‘Rust’ Producers Issued $100,000 Safety Fine Following Shooting Shamima Begum Loses Appeal Against Loss of UK Citizenship Producers of the movie ‘Rust’ have agreed to pay a $100,000 for “serious” workplace safety breaches following the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Shamima Begum’s challenge over the UK government’s decision to deprive her of citizenship has been rejected. decision unlawful. "There is some merit in the argument that those advising the secretary of state see this as a black and white issue, when many would say that there are shades of grey," Jay added. Begum’s legal team stated that the case was “nowhere near over” and that they intended to challenge the decision. were used on the set," the state's Occupational Health and Safety Bureau said in a statement. Hutchins was killed when actor Alec Baldwin discharged a live round from a gun he was wielding during a rehearsal. RMP armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who mistakenly loaded the round into Baldwin’s gun, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Inher first court appearance on 24 February, GutierrezReed’s lawyer said she would plead not guilty. Baldwin pleaded not guilty to the same charge on 23 February. Appeals Commission (SIAC) ruled in a judgement on 22 February that that decision was lawful. Mr Justice Jay, who wrote the judgement on behalf of the SIAC panel, said that although there was credible evidence that Begum “was recruited, transferred and then harboured for the purpose of sexual exploitation”, said evidence was “insufficient” for the commission to find the weapons mishandling and accidental discharge of firearms. "RMP violated workplace safety laws by exposing employees to being struck by discharged rounds or projectiles when firearms Begum, who left Britain at the age of 15 to join Islamic State (IS) in Syria, went on to have three children after marrying a fighter with the group. All three children have since died. She was stripped of her citizenship in February 2019 by then home secretary Sajid Javid after she was discovered in a refugee camp in northeast Syria. The Special Immigration New Mexico’s work safety bureau levied its maximum possible fine against Rust Movie Productions (RMP) in 2022. The bureau cited the studio’s “plain indifference” to the potential hazards of MONTHLYROUND-UP 7
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