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UPDATED with AMC & family lawyer statement: After two days of deliberations, the Georgia jury in the trial of the wrongful death of The Walking Dead stuntman John Bernecker returned with a verdict this afternoon. AMC Networks were found “not to be negligent” in the death of the stuntman, said the juror foreperson in…

UPDATE, 12:34 PM PT: Attorney Jeff Harris, representing the family of the stuntman killed on the set of The Walking Dead in 2017, said that the jury in a civil lawsuit against AMC Networks and other defendants should consider damages that total between $40 million and $100 million. The stuntman, John Bernecker “was…

Former The Walking Dead co-star Austin Amelio was on the small balcony filming a TWD Season 8 scene with stuntman John Bernecker in 2017 when Bernecker fell over, missing the protective pads underneath by two feet and landing on the concrete head-first. He died two days later from the severe head injuries. “I saw the…

"Unfortunately, the evidence will show that John Bernecker made a mistake," AMC attorney David A. Dial said Tuesday in opening arguments for the wrongful death trial of The Walking Dead stuntman, who died more than two years ago after falling more than 20 feet on the Georgia set of the zombie apocalypse series. “For…

A federal judge in Georgia ruled that the wrongful death case brought by the family of The Walking Dead stuntman John Bernecker against AMC will go forward to trial. Bernecker died in July 2017, two days after suffering massive head injuries in a fall of more than 20 feet from a balcony to a concrete floor while…

UPDATED with more details of lawsuit: More than six months after The Walking Dead stuntman John Bernecker was killed on the Atlanta set of the AMC blockbuster series, his mother has followed through on her promise to "seek justice" with a wrongful-death lawsuit that puts the blame on AMC for allegedly doing things on…

UPDATED with winners list: The sizable stunt teams for Warner Bros. Wonder Woman and HBO’s Game of Thrones walked away with the SAG Awards Stunt Ensemble trophies today. The winners were announced before the televised portion of the show. The female-centric superhero pic beat out the stunt teams from Baby Driver, Dunki…

Susan Bernecker, the mother of stuntman John Bernecker, who was killed last July in a high-fall accident on the Georgia set of The Walking Dead, says that over the last 10 years she heard him and his friends talking about unsafe conditions in the film and television industry "all the time." "I'm friends with 50 or 60…

Susan Bernecker, the mother of stuntman John Bernecker, who was killed on the Georgia set of The Walking Dead last July, said that she intends to "seek justice for John and to ensure that no other parent with a child working in the film and television industry suffers this kind of heartbreak." Her comments on her…

UPDATED with production company statement: In the wake of July's death of stuntman John Bernecker on the Georgia set of The Walking Dead, OSHA has imposed the maximum allowable fine – $12,675 – on the company that produces the show. "This tragedy should serve as a wake-up call for the entertainment industry," said…

The Emmys paid tribute tonight to 42 members of the industry who died over the past year, including Mary Tyler Moore, Jerry Lewis, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, Martin Landau, Bill Paxton, John Hurt, Grant Tinker, Don Rickles, Glen Campbell, Miguel Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, John Hurt, Robert Osborne, Florence…

While the industry is still reeling from the recent deaths of stuntman John Bernecker on the set of The Walking Dead and stuntwoman Joi Harris on the set of Deadpool 2, there were no mention of the tragic accidents by either of the two stunt coordinators who picked up awards at the Creative Emmys. However, James Lew…