Alec Baldwin sued by 'Rust' prop company owner alleging actor made him 'scapegoat' in deadly on-set shooting
The prop company involved in the movie Rust where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in has sued Alec Baldwin Seth Kenney owner of PDQ Arm Prop accused Baldwin along with other producers on the Western film of running a national media strategy that deflected blame for the live round that killed Hutchins onto him Kenney claimed Baldwin and the production company used cutthroat industry Hollywood 'fixers' and the media to cast him in a false and offensive light according to the lawsuit obtained by Fox News Digital He also claimed that as a effect of what he called a national propaganda campaign he has suffered ruinous financial losses and is unable to find work ALEC BALDWIN S HEAD-ON CRASH WITH TREE CAPS YEAR OF EMBARRASSMENT AND CONTROVERSYAccording to Kenney Rust finished production on one of his rental properties without paying him and left his inventory in police custody He's asking the court to let a jury decide how much money he should get for the harm Kenney claimed he suffered The prop distributor also requested extra money if the jury were to find Baldwin and others acted recklessly or maliciously Kenney worked as the main prop distributor for the Western film back in His company supplied blank and dummy rounds to the Rust set While the assessment detected live rounds at PDQ Arm Prop the prosecution previously claimed the rounds did not match the live round fired on set on Oct During Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed's trial prosecutors claimed the live rounds on the Rust set were seen in photographs taken on Oct two days before Kenney's dummy rounds arrived It s been devastating Kenney explained Variety after filing his lawsuit in It s not a matter of saving face There s nothing left to lose This whole thing has been s--- and I have been the scapegoat LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSKenney claimed he filed his lawsuit after Baldwin sued New Mexico administrators in January for malicious prosecution The actor's lawsuit reiterated the theory that Kenney's company accidentally included live rounds with the dummy ammunition provided to the Rust production Baldwin's legal association claimed Kenney was not investigated due to his status as a prosecution witness Why is he trying to paint me out to be this villain Kenney stated Variety I ve gotta say my piece he revealed I do have that opportunity to say Here s what really went on with a lot of things ' CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERBaldwin s January lawsuit includes defamation with his attorneys arguing that prosecutors and investigators targeted the actor and co-producer for professional or political gain The lawsuit was originally dismissed in July but was lately reinstated and moved to federal court by the defendants Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies along with three investigators from the Santa Fe County sheriff s office and the county board of commissioners mentioned it is a matter for federal agents to resolve under terms of the Constitution and other U S laws The Associated Press contributed to this analysis
