Alec Baldwin: Family of fallen U.S. Marine re-files defamation lawsuit against actor
(CNN) The family of fallen U.S. Marine Rylee J. McCollum has re-filed their lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin for defamation in New York, according to a complaint filed Friday.
Rylee’s widow, Jiennah McCollum, and Rylee’s sisters, Roice McCollum and Cheyenne McCollum, are seeking $25 million in damages. They accuse Baldwin of making false allegations against the family, including allegedly calling Roice McCollum an “insurrectionist” in January 2022 after she posted a photo of a crowd of protesters in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 to social media.
“While she was present at the [January 6th] demonstration, Roice did not take part in, nor did she support or condone the rioting that erupted,” the lawsuit states. “Baldwin plainly ignored Roice’s denial of rioting and the assertion that she was cleared by the FBI for participating in any of the conduct Baldwin chose to falsely attribute to her via his massive following.”
The sisters and widow filed a similar lawsuit against Baldwin in Wyoming in January. A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit in May , finding that it did not have jurisdiction over Baldwin there since he lives in New York.
At the time, Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas, welcomed the decision. He said the lawsuit sought to “punish Mr. Baldwin for expressing his political opinion.”
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