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 Seacrest 'Fine' 
 After Stalker 
 Arrest 

LA cops arrest man armed with knife at E! office

Oct 31, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest twitters that he's "fine" and "happy" now that his stalker is in police custody. LA police arrested 25-year-old Chidi Uzomah yesterday after he entered the E! offices looking for Seacrest and armed with a knife. Security guards recognized Uzomah because he was arrested last month after... More »

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American Idol • stalker • Ryan Seacrest

 
  Extortion Try 
 Just Latest 
 Weirdness 
 in Dave's Life 

Letterman's extortion plot follows earlier stalkers, would-be kidnapper

Oct 2, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Letterman’s extortion drama is just the latest in a long line of bizarre happenings. A look back:
  • 1993: Margaret Ray, who stole Letterman’s Porsche in the 1980s and called herself “Mrs. David Letterman,” broke into his home at least seven
... More »

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entertainment • stalker • celebrity • blackmail • extortion • late night talk show • David Letterman • kidnapper • Harry Letterman • Late Show • Colleen Nestler • Kelly Frank • Margaret Ray

(Newser) - French police rescued a vacationing Scottish girl who was snatched by an Internet stalker, reports the Daily Mail. The girl, 12, was whisked to the Marseille airport from a villa where she was vacationing with her parents by a 41-year-old Belgian man she had encountered earlier on the Internet. She... More »

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Internet • police • France • kidnapping • stalker • abduction • Marseille • child abduction • Cops

 Intern in the Twilight Zone: Pattinson's Stalking Me!

She pretends to be 'so over it,' but dreams of their eventual romance

Jun 29, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Robert Pattinson, heartthrob of the tween set, just happens to pop up everywhere a certain BlackBook intern goes, there’s only one conclusion: “There is nothing blasé about it, but Robert Pattinson is stalking me,” writes the unnamed intern, herself a Pattinson stalker. And with his latest... More »

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entertainment • stalker • celebrity • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • stalking

 LeAnn Takes 
 High Road 
 on Rumors 

Rep calls 'stalker' comment defamatory

Jun 4, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - LeAnn Rimes responded to accusations that she's stalking her co-star and rumored lover—by not really responding. The singer tells People, “I’m a classy woman, I’m never going to battle anything out in the press.” Earlier yesterday, Rimes’ rep called the stalker comment, leveled by Eddie... More »

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entertainment • stalker • celebrity • affair • cheating • LeAnn Rimes • Eddie Cibrian

Wesleyan Suspect Wrote
'It's OK to Kill Jews'

Cops say Morgan's journal contained anti-Semitic comments, murder threats

May 9, 09 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stephen Morgan wrote murderous and anti-Semitic comments in his journal the day he is accused of killing a Wesleyan student, according to court papers seen by the New York Times. “I think it okay to kill Jews, and go on a killing spree at this school,” wrote the... More »

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murder • stalker • anti-Semitism • Wesleyan • Middletown, Conn. • Johanna Justin-Jinich • Stephen Morgan

Tyra Stalker
Convicted,
Avoids Jail

Judge urges attorney
to get Brady Green out of New York

Apr 30, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Brooklyn grocer who threatened to slit the throat of a studio staffer for denying him access to Tyra Banks was convicted today of stalking the supermodel. A judge spared Brady Green jail time and suggested he leave New York for “a location where he can thrive,” the... More »

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entertainment • crime • New York • stalker • Tyra Banks • court • harassment • Brady Green

(Newser) - The restraining order against Shawn Johnson stalker Robert Michael O’Ryan has been extended to 3 years, E! reports today. The Johnson family is “pleased with the decision,” their lawyer said. O’Ryan is being held in a California jail for trespassing on a studio lot—guns, duct... More »

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Dancing with the Stars • stalker • 2008 Beijing Olympics • gymnastics • Shawn Johnson • restraining order • stalking • Robert Michael O'Ryan

Olympian Could Be the Dancing Queen

Gymnast Johnson, 17, may earn $365K from reality show contest

Mar 27, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shawn Johnson could rake in a bundle if she succeeds as a reality star, TMZ reports. The Dancing with the Stars contestant, whose contract to appear on the show had to be approved by a judge because she’s a minor, made $125,000 just for being a contestant. The... More »

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Dancing with the Stars • stalker • gymnast • Shawn Johnson • Olympians • US Olympic athletes

 Shawn Johnson's Alleged 
 Stalker Pleads Not Guilty 

Hearing set for next month

Mar 27, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man accused of stalking Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson pleaded not guilty to all charges yesterday, E! reports. In addition to his felony stalking charge, Robert O’Ryan, 34, is charged with two misdemeanor counts of carrying a loaded firearm. He is being held on $220,000 bail, and his... More »

