after the incident, Baldwin gave an interview where he stated,

“Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but it’s not me.”

The Hutchins family filed a lawsuit against Baldwin and the production company two weeks ago, alleging that "reckless behavior" and "cutting costs" were responsible for her death. Now, Hutchins' husband has sat down for his own interview, where he called out Baldwin for his role in the shooting.

The widower and father of a nine-year-old son with Halyna, Matt Hutchins, believes Baldwin was directly responsible for the incident. He claims,

“The idea that the person holding the gun and causing it to discharge is not responsible is absurd to me."

He also gave his thoughts on Baldwin's infamous interview, which he apparently took great issue with, stating,

“I was just so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her. [...] Almost sounds like he was the victim. And hearing him blame Halyna in the interview and shift responsibility to others and seeing him cry about it. I just feel — are we really supposed to feel bad about you, Mr. Baldwin?"

Hutchins then elaborated on the other issues faced on set, beyond gun safety and prop management.

"But gun safety was not the only problem on that set. There were a number of industry standards that were not practiced and there’s multiple responsible parties. But in the end, justice won’t bring Halyna back but maybe the memory of her can help keep people safe and prevent something like this from ever happening again."

Hutchins says any money received from the lawsuits will go to supporting him and his son.

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Ryan Adamczeski

Digital Director

Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of New York University Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing, with a focus in television writing and comedy. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics.

Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of New York University Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing, with a focus in television writing and comedy. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics.