The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers and crew linked to a fatal film set shooting agreed Monday to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in the case that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The New Mexico judge said the right to privacy for Hutchins’ 10-year-old son overrides obligations for public disclosure and ordered that settlement documents and approval hearings be sealed in the civil lawsuit that argues that Baldwin and other film crewmembers ignored industry gun safety standards on the set of the Western film Rust&nbsp;ahead of the 2021 shooting.

“What is driving my decision is really the interests of the minor child. And that is one of the very most powerful reasons to seal a matter,” District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a videoconference hearing of the Santa Fe-based court.

Baldwin, an actor and coproducer of the film, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins during a rehearsal on the film’s set outside Santa Fe when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. He and other defendants have disputed the accusations that they were lax with safety standards.

Widower Matthew Hutchins filed the wrongful death suit last year against Rust&nbsp;producers, including Baldwin, as well as members of the film crew with safety responsibilities and an ammunition supplier. Son Andros Hutchins, who was 9 at the time of the shooting, is also named as a plaintiff.

Attorneys for the boy said Monday that secrecy provisions are paramount to protect his privacy and finalize a settlement with Rust&nbsp;producers.

Knowledge of the settlement terms also will be off limits to people beyond “Rust” producers who were named as defendants in the lawsuit, including weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. Several of those defendants objected to being left in the dark on details of the settlement, though approval of the agreement should end their involvement in the wrongful death suit.

Gutierrez-Reed and Baldwin are also confronting criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter in separate court proceedings and have pleaded not guilty, with two weeks of evidentiary hearings scheduled in May.

Matthew Hutchins outlined a proposed settlement agreement in October that opened the way for filming of Rust&nbsp;to resume in Montana. He’ll serve as a producer.

The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers and crew linked to a fatal film set shooting agreed Monday to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in the case that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers and crew linked to a fatal film set shooting agreed Monday to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in the case that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The New Mexico judge said the right to privacy for Hutchins’ 10-year-old son overrides obligations for public disclosure and ordered that settlement documents and approval hearings be sealed in the civil lawsuit that argues that Baldwin and other film crewmembers ignored industry gun safety standards on the set of the Western film Rust ahead of the 2021 shooting. “What is driving my decision is really the interests of the minor child. And that is one of the very most powerful reasons to seal a matter,” District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid said in a videoconference hearing of the Santa Fe-based court. Baldwin, an actor and coproducer of the film, was pointing a pistol at Hutchins during a rehearsal on the film’s set outside Santa Fe when the gun went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. He and other defendants have disputed the accusations that they were lax with safety standards. Widower Matthew Hutchins filed the wrongful death suit last year against Rust producers, including Baldwin, as well as members of the film crew with safety responsibilities and an ammunition supplier. Son Andros Hutchins, who was 9 at the time of the shooting, is also named as a plaintiff. Attorneys for the boy said Monday that secrecy provisions are paramount to protect his privacy and finalize a settlement with Rust producers. Knowledge of the settlement terms also will be off limits to people beyond “Rust” producers who were named as defendants in the lawsuit, including weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. Several of those defendants objected to being left in the dark on details of the settlement, though approval of the agreement should end their involvement in the wrongful death suit. Gutierrez-Reed and Baldwin are also confronting criminal charges of involuntary manslaughter in separate court proceedings and have pleaded not guilty, with two weeks of evidentiary hearings scheduled in May. Matthew Hutchins outlined a proposed settlement agreement in October that opened the way for filming of Rust to resume in Montana. He’ll serve as a producer.

Judge seals Alec Baldwin settlement terms in fatal shooting

Hollywood actor&nbsp;Alec Baldwin recently gave an interview to reiterate his stance on the whole 'Rust' shooting incident. While speaking to a media outlet, he shared that he is still&nbsp;bearing the brunt of the tragic shooting incident that claimed the life of talented cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Shedding light on how the harrowing incident took a toll on his work life, Baldwin revealed that he lost five projects as people feared hiring him.&nbsp;He added that he would have quit showbiz if it was not for the support of his wife Hilaria Baldwin.

While speaking to CNN, Baldwin said, "I got fired from another job yesterday. There I was all set to go to a movie, jump on a plane... I’ve been talking with these guys for months and they told me yesterday we don’t want to do the film with you because of this."

Talking about his wife's support, he shared, "If I didn’t have my wife, I don’t know where I would be right now... if I didn’t have her, I probably would have quit, retired, gone off, you know sold everything I owned, got a house in the middle of nowhere and just you know did find something else to do, sell real estate."

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Speaking to the publication, he also shared who he thinks is responsible for the incident. "Someone put a live bullet in the gun who should have known better, he said while adding, "That was (Gutierrez Reed’s) job. Her job was to look at the ammunition and put in the dummy round or the blank round, and there wasn’t supposed to be any live rounds on the set."

"There are two people who didn’t do what they were supposed to do. I’m not sitting there saying I want them to, you know, go to prison, or I want their lives to be hell. I don’t want that, but I want everybody to know that those are the two people that are responsible for what happened."

