Alec Baldwin sued for $25M by fallen Marine’s family over Capitol riot photo

The family claims they were harassed and sent death threats after Alec Baldwin labelled one of them an 'insurrectionist' on his Instagram.

Alec Baldwin is being sued by the widow and sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan.

The women are suing the actor after he claimed on Instagram that one of the sisters was an “insurrectionist” for attending the Capitol riot in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6 last year.

According to court documents obtained by People, the family is asking for a jury trial and is seeking $25 million plus legal fees for the invasion of privacy, defamation, negligence, and infliction of emotional distress. (All dollars are U.S.)

Last year, Baldwin donated $5,000 to Roice McCollum after her brother, Rylee McCollum, was among 13 U.S. soldiers killed in a suicide bombing on Aug. 26 at the Kabul airport. Roice was raising money for her brother’s widow and unborn daughter, CNN reports.

However, according to the lawsuit, Baldwin sent an Instagram message to Roice on Jan. 3, 2022, after she posted an almost year-old photo from the Washington riots. He asked if Roice was the same woman who’d accepted his money. Roice told the actor she did attend the rally, but said that she was there legally and that her protesting was peaceful.

“When I sent the $ for your late brother, out of real respect for his service to this country, I didn’t know you were a January 6th rioter,” Baldwin said, according to the suit.

Roice responded to Baldwin: “Protesting is perfectly legal in the country and I’ve already had my sit down with the FBI. Thanks, have a nice day!” The lawsuit notes that she was never detained, arrested, charged or convicted of any crime associated with her attendance at the event.

Baldwin was not satisfied with her explanation, and replied: “I don’t think so. Your activities resulted in the unlawful destruction of government property, the death of a law enforcement officer, an assault on the certification of the presidential election. I reposted your photo. Good luck.”