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Perth Now
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Brian Littrell sues sheriff's office for failing to protect private beach
Brian Littrell is suing a Florida sheriff's office for failing to protect his private beach. The Backstreet Boys member filed a lawsuit last month via his BLB Beach Hut, LLC company, in which he alleged the Walton County Sheriff's Office have failed to enforce his private property rights because they didn't kick trespassers off his area of the cost. According to documents seen by Entertainment Weekly, Brian had previously executed a Trespass Authorisation Form, which enabled law enforcement to act in his stead in respect to his property rights and is now seeking a writ of mandamus which would compel government officials and agencies to execute the functions they have been legally mandated to carry out. The 50-year-old singer claimed he and his family had put up 'No Trespassing' signs, as well as attempting to mark out their boundary line with chairs, tables and umbrellas, but despite his efforts, "numerous trespassers have set out to antagonize, bully, and harass the Littrell family." Brian and his wife Leighanne Wallace - who have 22-year-old son Baylee together - hired private security to protect their beach but began to rely on the sheriff's office, which the Quit Playing Games hitmaker alleged had "refused to do their duty". One specific incident is cited in the lawsuit, in which a sheriff's officer was dispatched to remove a trespasser but was allegedly captured on body camera footage telling the member of the public that he "doesn't agree with private beaches" and branding Brian's behaviour "lunacy". Another instance allegedly saw a 911 call handler hang up when a BLB Beach Hut employee called to report a "battery and theft" carried out by an individual who had refused to leave the private area. Brian's lawsuit seeks judicial involvement to force the sheriff's office to act. It cites "unprecedented times" and warns that if the Walton County Sheriff's Office allegedly continues to ignore its duties to the Littrell family beach, "private property and other rights held by Florida citizens will only exist on paper."
Fox News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Backstreet Boys singer's Florida beach home lawsuit follows Sylvester Stallone's battle over waterfront estate
Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell is the latest star to fight for beachfront property privacy. Littrell joined entertainment mogul David Geffen, actress Barbra Streisand and Sylvester Stallone on the list of celebrities who have pushed for seclusion around their multimillion-dollar homes. The musician sued a Florida sheriff for allegedly refusing to keep trespassers off his private property. Littrell said that to protect the "peaceful enjoyment" of his property in Walton County, Florida, on the Gulf Coast, his limited liability company, BLB Beach Hut LLC, has put up "no trespassing" signs as well as tables, chairs and umbrellas showing where the property line starts on the beach, according to a lawsuit obtained by Fox News Digital. His efforts have been "in vain, as numerous trespassers have set out to antagonize, bully and harass the Littrell family by regularly, every day, trespassing on BLB's beach, on the Subject Property, in open defiance of the law." Sylvester Stallone originally wanted to build a seaweed barrier in the Intracoastal Waterway by his $35 million mansion, according to The Palm Beach Post. The actor claimed the barrier was an environmental necessity, and "the overall project purpose [was] to exclude boaters" from being near the property. Stallone later axed his application to build the seaweed barrier during a city council meeting, the outlet reported. Residents and neighbors shared their concerns about the project during the meeting, pointing out potential safety issues. "If you're out there in the channel... and a big boat comes, you have to get out of the way quickly," a former U.S. Army major general argued to the council and explained how the barrier would create a safety issue. "A barrier like this would merely trap the trash and push it farther down the line," a lifelong resident echoed. David Geffen found himself in a beach access controversy that lasted over two decades. Before settling, the DreamWorks co-founder fought to keep the public off the beach in front of his Malibu mansion. Geffen found himself in hot water with the California Coastal Commission after the entertainment mogul built a deck on a public easement, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The fight over the public beach ended in 2007. At the time, Geffen was allowed to keep a stairway leading to the beach and build a privacy buffer. In return, the billionaire agreed to facilitate public access to Malibu's Carbon Beach. Barbra Streisand sued a photographer over photos he posted showing her Malibu estate. The photographer took the photos from a helicopter while documenting the California coastline for a website documenting erosion and excessive development, according to The Los Angeles Times. Streisand sought $10 million in damages, claiming in her lawsuit that the "quality of the photographs [was] staggering." Viewers could see every angle of Streisand's mansion, which was not visible to any passersby from the street. The lawsuit was later dismissed and the "Funny Girl" star was ordered to pay the photographers legal fees totaling $117,000.
Miami Herald
09-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Brian Littrell has trouble at his Florida house, suit says. Now he's suing cops
Keep off my lawn! Brian Littrell needs more than a sign to keep trespassers away from his home in Florida's Panhandle. The Backstreet Boys member has taken the legal route, The Daily Mail first reported. In the suit against the Walton County Sheriff's office, Littrell accuses authorities of refusing to help control random folks from sunbathing on his private property in Santa Rosa Beach. The lawsuit filed last month under Littrell's LLC, BLB Beach Hut, is to 'compel the Sheriff to do their duty and enforce the private property rights [by preventing] all unauthorized people on the petitioner's property,' the complaint says. The boy bander and his wife Leighanne Wallace purchased the three-bedroom retreat in 2023 for $3.8 million. Littrell alleges that despite putting up multiple 'No Trespassing' signs as well as setting out chairs and tables 'delineating the property,' both tourists and locals continue to descend. Moreover, Littrell claims that the unwanted visitors 'antagonize, bully and harass' him and his family 'in open defiance of the law.' The issue with interlopers has been going on almost immediately since the couple moved in. In a TikTok video Littrell and his wife are seen arguing with beachgoers about property lines. The papers say that the '90s fave turned Christian music artist had already complained to the sheriff's office and even provided paperwork that said his parcel of land is private, but to no avail. 'Despite numerous requests and execution of the required forms, the Sheriff has refused to come to the subject's property [to] remove, charge or take any action,' the suit claims. According to Florida's customary use law, the public has the right to recreate on the wet sand area seaward of the the mean high-water line, aka MHWL, the legal boundary between private property and public access. This means that while private property owners have control over their beachfront property, they cannot restrict public beach access below the MHWL. In other words, curiosity seekers can stroll by the Littrells' house with their feet in the water, but can't stop to hang out and grab some rays. That's what randoms are doing though, says the pop star's Deerfield Beach based lawyer Peter Ticktin. 'If they were just walking by, fine,' said the attorney. 'But they're putting down blankets and sitting there looking in the windows, playing radios.' As per court documents viewed by the Miami Herald, the sheriff's office was served on Wednesday. Officials from WCSO did not immediately respond to the Herald's request for comment.
