{"id":544330,"date":"2026-03-25T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/544330\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T12:40:08","slug":"brian-littrell-claims-threats-over-private-beach-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/544330\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Littrell claims threats over private beach dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys says he and his family are receiving threats of violence over what he describes as his \u201cprivate\u201d beach in Florida. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will eventually come out, but all the pictures and the documents that we have from social media and the threats, the physical threats to my family \u2026 they\u2019ve talked about burning our house down, burning it down,\u201d\u00a0he<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/backstreet-boys-brian-littrell-says-florida-beach-fight-led-death-threats-against-his-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> told Fox News<\/a> in an interview published Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve talked about bringing guns. They said, \u2018Yeah, guns are allowed in Florida,\u2019\u201d Littrell, 51, said, claiming that they \u201cwant to spray us with mace,\u201d as well as \u201cpunch [his] teeth out\u201d in threats he labeled \u201ccrazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s scary to have to be in this small community with a lot of angry people honestly and then making us out to be these monsters that we\u2019re not,\u201d his wife Leighanne, 56, said. \u201cWe love this town, but now we don\u2019t know where to eat because of who hates us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brian Littrell (above in May 2025) claimed in a new interview that he, his wife, and son are receiving threats over the beachfront property feud. rokspics\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve talked about bringing guns,\u201d Littrell, (seen above with wife LeighAnne and son Baylee in 2023) told Fox News. rokspics\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Brian has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/26\/celebrity-news\/brian-littrell-refiles-trespassing-complaint-after-suffering-legal-setback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">alleged in a civil complaint<\/a> that he, Leighanne, and their son,\u00a0Baylee, 23, have endured harassment and trespassing from a neighbor over their beachfront property in Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County. <\/p>\n<p>The couple purchased it back in 2023 for $3.8 million, and initially filed a complaint against retiree Carolyn Barrington Hill in September 2025, alleging that she ignored their \u201cno trespassing\u201d signs and appeared on their property \u201con multiple occasions between April 26, 2025, and the time of filing.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>They also accused her of \u201cshouting and cursing\u201d at their property manager, \u201csetting up various chairs and other pieces of beach furniture,\u201d and of videotaping them without their express \u201cknowledge or consent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They sought nearly $50,000 in damages from Hill in the feud. Littrell was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/26\/celebrity-news\/brian-littrell-refiles-trespassing-complaint-after-suffering-legal-setback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">forced to refile an amended complaint<\/a> last month after a judge <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/19\/celebrity-news\/backstreet-boy-brian-littrell-dealt-legal-blow-in-fight-against-woman-he-claims-trespassed-on-his-private-beach\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">dismissed his previous filing<\/a> in February stating that he failed \u201cto state a claim for which relief can be granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Littrells  initially filed a complaint against retiree Carolyn Barrington Hill in September 2025. Brian and Hill are seen above in a video posted to social media last month, but it was thrown out.  All Things Navarre Beach &amp; Pensacola Beach Official\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p>The couple bought the multi million dollar Santa Rosa Beachfront property (above, middle) in 2023.  Google Street<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarolyn Barrington Hill has some kind of misguided agenda that calls for the making of all private beaches public,\u201d a lawyer for the Littrell\u2019s previously told Page Six.   All Things Navarre Beach &amp; Pensacola Beach Official\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Page Six, Brian and Leighanne\u2019s lawyer Peter Ticktin previouslysaid: \u201cThere is no question that the Littrells own the beach behind their house right down to the mean high waterline. That beach is nothing less than their backyard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarolyn Barrington Hill has some kind of misguided agenda that calls for the making of all private beaches public,\u201d the Littrells\u2019 lawyer, Peter Ticktin, previously told Page Six in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is against private property rights and for reasons only she can understand, insists on trespassing on the Littrell\u2019s property and encouraging others to join her in her foolhardy goal.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hill\u2019s lawyer, Heidi Mehaffey, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/26\/us-news\/backstreet-boys-brian-littrell-sues-florida-retiree-for-trespassing-in-front-of-mansion\/#:~:text=Meanwhile%2C%20Hill&#039;s%20lawyer%2C%20Heidi%20Mehaffey,against%20her%20were%20%E2%80%9Cvague.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">spoke to the California Post <\/a>about the debacle last month, telling the publication that she believes the new case will be thrown out. <\/p>\n<p>Brian, above with his family in 2019, refiled the complaint in February.  Getty Images for ACM<\/p>\n<p>An attorney for Hill said she believes the new complaint will also be thrown out. He\u2019s seen above in a video posted to social media last month.  All Things Navarre Beach &amp; Pensacola Beach Official\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMs. Hill remains steadfast in her position that every person, regardless of social or financial status, has the constitutional right to access and enjoy Florida\u2019s beaches without fear of intimidation through litigation,\u201d\u00a0she told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Florida Constitution protects Ms. Hill\u2019s right to use the shoreline in Walton County, where she has recreated for decades and has never been cited for trespassing,\u201d the attorney added. \u201cNo member of the public should be forced to risk costly litigation simply to enjoy Florida\u2019s beaches as the Constitution guarantees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A lawyer for Hill did not immediately return Page Six\u2019s request for comment on Tuesday regarding the Littrells\u2019 claims of active threats to their family and home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys says he and his family are receiving threats of violence over what&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":544331,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[17756,53825,236,4032,91,88,2808,10021,216],"class_list":["post-544330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-beaches","tag-brian-littrell","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-feuds","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-florida","tag-luxury-real-estate","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/544331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}