ALEC SUES CREW

‘Rust’ blame game

Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit against several crew members of “Rust” Friday for providing him with the loaded gun he fired on set, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last year.

Baldwin, who is awaiting a decision on whether he’ll face criminal charges in the shooting, accused the movie’s armorer and first assistant director, among others, of negligence in a cross-complaint following a lawsuit filed against him last year by script supervisor Mamie Mitchell, The New York Times reported.

Baldwin’s attor- ney, Luke Nikas, said the crew members did not maintain safety on the New Mexico movie set.

“This tragedy happened because live bullets were delivered to the set and loaded into the gun,” the lawsuit alleges, according to the Times. Baldwin’s suit names Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s rookie armorer who was in charge of handling guns and ammunition, as well as assistant director David Halls, who handed the loaded gun to Baldwin after Halls announced it was safe, the report said.

Sarah Zachry, the head of the crew’s props department, and Seth Kenney, who supplied the guns and ammunition to the set, were also named, the Times reported.

Last week, Baldwin (inset) lost his bid to toss Mitchell’s lawsuit — one of many filed against the actor following the shooting — after a Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled that Mitchell can press on with her claims of assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence against the actor.

Mitchell accused Baldwin of “recklessly” firing the gun that killed Hutchins, 42, as she was standing next to her, causing Mitchell emotional distress.

Baldwin fatally shot Hutchinson more than a year ago on Oct. 21, 2021, while filming a scene for the independent western on a ranch outside Sante Fe. While practicing a cross-draw on set with a replica Pietta Colt .45, a bullet discharged, striking Hutchins and director Joel Souza, 49, who survived his wounds. Baldwin, and those named in his suit, have denied any responsibility for the shooting.

The actor said the gun went off accidentally and he did not pull the trigger. However, an FBI forensic report found the weapon could not have fired unless the trigger was pulled.