In court documents, Kirsten Dunst tells stalker: “Don’t Bring It On!”
Kirsten joins the ever-growing list of celebs who are being victimized by stalkers. On Nov. 20, Christopher Smith allegedly showed up unannounced at Kirsten’s Hollywood Hills home and exhibited “aggressive” and “harassing” behavior. In a declaration filed with a Los Angeles court, Kirsten says:
“Mr. Smith has repeatedly shown up uninvited at my place of residence in Los Angeles, going so far as to ignore police warnings, bypass my personal security measures, trespass on my property, and attempt to gain entry into my home.”
Popsquire Pop Quiz: What’s the difference between a crazy fan and a stalker?
Unless you make a credible threat with the intent to place the celeb in reasonable fear for her safety, your behavior may not have been prosecuted under California’s anti-stalking statutes.
Popsquire Pop Quiz: What do Jennifer Garner, John Cusack, Uma Thurman, and Sandra Bullock have in common?
Because you are a faithful Popsquire follower, you know that each of them has been targeted by a stalker. Jennifer Garner now has obtained a restraining order against a man to stop him from stalking her and her family.
TMZ is providing Jennifer’s court declarations, which detail the man’s stalker-ish acts, including: (1) sending “packages and letters containing delusional and paranoid thoughts and following [Jenn] around the country;” (2) showing up at her home saying “God has sent him a vision of her being persecuted in some manner that may result in her death.”
UPDATE, Nov. 20: The court issued a permanent restraining order today. The stalker is not permitted within 100 yards of Garner/Affleck fam.
For an entertaining collision between pop culture and law, check out this video of Jennifer Aniston’s guest appearance as a stalker on last night’s 30 Rock. Enjoy!
Paula Goodspeed’s family and friends want everyone to believe that she wasn’t stalking Paula Abdul, but the evidence of an unhealthyinfatuation with Abdul continues to pile up.
Popsquire followers (like you!) already know that she was found dead near Abdul’s home, parked nearby on numerous prior occasions, listed Abdul as her secret crush on MySpace, and was inspired by Rainbow Brite.
Now, a People Magazine source now says that Goodspeed bought Abdul flowers the week before her death, previously sent more than 100 letters, placed numerous phone calls and made uninvited visits to Abdul.
Popsquire’s perspective…
Technically, Goodspeed’s family members may be correct. Unless she made a credible threat with the intent to place Abdul in reasonable fear for her safety, Goodspeed’s behavior could not have been prosecuted under California’s anti-stalking statutes.
Valentine has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of stalking Sandra Bullock. A felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon was dropped against the stalker after she entered her guilty plea on Nov. 5, and now she will serve three years’ probation.
Sandra obtained a restraining order in May 2007 prohibiting Valentine from contacting her or going near her home, family or work for three years. The actress testified in court that on five occasions Valentine left in her yard palm fronds adorned with “weird signs” and “pieces of animal fur.”
This is the mentally ill Paula Abdul extreme fan/stalker, Paula Goodspeeed, who was found dead near the American Idol judge’s home last night. Hindsight is 20/20.
It turns out that although Paula Goodspeed may have killed herselfnear Paula Abdul’s house, had an unhealthy obsession with the star, and listed Abdul as her secret crush on MySpace, there were limits to her love.
In a lengthy (and tedious) description of her American Idol Season 5 audition process on MySpace, Goodspeed makes it clear that Abdul did not inspire her fashion…Rainbow Brite did!
“I also did an interview with Paula and the another woman…the interview was about my fashion sense…..how I get my ideas for outfits and where I got my fashion inspirations, No-offence to Paula Abdul….I *didn’t* get my style from her…actually ..my style is a mix of 1980’s icons: Punky Brewster, Rainbow Brite and Cyndi Lauper.”
The car found with Paula Adbul’s dead extreme fan/stalker inside is registered to a woman named Paula Goodspeed. It sports a license plate reading “ABL LV” (Abdul Love, anyone?) and a photo of Abdul on the rear view mirror.
And, if that’s not enough evidence of Goodspeeed’s bad stalker behavior, check out this photo of Goodspeed’s “secret crush” from her MySpace page…
A 30-year-old woman described as an “extreme fan” was found dead in a car near Paula Abdul’s house last night.
According to Paula’s rep Jeff Ballard, Paula is “shocked and saddened” by the turn of events. She and her team have been aware of the woman for “several years” as someone who “has issues.” TMZ reports that the death may have been a drug overdose/suicide.
FYI, celebrity stalking is punishable by law, but only if the alleged stalker makes a “credible threat with the intent to place [the celeb] in reasonable fear for [her] safety.” Perhaps this woman had been following Paula for “several years” without making any threats and, as a result, was not prosecuted. Clearly, she needed help, though. So sad.
Click here to learn about the fate of other celebrity stalkers.
Emily Leatherman isn’t supposed to go near or Say Anything to John Cusack!
After she allegedly violated a restraining order prohibiting her from going anywhere near the actor’s home or businesses for the next 10 years, a Los Angeles judge has issued a bench warrant for her arrest, according to E! Online.
Cusack believes she’s stalking him for over a year and a half, including throwing love letters over his fence and threatening to hurt herself if he didn’t respond.
Jamie King told E! News that police are protecting her from a stalker!
A source close to the Sin City actress says that police were called in and proper measures to protect the actress have already been initiated. “It’s very real and he was very aggressive,” the source said. “He had recently escaped from a mental institute. It was scary.”
Popsquire’s perspective…
The legal system could resolve this situation by issuing a restraining order, requiring mental health therapy for the alleged stalker, or jail time. Click here to learn about the fate of other celebrity stalkers.
John Cusack’s stalker may not be able to Say Anything to him after Friday!
Emily Leatherman, who has been in jail since March 30 for allegedly stalking John, is scheduled to stand trial starting tomorrow. She faces charges for felony stalking and violating a restraining order and, if convicted on all counts, she could face three years in prison.
If you have been using your flashcards properly, then you should remember that Nate Dogg was arrested on June 23 after allegedly threateningto kill his wife and chasing her in his car on LA’s 405 Freeway.
Yesterday, the Los Angeles D.A.’s office filed a criminal complaint against the former rapper, charging him with: (1) three felony counts of making criminal threats and stalking; and (2) one misdemeanor count of driving on a suspended license.
While we await Nate Dogg’s inevitable jail time, enjoy this ‘N Sync classic, “Bye, Bye, Bye.”
Edwin Merino, a paparazzo, was arrested earlier this week for allegedly stalking Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge near their Louisiana home. After posting bond, Merino denied the accusations in a phone interview yesterday with the AP. In his defense, Merino claims that he was about 200 feet away from the couple using a long lens when he was arrested at a gas station.
Not so fast!
According to Louisiana’s state stalking statute, Merino may be guilty of stalking if he repeatedly followed Jamie Lynn and such behavior would cause a “reasonable person to feel alarmed.”
This is a much lower standard than California’s anti-stalking laws, which require that an alleged stalker make a “credible threat with the intent to place [Jamie] in reasonable fear for [her] safety.”
Bottom line: Because Jamie Lynn is under 18 years old, Merino may be facing up to one year in prison and up to $2,000 in fines!
According to TMZ, a judge has ordered Uma Thurman’s stalker, Jack Jordan, to stay away from Uma for five years. Even though he will not serve jail time, the stalker will remain on probation for three years and be required to receive outpatient mental help.
Click here for a fascinating run down of other celebs and their stalkers. Let’s hope this sentence serves as a “Wake Up Call” to Jordan and other stalkers out there!
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