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Rust’ Gun Supplier Sues Alec Baldwin, Alleging Scapegoat Smear Campaign

Filing pro se, Seth Kenney alleges a false narrative tied him to live ammunition, ruining his business.

Overview

  • Seth Kenney and PDQ Arm & Prop filed a 35-page complaint in New Mexico on Oct. 22 naming Baldwin, producers, crew and others, seeking damages for false light, conversion, unjust enrichment and tortious interference.
  • Kenney says he supplied the revolver and inert rounds for the film, denies ever providing live ammunition and notes investigators never determined how a live round reached the set.
  • The suit claims the production misused his rental property, failed to pay for it and left his firearm in police custody, contributing to severe financial losses and loss of work.
  • Kenney alleges Baldwin and colleagues worked with media and online figures to cast him as the source of live rounds, while he had served as a prosecution witness and maintained he rattle-tested dummies.
  • Related cases continue: the armorer was convicted and served time; Baldwin’s criminal case was dismissed over withheld evidence; his malicious-prosecution suit was revived in federal court as motions to dismiss proceed, and he is set for a Nov. 12 deposition in a separate civil case.