Sabrina Carpenter has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man she claims has been stalking her and attempted to force his way into her Los Angeles home. The order, issued by the Los Angeles County Court on Monday, prohibits William Applegate, 31, from coming within 100 yards of the Hollywood Hills property she shares with her sister and her sister's partner.
In a signed declaration, Carpenter described the alleged stalker's behaviour as a 'disturbing violation of safety'. She said Applegate approached her front door on 23 May and tried to force it open, an incident captured on a Ring camera. The footage shows a security guard confronting the man, who refused to leave, claiming the singer was expecting him—a claim the court documents describe as 'outrageous and entirely false'.
Carpenter filed for a civil harassment restraining order on 29 May, alleging that Applegate had been stalking her since at least 20 April. According to a detective assigned to the case, Applegate had been parking in the neighbourhood, moving his vehicle progressively closer to Carpenter's residence. He was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, a misdemeanour, but returned to the area two days later.
'His delusional insistence that he knows me and was expected by me is indicative of a dangerous, delusional and irrational fixation on me,' Carpenter wrote. Detective Peter Doomanis of the Los Angeles Police Department noted that the pattern of conduct 'reflects the hallmarks of a fixated, obsessional individual' and poses a 'serious and escalating risk to victim safety'.
A follow-up court hearing is scheduled for 17 June, with a criminal hearing for the trespassing charge set for the following day.
