Alec Baldwin files to dismiss defamation lawsuit from Capitol protestor

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The actor has now argued the case should be dismissed, claiming the Wyoming court has no "personal jurisdiction" over him as a New York resident.

His lawyers also argued that the plaintiffs failed to state claims for defamation, failed to state claims for false light invasion of privacy and failed to state claims for intentional infliction of emotional distress. "Baldwin expressed his opinion about a matter of public concern," they stated in the filing.