Celebrities Who Have Been Stalked

Sandra Bullock
Jennifer Lopez The Huffington Post reported Jennifer Lopez's stalker, John Dubis, broke into her Hamptons home last year. He stayed at the house for six days before one of Lopez's employees caught him.

Dubis told the police he was the father of J.Lo's children and was subsequently taken in for psychiatric evaluation.

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Ryan Seacrest According to TMZ, police arrested Chidi Uzomah Jr. in 2010 for pursuing Ryan Seacrest outside of an Orange County hospital armed with a knife.

Chidi also showed up armed to the E! Entertainment Television studio. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

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Taylor Swift According to The Huffington Post, police arrested Lucas Vorsteveld in 2013 for swimming round trip to Taylor Swift's private beach property and attempting to meet the singer.

Vorsteveld was charged for trespassing.

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Blake Lively According to TMZ, Blake Lively filed a restraining order against Sergei Mifle in 2012 after he showed up to the set of "Gossip Girl" and contacted her mother.

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Conan O'Brien According to The Huffington Post, police arrested Reverend David Ajemian in 2007 for stalking the late-night talk show host.

Ajemian sent Conan O'Brien threatening emails and letters since September 2006 and even contacted his parents.

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Uma Thurman According to ABC News, police arrested Jack Jordan a second time in 2010 for violating his restraining order.

Jordan was convicted of stalking Uma Thurman in 2008 after showing up at her home, on the set of her movie "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" and sending her love letters.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones According to Fox News, Catherine Zeta-Jones testified against Dawnette Knight in 2004 for stalking her and sending her threatening messages.

"We are going to slice her up like meat on a bone and feed her to the dogs," one letter reportedly said.

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Hamptons SummerDocs Series - "Life Itself" Screening According to CNN, police arrested Canadian actress Genevieve Sabourin in 2012 for stalking and harassing Alec Baldwin.

Sabourin claimed she and the actor had a romantic relationship, which Baldwin denied. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)
Jodie Foster According to Gawker, John Hinckley Jr. began stalking Jodie Foster after her performance in "Taxi Driver."

Hinckley followed the actress around campus, called her on the phone, and shot president Ronald Reagan among three others in an attempt to impress the actress and establish a relationship.

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Jennifer Aniston According to TMZ, Jennifer Aniston filed a restraining order against Jason Peyton in 2010 for stalking and attempting to marry her.

Police found sharp objects, a bag, a roll of duct tape and messages about Aniston in Peyton's possession.

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David Letterman According to The New York Times, police repeatedly arrested Margaret Mary Ray for trespassing on David Letterman's property, attempting to reach him by telephone and in person and for driving his Porsche through the Lincoln Tunnel.

She later committed suicide in 1998.

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Ashley Tisdale According to The Huffington Post, police arrested Nicholas Fiore last year for violating a restraining order and appearing at Ashley Tisdale's home on multiple occasions.

Tisdale issued the restraining order after Fiore sent her about 18,000 unsettling tweets.

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Selena Gomez Selena Gomez was at her newly-purchased home in Calabasas, California, in late March 2014 when she had to call authorities because a man had broken into her guest house.

Che Cruz admitted he trespassed at Gomez's home in an initial court appearance and was sentenced to jail time and to stay away from the singer-actress' home. Within hours of his release, he returned to the property.

He was charged with felony stalking and was ordered to undergo psychological treatment in June 2014 after he pleaded no contest to stalking Gomez.

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Mark Zuckerberg According to TMZ, Mark Zuckerberg filed a restraining order in 2011 against Pradeep Manukonda for sending him threatening messages through Facebook.

Manukando was also seen outside Facebook offices and Zuckerberg's home.

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Paris Hilton According to The Huffington Post, in 2011 police arrested James Rainford for violating a restraining order issued the previous year.

Rainford attempted to grab Paris Hilton's then-boyfriend outside a Los Angeles courthouse where the couple testified against another man for burglary.

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Halle Berry According to CNN, police arrested Richard A. Franco for stalking Halle Berry at her Hollywood Hills home.

After pleading no contest, Franco was sentenced to 386 days in jail and ordered to undergo a year of psychological counseling.

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Jeff Goldblum According to The Huffington Post, in 2013 Jeff Goldblum testified against Linda Ransom who was convicted of stalking the actor after harassing him for nearly a decade.

Ransom was arrested three times for violating previous restraining orders.

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Sandra Bullock According to NBC News, police arrested Joshua Corbett on June 8, 2014, after Sandra Bullock identified him inside her Los Angeles home.

Corbett pleaded not guilty to charges of felony stalking and possession of illegal weapons.

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Steven Spielberg According to CNN, in 1998 the Oscar-winning director testified against Jonathan Norman, who was arrested at Steven Spielberg's home and charged with felony stalking.

Police said Norman carried a "rape kit" at the time of his arrest.

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Madonna Singer Madonna attends the world premiere of "Madonna: The MDNA Tour" hosted by The Cinema Society and Dolce & Gabbana at the Paris Theatre on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in New York. According to The Huffington Post, in 1996 Madonna testified against Robert Dewey Hoskins who stalked and threatened to kill the singer-actress. He was shot by her security guard after attempting to enter her Los Angeles home. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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