Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell is suing a Florida woman for allegedly trespassing on his private beach.
In the $50,000 lawsuit obtained Friday by Page Six, the singer and his wife, Leighanne Littrell, accused Carolyn Barrington Hill of repeatedly entering their Santa Rosa Beach property without permission and screaming at their property manager.
Brian, 50, and Leighanne, 56, said theyâve put up several âno trespassingâ signs, as well as chairs, umbrellas and small tables to delineate their private property.
However, they feel their âefforts have been in vainâ because Hill, 67, has allegedly âset out to antagonize, bully and harassâ them with her âmultipleâ âunauthorized entriesâ beginning in April.
They accused Hill of setting up her own beach furniture on their property before âshouting and cursingâ at their property manager for asking her to move.
They also claimed she âvideotapedâ them without their âknowledge or consentâ and âincitedâ other members of the public to join her in her alleged trespassing of their property.
The Littrells said they hired private security to âprotectâ them but ultimately âresorted to relyingâ on the Walton County Sheriffâs Office, whom they are also suing.
Brian and Leighanne â who are parents to son Baylee Littrell, 23 â filed their lawsuit against the county over the summer, alleging failure to enforce their private property rights.
News 13 obtained body cam footage of a deputy interacting with Hill in May. The video showed Hill becoming increasingly distressed after being told to move from her spot on the sand.
Trying to calm her, the deputy responded that he doesnât agree with privatizing beaches and told her she would be fine if she just moved in front of another property.
Hill claimed the Littrells and their property manager have repeatedly threatened her â and on at least one occasion, with an electric drill.
âAnd next time he gets four feet away from me with that drill, Iâm bringing out pepper spray,â Hill told the deputy.
In his own conversation with the deputy, the property manager admitted to brandishing a drill but insisted he wouldnât âuse it as a weapon.â
Hill has filed a motion to dismiss the suit against her, writing in her request, âThe Complaint is facially deficient and attempts to deter Ms. Hill from exercising her constitutional right to be present at her local beach in Walton County, FloridaâŠâ
A hearing in the case has been scheduled for next month.
Hill doesnât seem to be the only alleged trespasser with whom the Littrells have feuded.
The two were filmed in April 2023 engaging in a heated debate about their propertyâs lines with an unidentified beachgoer. The video, which was posted online, showed Brian holding up a âno trespassingâ sign while Leighanne argued with a man about where he was sitting.
The person next to the man was filming the ordeal, which prompted Leighanne to blow the camera a kiss and say she would be retrieving her own phone to return the favor.
As she walked by the person filming, she grabbed their phone.
Reps for the Littrells did not immediately respond to Page Sixâs request for comment.
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