Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell appeared on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom” on July 16 to discuss his ongoing legal battle with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office over ‘trespassers’ on his private beach property.
- Littrell, accompanied by his attorney Peter Ticktin, told host Dana Perino that the situation has become a “truth issue” and “fairness issue” affecting his family’s privacy and safety.
“This lady in the video that you showed, she travels past I think two or three public beaches just to get to this place, to cause issues for my family,” Littrell said during the interview. “They obviously know who I am and they’re kind of coming after my family greatly. They’re coming after my son, they’re coming after my wife.”
The Backstreet Boys member said he purchased the property years ago specifically for privacy, describing his backyard as a “sanctuary.” He expressed frustration that instead of discussing the band’s success, he was forced to address people “invading my privacy.”
“It’s property rights. This is what we’re talking about,” Littrell said. “I bought this place many years ago and they obviously know who I am.”
- “As a law abiding citizen and as a taxpayer, the property is deeded in our name. We pay taxes on it, so we’re deserving the right of anybody else that would own the property,” he said.
Attorney Peter Ticktin characterized the trespassers as “left-leaning people, the kind of people that think that everyone should have nothing and everyone will be happy.” He said the individuals deliberately travel past multiple public beaches to reach Littrell’s property.
“These people, they have to go across scantily populated, I mean, public beaches in order to get to Brian’s property, which is surrounded by his neighbors as well,” Ticktin said. “These people are there just to cause trouble.”
When Perino asked how Littrell hoped the situation would resolve, he said he wanted fairness and for things to be handled properly as they would for any other property owner.
- “We’re just talking about things being fair,” Littrell said. “It just so happens that I’m famous with the Backstreet Boys. People started finding that out. The public is screaming my name and running down, wanting to take pictures.”
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the lawsuit with a statement saying it “prides itself on handling every situation, call for service or interaction with professionalism using a customer service approach.”
BLB Beach Hut, LLC, owned by Littrell, filed a petition for writ of mandamus against the Walton County Sheriff’s Office on June 19, 2025, alleging deputies refuse to remove daily trespassers from his private Florida beach.
The lawsuit claims that despite “No Trespassing” signs and legal authorization forms, the sheriff’s office won’t enforce trespassing laws. Littrell alleges the situation escalated when trespassers committed battery against his property manager and stole legal documents, yet deputies still refused to respond – with one allegedly calling his property rights claims “lunacy.” The suit claims people travel past multiple public beaches specifically to harass his family.
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i’m from walton county and littrell should check the beach law
changes, our governor, signed in june. de santos “the beach belongs to the people again”. changing 2018 law, beach front owners took advantage of. law was meant to curb spring breakers.