A Rust crew member has accused actor Alec Baldwin of “playing Russian roulette” by failing to check the gun on set before firing it.

Mamie Mitchell, the script supervisor who called 911 after Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is suing the star in a lawsuit that alleges he failed to follow safety protocols on set.

In a news conference, Ms Mitchell’s lawyer Gloria Allred claimed the experienced actor should not have trusted a gun handed to him by anyone other than the movie’s prop master or armorer.

She said: “Mr Baldwin chose to play Russian roulette when he fired a gun without checking it and without having the armorer do so in his presence.”

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