RustCinematographer's Mom Says Alec Baldwin 'Continues to Increase My Pain with His Refusal to Apologize'

Mar. 15, 2025

Olga Solovey; Alec Baldwin.Photo:KaKarl Larsen / BACKGRID; Santa Fe County Sheriff / SplashNews

KaKarl Larsen / BACKGRID; Santa Fe County Sheriff / SplashNews

Halyna Hutchins' mother is speaking out againstAlec Baldwinand the movieRustamid its world premiere in Poland.

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, Hutchins' motherOlga Soloveyreleased a statement through her attorney Gloria Allred of Allred, Maroko & Goldberg and Attorneys John C. Carpenter and Carlos A. Hernandez of Carpenter & Zuckerman (CZ Law), noting that Solovey will not attendRust’s premiereat theCamerimage Festival, which honors the work of cinematographers and directors of photography, in Poland on Nov. 20.

“It was always my hope to meet my daughter in Poland to watch her work come alive on screen,” Solovey said in her statement. “Unfortunately, that was ripped away from me when Alec Baldwin discharged his gun and killed my daughter. Alec Baldwin continues to increase my pain with his refusal to apologize to me and his refusal to take responsibility for her death. Instead, he seeks to unjustly profit from his killing of my daughter. That is the reason why I refuse to attend the festival for the promotion ofRust, especially now when there is still no justice for my daughter.”

Halyna Hutchins on Jan. 19, 2018.Mat Hayward/Getty

Mat Hayward/Getty

In Allred’s statement, the attorney wrote that Baldwin’s “decision not to even call the family to say he is sorry is cruel and dishonors Halyna and her memory.”

“Now, a decision has been made to promoteRustto buyers in order to make a profit for Alec Baldwin and others that had a role in Halyna’s death,” Allred added, noting that Olga, her father Anatolii and her sister Svetlana “will not agree with this plan to exploit Halyna’s death.”

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Olga, Anatolli and Sveltana’s allegation that Baldwin hasnever reached out to Hutchins' familydates back to at least February 2023, when theyfiled a civil suit againsthim, alleging battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and loss of consortium. Baldwin and the film’s producers separatelysettled a lawsuit with Hutchins' widower Matthew, who has since become an executive producer onRust, back in October 2022.

“I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin),” Matthew wrote in a statement issued at that time. “All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident. I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work.”

Alec Baldwin.Ross D. Franklin - Pool/Getty

Ross D. Franklin - Pool/Getty

Rustcompleted filmingin May 2023. Though New Mexico special prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey has filed motions for Judge Sommer to reconsider her decision to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter case against Baldwin, Sommerrebuked those argumentsand has declined to reconsider Morrissey’s case multiple times in recent months.

Camerimage announced thatRustwouldmake its world premiereat the festival on Oct. 3. At that time, cinematographerBianca Cline, who finished shooting the movie in Hutchins' place, told PEOPLE in a statement that Hutchins' mother and sister were “very excited” for the movie to release.

“Halyna’s mother was probably the biggest champion of the film,” Cline said at that time. “She wanted it to be done because she knew how much it meant to Halyna. She told me how excited Halyna was to see the film.”

Rustdoes not yet have a U.S. release date.

source: people.com