You know you’ve made it in Hollywood when you have to request a restraining order against a stalker. Some celebs may have crazy fans, but some fans are so crazy they need a court mandated restraining order to keep them away.
Justin Timberlake: In 2009 Justin Timberlake had a lady stalker that claimed she was destined to rule the world and wanted to marry Timberlake so he could rule with her. Huh? Apparently her idea of marrying him meant repeatedly showing up at his house. Creepy!
Halle Berry: A man named Richard Franco (no relation to James Franco, though I wish it were) was accused of stalking Halle Berry when he appeared in her backyard on several occasions. One time Berry was standing in her kitchen, she turned around and the man was standing less than a foot away from her starring at her through the glass kitchen door! So freaky! He was probably breathing heavily through his mouth too! Restraining order granted!
Sandra Bullock: In 2003, Sandra Bullock had a creepy stalker who claimed he knew the actress and he traveled cross-country to meet her. Last year her lawyer filed restraint paperwork against the man and claimed in the docs that the man drove from Tennessee to Wyoming, “just to meet with [Bullock] at her home in Jackson Hole,” and that his “delusions and fixations concerning [Bullocks] had not subsided.”
Ryan Seacrest: Back in 2009 Ryan Seacrest had a stalker named Chidi Benjamin Uzomah, a 25 year old man who repeatedly tried to stalk all the places where Ryan works. The man was arrested outside the E! offices and also was lurking near the KIIS FM offices where he claimed to be “looking for Seacrest.” The guy was also arrested when he tried to get inside Seacrest’s car one time. Scary!
Audrina Patridge: Audrina Patridge once had a stalker who went so far as to give her gifts! And she accepted them! What!? A man named Zachary Loring kept showing up at her house and presented her with beer, wine, poetry and drawings. Take the alcohol girl! As long as it's unopened, it’s cool, right?
Janet Jackson: Janet Jackson had the same stalker for 9 years! Finally in 2005, she secured a three-year restraining order against the man who once showed up at a studio where she was recording, armed with a box cutter and a large pair of scissors. That’s either arts and crafts time, or a weird freaky stalker!
Following in the footsteps of co-star Christian Bale and director Chris Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises star Anne Hathaway has commented on the tragic shooting in a Colorado theater during a screening of the movie last Friday.
The actress released a statement according to TMZ that said, "My heart aches and breaks for the lives taken and altered by this unfathomably senseless act. I am at a loss for words how to express my sorrow. My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families."
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Christian also released a statement over the weekend that said, "Words cannot express the horror that I feel. I cannot begin to truly understand the pain and grief of the victims and their loved ones, but my heart goes out to them." Meanwhile, Chris called the actions of alleged shooter James Holmes "senseless" and "savage."
12 people were killed and 59 others were injured in the shooting that took place at a midnight screening of the movie on Friday. James allegedly threw a smoke bomb into the audience while wearing a gas mask and before opening fire on the crowd from the front of the theater. Since then, the Paris premiere of The Dark Knight Rises has been cancelled and Warner Bros. is pulling all TV and radio spots promoting the movie for the next few days.