15 Celebrities Who’ve Been Stalked

From time to time, celebrities have to deal with much more then just their fame – for some of them, they could be threatened by obsessive stalkers who will stop at nothing to be around them, or worse, who want to harm them. These celebrity stalkers go to great lengths to get close to their victim, and in some cases can send them threatening notes, love letters, and even turn up at their home. Some celebrities were lucky to catch these stalkers, and now have restraining orders against them, while other stories have ended more tragically. Here is a look at some instances of stalkers, and what they have done to get to their chosen celebrity victim.

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer’s stalker sent her the following: A sharp object, duct tape and love notes. He also stalked her for several days. Jennifer now has a temporary restraining order against him.

Audrina Patridge

Audrina’s stalker sent creepy letters to her home, and was arrested after knocking on her door and furiously ringing the door bell. When he was arrested, he was found to be in possession of a large knife. Audrina was at home at the time of the incident.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer’s stalker confronted her at the Grammy awards in 2002, and accused her and Steven Speilberg of controlling her thoughts and plotting to murder her – she also verbally threatened Jennifer.

Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas’s stalker became so obsessed with him that she threatened to murder his wife, Catherine Zeta Jones . In one particularly disturbing note written to Catherine, Michael’s stalker says “”We are going to slice her up like meat on a bone and feed her to the dogs.”

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman’s stalker sent harassing e-mails to members to her family, and was also caught hanging around near her apartment in Manhattan.

John Cusack

Emily Leatherman contacted John Cusack claiming she was a victim of sex crimes, and she was convinced her could help her. She was later ordered by a court to stay away from the actor for at least a decade.

Gwyneth Paltrow

A pizza delivery man stalked Gwyneth Platrow, even sending her letters up to five times a day, some with graphic, sexual content. Paltrow said that his letters made her feel sexually violated and gave her nightmares. He was later admitted to a psychiatric ward.

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner’s stalker allegedly followed the actress and her family around the country, as well as sending her letters and various packages. He was later arrested outside of her daughter’s nursery school.

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst’s stalker broke into her home – sadly for him, she wasn’t at home, but her assistant was, and performed a citizen’s arrest. He was charged with trespassing.

Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul’s stalker allegedly drew life-sized drawings of the American Idol judge, and showed up to audition for the 2006 season of American Idol, where she professed her love for Abdul. Paula’s obsessed fan sadly died in what appeared to be a suicide outside of Paula’s L.A. mansion.

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson’s stalker was found guilty of felony stalking. The man, named Zack Sinclair, wished to pray with Gibson. In court, Mel made a statement, saying that Zack “doesn’t appear to know his boundaries”.

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson was granted a restraining order against Robert Cardner, who stalked her for 9 years. In one incident, Cardner showed up to a rehearsal of Saturday Night Live where Janet was to make an appearance. He was found to be in possession of a box cutter, a large pair of scissors and a knife.

David Letterman

David Letterman’s most recent stalker was arrested for plotting to kidnap Letterman’s 18-month-old son and nanny. He was also previously stalked by a woman named Margaret Ray, who commit suicide after a longtime obsession with Letterman.

Richard Gere

Richard Gere’s stalker left him various voicemails – one which was particularly disturbing stated: “I want to be with you and share your life… I need to see you… Death seems to be the best… I can take a pistol and kill myself.” She later pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment.

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian’s stalker began making contact with her on Twitter, and then moved to her hometown of Calabasas, California. He began to follow her to her public appearances, wearing joker face paint, clearly inspired by The Dark Knight. He was delusional and believed to be dating Kim. She was later granted a restrainer order against him.

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