‘Rust’ Producer Denies Liability Over Shooting, Says It Wasn’t an Employer

Rust Movie Productions argues in an appeal to a New Mexico safety agency's fine that gun supervision was the sole responsibility of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

is trying to distance itself from key individuals who it says bear responsibility for the deadly shooting that resulted in the death and injury of two crewmembers.

Contesting findings from a New Mexico safety agency, Rust Movie Productions argued on Tuesday that it’s not at fault for the on-set shooting because it wasn’t an employer on the production and relied on independent contractors, namely armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, to supervise gun safety.

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