His mother Halyna HutchinsOlga Solovey, denounced actor Alec Baldwin before that Rust premier. Solovey said the actor refused to apologize for his daughter’s accidental shooting death and accused him of trying to “unfairly profit” from the tragedy.

“It was always my hope to meet my daughter in Poland to see her work come to life on screen,” Solovey said in a statement Tuesday. “Unfortunately, that was taken away from me when Alec Baldwin unloaded his gun and killed my daughter. Alec Baldwin continues to add to my pain with his refusal to apologize and his refusal to take responsibility for her death. Instead, he is trying to profit unjustly from my daughter’s murder. This is why I refuse to participate in the festival promoting a Rustespecially now that there is still no justice for my daughter.”

A rep for Alec Baldwin did not immediately respond Rolling Stonerequests for his comments.

The Western film will premiere at the Camerimage Festival in Poland on Wednesday, more than four months after it was judged. dismissed Baldwin’s trial for involuntary manslaughter. The actor was accused of recklessly pointing a revolver at Hutchins, a cinematographer on the set, and pulling the trigger on October 21, 2021. He has long claimed he didn’t pull the trigger.

The annual film festival will also hold a panel discussion Rust director Joel Souza, cinematographer Bianca Cline and Stephen Lighthill, Hutchins’ mentor from her film school, AFI. According to the festival, the panel will focus on “the events surrounding the film, providing insight into the continuation of production after Hutchins’ death” and “the maintenance of Hutchins’ artistic vision.”

In a separate statement, Solovey’s attorney Gloria Allred also criticized Baldwin’s “decision not to even call the family to say he’s sorry,” saying it was “cruel and dishonorable to Halyna and her memory”.

“Even though Mr. Baldwin discharged the gun that killed Halyna, he never called her to apologize,” she added. “Even worse, he claimed through his lawyers, Halyna was emotionally estranged from her family in Ukraine.”

Allred added: “Now, a promotion decision has been made Rust to buyers to make a profit for Alec Baldwin and others who had a role in Halyna’s death.” The lawyer said that Halyna’s mother, her father Anatolii Androsovych and her sister Svetlana Zemko “will not agree to this plan to exploit Halyna’s death.”

“Gloria Allred’s misrepresentation of both the Camerimage festival and any profit motive is disappointing. The decision to complete Rust was made with the full support of Halyna’s family,” Rust Movie Productions representative Melina Spadone said in a statement Wednesday.

“The Camerimage Festival celebrates the art of photographers; it’s not a shopper’s festival,” Spadone continued. “None of the producers of Rust will benefit financially from the film. The suggestion that those involved in completing Halyna Hutchins’ film were motivated by profit is disrespectful to those who worked tirelessly to honor her legacy.”

In a statement sent to Rolling Stone On Tuesday, Allred said Baldwin “filed a motion to stay (stop) our civil suit against him and others” on “the eve of the film’s premiere.” Rust.” The lawyer added: “We will oppose their motion to stay our case.”

This article was updated on Nov. 19 at 11:50 p.m. ET to include a statement from attorney Gloria Allred. It was also updated on November 20 at 2:14 pm ET to include a statement from a representative of Rust Movie Productions.