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‘Rust’ Trial: Hollywood Production Experts Agree With Verdict, Blame ‘Incredible Unprofessionalism’ for Gun Death
Hollywood production pros agree with the 'Rust' verdict, blaming 'incredible unprofessionalism' for the gun death.
Members of Hollywood’s production community — citing “negligence” and “reckless” behavior — were generally unsurprised by Wednesday’s guilty verdict in the first trial to be held in connection to the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “ Rust.” Citing the “negligence of loading live ammunition” near a film set, Schreiber wrote in an email to Variety, “Protocol was outrageously disregarded by the armorer as well as the first AD in our industry, where safety standards must always come first.” The sad reality is that Wednesday’s verdict also came on the anniversary of the death of Brent Hershman, a camera assistant on the film “Pleasantville” who died on March 6, 1997, in a car accident while driving home from set after a 19-hour work day.
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