The "Rust" production company reached a settlement over firearms charges stemming from the deadly shooting of a cinematographer on set.

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'Rust' Production Company Settles Firearms Charges

Rust Movie Productions, which is the company behind the films, whose cinematographer was killed on the set in 2021. Well, it's reached a settlement with New Mexico's Health and Safety Bureau. The producers have agreed to pay a reduced fine of $100,000 to the state agency. This penalty was lowered from about $136,000 issued last April. The agency also agreed to downgrade its citation from its most severe classification to a less serious one. This comes one day after alec baldwin pleaded not guilty and waived his first court appearance for his involuntary manslaughter charges that in in that fatal shooting.