"You wanna be gay, bro?" Littrell is heard saying in the newly released video
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NEED TO KNOW
- Brian Littrell confronted a beachgoer in Walton County, Fla., last month and video from the altercation has been released
- The Backstreet Boys member appears to call the beachgoer a homophobic slur in the video
- The video was used to attempt to press criminal charges against the beachgoer, but failed
Brian Littrell appears to use a homophobic slur towards a beachgoer in a newly released video from the civil complaint he filed against his neighbor in Walton County, Fla.
In the video, obtained by local outlet WMBB, Littrell, 51, is seen confronting the beachgoer, identified by the outlet as Kyle Gallagher. The Backstreet Boys member attempted to use the video to press battery charges against Gallagher, but prosecutors declined to do so after seeing the video supported Gallagher's version of events, per the outlet. Littrell called 911 following the incident on March 22.
In the altercation seen on video, Gallagher appears to claim that Littrell grabbed his phone, then proceeded to film him.
"What the f— dude?" Littrell says.
"Sorry, here, you cannot be putting that in my face, bro," Gallagher replies. "Get out of my face bro."
"I'm on the wet sand right now, bro," Littrell responds.
"I'm not in your face, you can't grab my phone, dog," Gallagher says.
"Dude, I didn't know," Littrell says. "Something came in my face out of nowhere, man."
Gallagher is seen laughing, while Littrell begins filming himself with Gallagher.
"This is what I deal with," Littrell says. "This is what I deal with. People like this."
"Seriously?" Gallagher is heard saying.
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"Just like this," Littrell chimes in.
"You can't even shove your phone in my face, bro," Gallagher responds. "You're lucky I didn't knock you the f— out."
Littrell is heard in muddled tones arguing with Gallagher.
"Yes, you did," Gallagher says of Littrell allegedly grabbing his phone. "You reached around me from behind my back, dude, I got you on video. You're f—-d bro. You're never gonna — you bought a house next to private property."
"You touched me dog," Littrell says.
"No, I didn't touch you," Gallagher responds.
After the pair argue over who filmed who, Littrell appears to say, "You want to be gay? Want to be a f—–?"
"I got it right here," Gallagher says while filming Littrell appearing to say the slur.
"This is what I deal with," Littrell continues. "We'll have him taken off."
"Public access doesn't grant you public beach," Littrell adds as the two go back and forth.
"You're done for, bro," Gallagher replies. "You're not gonna get privacy. You'll never get privacy here."
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"I can't wait till this gets out," Littrell says of the video.
In his affidavit complaint, Littrell alleged to police that Gallagher “struck his hand, was belligerent and disturbing the peace,” which made him feel unsafe at the private beach, according to WMBB. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office then submitted an arrest warrant for the state attorney's office to review.
Gallagher then told police the next day that he felt “startled” at the phone being so close to his face, and had acted on “reflex.”
Walton County’s Deputy Chief Assistant State Attorney Josh Mitchell chose against recommending the warrant, who cited a "lack of criminal intent," per WMBB. Mitchell also wrote that the evidence Littrell submitted matched Gallagher's description of the events.
“Littrell was assaulted by a hostile beach protester," Littrell's attorney, Peter Ticktin, told WMBB. "A report was made to the feckless sheriff’s office. The assault was awful enough, but the fact that the sheriff’s office is not enforcing the law makes our whole community one of greater danger.“
PEOPLE has reached out to the Walton County Sheriff's Office, Mitchell's office and Ticktin for comment.
In an unrelated civil complaint, first filed in September 2025, Littrell, his wife Leighanne Littrell and BLB Beach Hut, LLC (the entity that owns their home), accused local resident Carolyn Barrington Hill of trespassing on seven occasions.
The complaint claimed Hill “set out to antagonize, bully, and harass the Littrell family by frequently trespassing” on their property “in open defiance of the ‘No Trespassing’ signs.” It also alleged that Hill’s “trespassing” interfered with their “use and enjoyment of the property."
In a December 2025 hearing Littrell voluntarily withdrew his claim of “stalking” from the original filing. On Feb. 17, a judge dismissed the amended complaint “without prejudice.” Brian filed another amended complaint on Feb. 25, demanding a jury trial and citing damages in excess of $50,000. Hill responded with a motion to dismiss the complaint on March 17, according to court records reviewed by PEOPLE.
The Littrells purchased the property in Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County in 2023 for $3.8 million, according to property records obtained by the Associated Press. But ever since, the family has alleged individuals have encroached on their beach, forcing them to put up no trespassing signs and hire private security, according to a supplemental complaint filed by Brian against the Walton County Sheriff’s Office last year.
Visit South Walton reports public access to privately owned beaches is allowed up to 20 feet landward from the wet/dry sand line. They encourage the public to enjoy this area, known as the Transitory Zone, for activities like walking, running and entering the water for swimming or other recreation. The organization also notes sunbathing is also allowed in these areas from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Littrell previously claimed he and his family were receiving threats amid news of the civil complaint.
“It will eventually come out… all the pictures and the documents that we have from social media and the threats, the physical threats, to my family,” Littrell told Fox News in an interview published on March 24.
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