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Dancing with the Stars • stalker • gymnast • Shawn Johnson

Shawn Johnson Stalker Busted at Dancing Lot

Guns, duct tape,
love letters found in crazed fan's car

Mar 26, 09 2:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man obsessed with Shawn Johnson has been arrested after jumping a fence in a bid to get on the set of Dancing With the Stars, People reports. Two loaded guns, duct tape, love letters and memorabilia featuring the 17-year-old Olympic gymnast were found in the man's car after he... More »

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Dancing with the Stars • stalker • gymnast • Shawn Johnson

Stalkers Terrorize 3M Americans a Year: Study

Statistics prompt new calls for updated laws

Jan 14, 09 4:36 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 3 million Americans, mostly women aged 18-24, are stalked each year, but it’s an abuse rarely prosecuted, the Chicago Tribune reports. The staggering figure from a first-ever Justice Department study highlights the need to strengthen laws and enforcement, especially with technology now making it easier for stalkers... More »

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Department of Justice • law • crime • stalker • domestic violence • Illinois • cybercrime • intimate partner violence • stalking

Cowell Regrets Suicide of
Idol Contestant

But doubts producers shrugged off Abdul's protests about audition

Dec 18, 08 1:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Simon Cowell says he regrets not realizing how troubled the American Idol contestant who killed herself outside judge Paula Abdul’s home last month was, but refutes Abdul’s claim that she begged producers to keep the obsessed Paula Goodspeed off the show. “I wish we could have spent... More »

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reality TV • American Idol • suicide • Simon Cowell • stalker • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed

 Paula Almost  
 Loses It on  
 Letterman 



Idol judge can't handle stalker questions

Dec 11, 08 10:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Poor, beleaguered Paula Abdul came unglued at the end of her interview with David Letterman last night, Gawker reports. The singer got upset when Letterman brought up her recent allegations that American Idol purposely brought known stalker Paula Goodspeed—who later committed suicide—onto the show. After a few minutes... More »

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reality TV • American Idol • stalker • celebrity • David Letterman • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed

 Abdul Selling 'Suicide House' 

Idol judge looks for new house after fan ODs outside her home

Dec 5, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Paula Abdul is selling the Los Angeles home where an obsessed fan committed suicide outside in her car, Us Weekly reports. The American Idol judge, who reportedly employed a “healer” to cleanse the house of ghosts, now wants to live in a gated community. “Paula simply feels she... More »

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American Idol • suicide • Los Angeles • stalker • fans • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed

 Dunst Slaps 
 Stalker With 
 Restraining Order 

Man has trespassed repeatedly

Dec 2, 08 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Kirsten Dunst won a restraining order against a stalker who has repeatedly trespassed on her property, Access Hollywood reports. Christopher Smith said he has a “spiritual connection” with the actress, and went to her house multiple times because, according to a police statement, “I’m in love with... More »

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security • stalker • celebrity • Kirsten Dunst • restraining order

(Newser) - Jennifer Garner has obtained a temporary restraining order against a fan who's been stalking her for six years, E! Online reports. The Alias star says the 36-year-old man has grown more and more obsessed, following her around the country and sending reams of correspondence, some of it threatening. He now... More »

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stalker • Jennifer Garner • restraining order

 Fan's Suicide 'Haunting' Abdul 

Idol judge afraid to return home

Nov 17, 08 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Fearing that the spirit of her suicidal stalker is haunting her Beverly Hills house, Paula Abdul has hired healers to cleanse it of ghosts, the New York Post reports. Even so, a friend says Abdul has not returned to the house. Former American Idol competitor Paula Goodspeed, found dead outside... More »

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television • reality TV • American Idol • suicide • stalker • celebrity • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed


 Abdul Stalker 
 Found Dead 
 Outside House 

Police have had to deal with woman before, suspect suicide

Nov 12, 08 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A suspected stalker was found dead of a possible drug overdose or suicide outside Paula Abdul’s house last night, TMZ reports. The woman, whose parents tipped police off that she may be at Abdul’s house, had Paula stickers hanging from the mirror of the car police found her... More »

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American Idol • suicide • stalker • celebrity • overdose • body • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed

Conan's Stalker Priest Suspended by Archdiocese

Ajemian cut off by Catholic church after leaving psychiatric treatment facility

Sep 11, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conan O’Brien’s “stalker priest” has been suspended by the Boston Archdiocese, the Globe reports. The Rev. David Ajemian was instructed by his bishop to remain indefinitely at a residential psychiatric facility after he harassed the NBC late-night host, but he has apparently absconded. For disobeying the treatment... More »

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stalker • celebrity • Conan O'Brien • priest • David Ajemian • Archdiocese of Boston

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