"I sincerely believe... (investigators are) going to say that this was an accident. It’s tragic," Baldwin concluded.

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin recently gave an interview to reiterate his stance on the whole 'Rust' shooting incident. While speaking to a media outlet, he shared that he is still bearing the brunt of the tragic shooting incident that claimed the life of talented cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin recently gave an interview to reiterate his stance on the whole 'Rust' shooting incident. While speaking to a media outlet, he shared that he is still bearing the brunt of the tragic shooting incident that claimed the life of talented cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Shedding light on how the harrowing incident took a toll on his work life, Baldwin revealed that he lost five projects as people feared hiring him. He added that he would have quit showbiz if it was not for the support of his wife Hilaria Baldwin. While speaking to CNN, Baldwin said, "I got fired from another job yesterday. There I was all set to go to a movie, jump on a plane... I’ve been talking with these guys for months and they told me yesterday we don’t want to do the film with you because of this." Talking about his wife's support, he shared, "If I didn’t have my wife, I don’t know where I would be right now... if I didn’t have her, I probably would have quit, retired, gone off, you know sold everything I owned, got a house in the middle of nowhere and just you know did find something else to do, sell real estate." Also read: 'Pushpa' star Allu Arjun leads India Day Parade in New York - see viral pics and videos Speaking to the publication, he also shared who he thinks is responsible for the incident. "Someone put a live bullet in the gun who should have known better, he said while adding, "That was (Gutierrez Reed’s) job. Her job was to look at the ammunition and put in the dummy round or the blank round, and there wasn’t supposed to be any live rounds on the set." "There are two people who didn’t do what they were supposed to do. I’m not sitting there saying I want them to, you know, go to prison, or I want their lives to be hell. I don’t want that, but I want everybody to know that those are the two people that are responsible for what happened." "I sincerely believe... (investigators are) going to say that this was an accident. It’s tragic," Baldwin concluded.

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Nearly a year after the fatal 'Rust' shooting claimed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' life, the FBI released a forensics report which stated that the gun used on the set couldn’t have been fired unless someone pulled its trigger. To respond to the FBI findings, AB's lawyer has spoken to a few publications and has cleared the actor's stance.

Nikas told Fox News, "The FBI report is being misconstrued." He added, "The gun fired in testing only one time -- without having to pull the trigger -- when the hammer was pulled back and the gun broke in two different places. The FBI was unable to fire the gun in any prior test, even when pulling the trigger because it was in such poor condition."

Nikas also said that the FBI's report on the gun doesn't even matter because the Santa Fe Medical Investigator's Office have ruled Halyna's death as an accident.

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"The critical report is the one from the medical examiner, who concluded that this was a tragic accident. This is the third time the New Mexico authorities have found that Alec Baldwin had no authority or knowledge of the allegedly unsafe conditions on the set, that he was told by the person in charge of safety on the set that the gun was ‘cold,’ and believed the gun was safe," Nikas concluded.

According to the FBI report obtained by ABC News, the .45 Colt calibre F.lli Pietta single-action revolver "could not be made to fire if the hammer was placed in quarter-and half-cock position". The conclusions in the report were derived from accidental discharge testing that used a similar gun.

All of the findings in the case have been sent to New Mexico officials for further consideration.&nbsp;Prosecutors have yet to determine if any charges should be filed in this case based on the latest reports.

Nearly a year after the fatal 'Rust' shooting claimed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' life, the FBI released a forensics report which stated that the gun used on the set couldn’t have been fired unless someone pulled its trigger.

Nearly a year after the fatal 'Rust' shooting claimed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' life, the FBI released a forensics report which stated that the gun used on the set couldn’t have been fired unless someone pulled its trigger. To respond to the FBI findings, AB's lawyer has spoken to a few publications and has cleared the actor's stance. Nikas told Fox News, "The FBI report is being misconstrued." He added, "The gun fired in testing only one time -- without having to pull the trigger -- when the hammer was pulled back and the gun broke in two different places. The FBI was unable to fire the gun in any prior test, even when pulling the trigger because it was in such poor condition." Nikas also said that the FBI's report on the gun doesn't even matter because the Santa Fe Medical Investigator's Office have ruled Halyna's death as an accident. Also read: 'Wednesday' first look: Meet the new Addams family from upcoming Netflix series "The critical report is the one from the medical examiner, who concluded that this was a tragic accident. This is the third time the New Mexico authorities have found that Alec Baldwin had no authority or knowledge of the allegedly unsafe conditions on the set, that he was told by the person in charge of safety on the set that the gun was ‘cold,’ and believed the gun was safe," Nikas concluded. According to the FBI report obtained by ABC News, the .45 Colt calibre F.lli Pietta single-action revolver "could not be made to fire if the hammer was placed in quarter-and half-cock position". The conclusions in the report were derived from accidental discharge testing that used a similar gun. All of the findings in the case have been sent to New Mexico officials for further consideration. Prosecutors have yet to determine if any charges should be filed in this case based on the latest reports.

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