Alec Baldwin Sued By Family of Slain Marine for Defamation
20.01.2022 - 20:35
/ etonline.com
Alec Baldwin is facing a defamation lawsuit from a family member of a Marine killed in Afghanistan.In legal documents obtained by ET, Baldwin is being sued by the family of Rylee McCollum who was one of 13 marines killed outside of Afghanistan's international airport during a bombing on Aug. 26, 2021, amidst the United States military's efforts to help evacuate military, civilian and Afghan nationals out of the country during the Taliban takeover.
He was 20.According to court docs, Baldwin found the Marine’s sister, Roice McCollum, on Instagram and sent her a check for $5,000 to be given to her brother's widow, Jiennah Crayton, and their baby.Earlier this month, however, Baldwin allegedly accused Roice of participating in the riots at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on Jan.
6, 2021. In the complaint, the 63-year-old actor allegedly called her an «insurrectionist» and a «Jan. 6 rioter» in a private Instagram direct message.
His alleged DM to her came after Roice posted a photo she took on Jan. 6, 2021 at the Washington Monument, writing, «Throwback
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