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Hollywood studios and entertainment unions are close to a compromise on a new California law to tighten set safety rules, which comes in response to the fatal “Rust” shooting #Film #FilmSets #SetSafety https://variety.com/2023/film/news/rust-firearm-safety-california-bill-compromise-studios-unions-1235582879/
'Rust' Shooting: Unions and Studios Near Compromise on Set Safety Bill

Hollywood studios and entertainment unions are close to a compromise on a new California law to tighten set safety rules, which comes in response to the fatal “Rust” shooting. The compr…

Variety
𝓖𝓲𝓪 𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓪 (she/her)Jan 20, 2023

I have used firearms on both stage and screen; without exception, safety considerations were first priority. Everything that happened on the set of #Rust is upsetting to me, and I agree that criminal charges should be pressed against all parties. From the outset, Baldwin has been more concerned about his hide than about #HalynaHutchins and her family. This is a wakeup call for #actors and #producers to know their actions have real consequences.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-01-19/alec-baldwin-charged-rust-movie-hannah-gutierrez-halls-involuntary-manslaughter

#ActorLife #SetSafety

Alec Baldwin and weapons handler charged with manslaughter in deadly 'Rust' shooting

The charges come more than a year after Alec Baldwin accidentally shot the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, on a movie set near Santa Fe, N.M.

Los Angeles Times