Alec Baldwin sued for $25 million by family of fallen US Marine
20.01.2022 - 00:33
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The family of a U.S. Marine killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan is suing Alec Baldwin for allegedly mislabeling his sister as a participant in the Capitol riot Jan. 6, 2021.
The 63-year-old actor is named in a lawsuit seeking $25 million and alleging defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital. The lawsuit stems from a post that Baldwin shared on Instagram earlier this month after he gave $5,000 to the widow of a fallen soldier to help her with their newborn daughter. Marine Lance Cpl. Rylee J.
McCollum was killed Aug. 26 in Kabul in a suicide bombing as he was processing refugees amid the United States’ controversial withdrawal from the country. When the actor heard of McCollum’s story, he reached out to McCollumn's sister, Roice, and gave her $5,000 to give to her brother’s widow, Jiennah Crayton. He later called the check a "tribute to a fallen soldier." However, on Jan.
3, Roice shared a photo on Instagram that clearly gave Baldwin second thoughts about his tribute. Alec Baldwin is the target of a lawsuit stemming from a past social media post. (Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb) The image showed her at the Washington Monument on the day of the insurrection in 2021. According to the lawsuit, Roice was indeed among the protestors who showed up to the march.
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