Posted on May 6, 2022
Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin from family of fallen U.S. Marine
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Baldwin privately messaged Roice on social media, apparently in response to her post, and allegedly called her an "insurrectionist." Baldwin then posted his views on "the attack on the Capitol" to his Instagram feed, referenced the donation situation and shared the photo Roice had posted.
The court said Thursday that "Mr. Baldwin's public post on his own Instagram feed cannot reasonably be considered expressly aimed at Wyoming" due to his large following on the social media site.
"A few Internet communications from Mr. Baldwin in New York to Roice McCollum in Wyoming are insufficient to establish that he expressly aimed any tortious conduct at Wyoming," the order granting dismissal stated.
Baldwin's attorney, Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel, told Entertainment Tonight that they are "pleased with this victory."
"This is a significant step toward the complete dismissal of the lawsuit, which seeks to punish Mr. Baldwin for expressing his political opinion," Nikas said."...
..."Baldwin privately messaged Roice on social media, apparently in response to her post, and allegedly called her an "insurrectionist." Baldwin then posted his views on "the attack on the Capitol" to his Instagram feed, referenced the donation situation and shared the photo Roice had posted.
The court said Thursday that "Mr. Baldwin's public post on his own Instagram feed cannot reasonably be considered expressly aimed at Wyoming" due to his large following on the social media site.
"A few Internet communications from Mr. Baldwin in New York to Roice McCollum in Wyoming are insufficient to establish that he expressly aimed any tortious conduct at Wyoming," the order granting dismissal stated.
Baldwin's attorney, Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel, told Entertainment Tonight that they are "pleased with this victory."
"This is a significant step toward the complete dismissal of the lawsuit, which seeks to punish Mr. Baldwin for expressing his political opinion," Nikas said."...
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Sigh... and I wish all the Hollywood idiots would just read their scripts and shut up otherwise...
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