'Rust' gaffer publicly blames armorer, producers for 'negligence' that led to Halyna Hutchins' death
The chief electrician on the set of "Rust" is publicly blaming the film's armorer and producers for the "negligence" that led to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' death. On Sunday, Serge Svetnoy — who was the gaffer on the New Mexico western — posted a long message on his Facebook page detailing Thursday's fatal shooting. In the post, Svetnoy said he was "standing shoulder-to-shoulder" with ...
The chief electrician on the set of "Rust" is publicly blaming the film's armorer and producers for the "negligence" that led to cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' death.
On Sunday, Serge Svetnoy â who was the gaffer on the New Mexico western â posted a long message on his Facebook page detailing Thursday's fatal shooting. In the post, Svetnoy said he was "standing shoulder-to-shoulder" with Hutchins when she was struck by a projectile accidentally fired from a prop gun used by Alec Baldwin.
"I was holding her in my arms while she was dying," the gaffer wrote. "Her blood was on my hands."
Svetnoy has not responded to numerous inquiries from The Times since Friday. But in his post, he noted that he had worked with Hutchins on
