LOS ANGELES, United States — Actor
Alec Baldwin said Wednesday he had reached a civil settlement with the family
of the woman he fatally shot with a prop gun on a film set last year.
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The
US actor was holding a Colt gun during a
rehearsal for "Rust," a Western being filmed in New Mexico last
October when it discharged a live round, killing 42-year-old Halyna Hutchins.
"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 an Instagram post.
"Throughout this difficult process,
everyone has maintained the specific desire to do what is best for Halyna's
son," Baldwin said in his Instagram post.
Baldwin, who was a producer as well as the
star of the movie "Rust," had been told the gun was safe and has
previously said he did not pull the trigger.
Production on the movie will continue in
January,
filmmakers said in statement Wednesday, with Hutchins' husband Matthew
Hutchins taking on the role of executive producer.
"I have no interest in engaging in
recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr Baldwin),"
Matthew Hutchins said in the statement. "All of us believe Halyna's death
was a terrible accident."
According to Matthew Hutchins, "all the
original principal players" will return to the set.
"Rust" director
Joel Souza, who
was also injured in the shooting, said he would devote his work on the film
going forward "to honoring Halyna's legacy and making her proud".
"Though certainly bittersweet, I am
pleased that together, we will now complete what Halyna and I started," he
said in a statement Wednesday.
The family's lawsuit was one of a series of
civil proceedings over the fatal shooting, which sent shockwaves through
Hollywood, and led to calls for guns to be permanently banned from sets.
Investigators have not filed criminal
charges over the tragedy, but have refused to rule them out against anyone
involved, including Baldwin.
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