Halyna Hutchins with her husband Matthew Hutchins and their son Andros.Photo: Matthew Hutchins/Instagram
Matthew Hutchinsis set to give his first interview since the Octoberdeath of his wife Halyna Hutchins.
The cinematographerdied at age 42, after actorAlec Baldwinaccidentally misfired a prop gun on the set ofRust. Matthew will speak to Hoda Kotb on theTodayshow in an interview airing Feb. 24.
“The interview will also run as a bonus episode of Kotb’sMaking Spacepodcast. A preview of the interview will air Wednesday, February 23, on NBC Nightly News withLester Holt,” a release says.
Matthew’s talk with Kotb, 57, will air just over a week after hefiled a complaint on behalf ofhimself and the couple’s 9-year-old sonAndros, claiming Baldwin, 63, “recklessly shot and killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movieRust.”
A rep for Baldwin did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment about the complaint, which was filed on Tuesday.
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Halyna Hutchins and family.Matthew Hutchins/Instagram
In October, Baldwin accidentally shot Halyna and directorJoel Souzaduring a camera test at the Bonanza Creek Ranch set in New Mexico. Halyna died from her injuries after being airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital. Souza, 48, survived his injuries.
Besides starring in the planned western film, Baldwin was also listed as a producer of the ill-fated movie.
“Halyna deserved to live,“the complaint reads, “and the Defendants had the power to prevent her death if they only held sacrosanct their duty to protect the safety of every individual on a set where firearms were present instead of cutting corners on safety procedures where human lives were at stake, rushing to stay on schedule and ignoring numerous complaints of safety violations.”
“This lawsuit seeks justice for the losses of her survivors and to hold responsible those who caused her tragic death,” the complaint also reads, in part.
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Matthew told theDaily Mailof the meeting, “I have spoken with Alec Baldwin and heis being very supportive.”
“I don’t think there are words to communicate the situation,” Matthew told Insider after his wife’s death.
“I am not going to be able to comment about the facts or the process ofwhat we’re going through right now, but I appreciate that everyone has been very sympathetic,” he added. “I think that we will need a little bit of time before we can really encapsulate her life in a way that is easy to communicate.”
Alec Baldwin; Halyna Hutchins.Jesse Grant/Getty; Anthony Harvey/Getty Images
Baldwin also spoke about the meeting in December during his sit-down interview with ABC News.
“Her husband comes to town, her husband Matthew. And I met with him and their son. He was as kind as you could be,” said Baldwin, asGeorge Stephanopoulosasked, “What could you possibly say to him?”
“I didn’t know what to say. He hugged me and he goes, ‘I suppose you and Iare going to go through thistogether.’ And I thought, ‘Well, not as much as you are,’ " said Baldwin, who is a father of seven. “I think to myself, this little boy doesn’t have a mother anymore. And there’s nothing we can do to bring her back.”
“I said, ‘I don’t know what to say; I don’t know how to convey to you how sorry I am and how I’m willing to do anything I can to cooperate,’ " he said.
The Sante Fe Sheriff’s Office has not yet charged anyone in the incident.
source: people.com
