Alec Baldwin Settles $25M Lawsuit Without Payment

The lawsuit, filed by the family of a Marine killed in Afghanistan, was dismissed after they failed to prove Baldwin acted with malice in his social media comments.

Alec Baldwin has settled a $25 million lawsuit filed by the family of Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, a Marine killed in Afghanistan, without having to pay anything.
The lawsuit was filed after Baldwin labeled Roice McCollum, Rylee's sister, an 'insurrectionist' on social media for attending the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington, D.C.
Roice McCollum, who was not involved in the Capitol insurrection and was never arrested or charged, was deemed a 'limited public figure' by the judge, requiring her to prove Baldwin acted with malice.
The case was dismissed in August and closed in October after the McCollum family failed to file an amended lawsuit before a September deadline.
The lawsuit was filed amidst Baldwin's legal troubles following the accidental shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set in 2021.