Eliza Hutton is coming forward for the first time since her fiancé Brandon Lee died following last week’stragic accidental shootingon the set of theAlec BaldwinfilmRust.
Brandon died at 28in a similar accident in March of 1993on the set of his filmThe Crow.Hutton, 57, tells PEOPLE that the accident on the New Mexico set ofRustthat killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza is yet another “avoidable tragedy.”
“I urge those in positions to make change to consider alternatives to real guns on sets,” she says.
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Also this week, Hutton posted a photo of herself with Brandon taken in Venice, Italy, in October 1992 when they got engaged to her private Instagram account.
“There’s no such thing as a prop gun,” she wrote in the caption.
courtesy Eliza Hutton
The pair had planned their wedding for April 17, 1993, afterThe Crowwas scheduled to wrap production. Lee, son of martial arts starBruce Lee, was killed on set on March 31st during the final week of production.
Brandon was killedwhen another actor shot him using a gun that was supposed to have only been loaded with blanks.
Brandon Lee, Eliza Hutton.courtesy Eliza Hutton
On Friday, Brandon’s sisterShannon Lee shared a statementin the wake of theRustshooting.
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As investigations into what happened on theRustset continue, aChange.org petition has been launched calling for the ban on all real firearmson film and television productions.
“Halyna was a talented cinematographer and a good friend whose life was taken tragically due to a real firearm being used on set,” Albuliwi said. “We need to make sure this never happens again. There is no excuse for something like this to happen in the 21st century. Real guns are no longer needed on film production sets. Change needs to happen before additional talented lives are lost.”
source: people.com
