William H Macy’s next-door neighbor Pierce Brown’s has sued him for $600,000, accusing him of “knowingly and intentionally” having landscapers cut down his trees back in December 2021. He also accused Macy of damaging his property in the process. The case was filed in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County last week.

“Macy’s workers then destroyed and removed or seriously damaged several healthy, decades-old mature pine trees and other vegetation from the Brown Property,” reads the lawsuit.

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The complaint reportedly claims that the damage was not just to the trees, but to fences too. According to the complaint, the pine trees and other vegetation were located inside the Brown Property line, and in accessing the Brown Property, Macy’s workers damaged the gate that connected the two properties.

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Pierce Brown lives next door to Macy. He was on vacation at the time. He said the landscapers also caused “damage to and destabilization of the hillside itself,” and Macy “came to Brown’s door to discuss the condition of Brown’s hillside” the next month.

Macy also acknowledged that his workers went over the Brown property

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Brown says the damage compromised the hillside and caused a huge problem for people who live in the hills of Hollywood.

Brown is demanding $600,000 in the lawsuit, citing loss of property value, loss of use and enjoyment of his property, an increase in noise, and a loss of privacy, including emotional distress, discomfort, annoyance, and irritation.

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The lawsuit comes after Macy’s wife Felicity Huffman was implicated in the 2019 “Operation Varsity Blues” college admission scandal. Huffman entered a guilty plea to paying $15,000 to improve her daughter’s SAT scores. She was sentenced to 14 days in prison, one year of supervised release, 250 hours of community service, and fined $30,000. Macy was not charged.