{"id":2441149,"date":"2026-06-02T02:58:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2441149"},"modified":"2026-06-02T02:58:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:58:33","slug":"sabrina-carpenter-in-fear-after-alleged-stalker-tries-to-break-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sabrina-carpenter-in-fear-after-alleged-stalker-tries-to-break-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabrina Carpenter in fear after alleged stalker tries to break in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> is seeking a restraining order after an alleged stalker tried to open her front door, was arrested, then came back the next two days in a row. <\/p>\n

The harrowing sequence of events began just over a week ago, but the alleged stalker has been spotted near the \u201cPlease, Please, Please<\/a>\u201d singer\u2019s home since April, according to court documents reviewed by The Times. <\/p>\n

On May 23, William Applegate, 31, was apprehended by Carpenter\u2019s security and police after he made his way onto a neighbor\u2019s property to breach the pop singer\u2019s security fencing, the documents say. \u201cIt is clear to me that his approach was deliberate, calculated and aggressive, which is deeply alarming,\u201d Carpenter wrote in the request. \u201cHe then forced his way closer to my residence and advanced directly to my front door. Once there, Applegate physically grabbed the lever of my front door and forcefully pushed down, actively trying to force his way inside my home without any invitation, permission, or consent whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carpenter said that, when Applegate couldn\u2019t gain access, he knocked on the door as well as rang the doorbell. The Grammy-winner\u2019s<\/a> Ring camera caught the altercation when her private security intervened and tried to get Applegate to leave. The alleged stalker held firm, said he knew the singer and that she was expecting his visit, and refused to leave until police arrived.<\/p>\n

According to Carpenter\u2019s statement, the man was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department but then returned to her home less than 24 hours later, and again the following day. Both days he allegedly surveyed the singer\u2019s home from his car. <\/p>\n

After the jarring encounter, Carpenter\u2019s security team combed through security tapes and discovered Applegate had been coming around for more than a month, according to the court request. \u201cInitially, he maintained a greater distance, which is why direct contact was not made at the time,\u201d the document reads. \u201cHowever, Applegate\u2019s conduct has followed a clear and deeply troubling escalation pattern, as he has progressively moved closer and closer to my home, ultimately culminating in the violent and aggressive trespass of May 23, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carpenter further wrote that Applegate\u2019s behavior had caused her to fear for her safety and that the incident in which he attempted to enter her home \u201cis among the most disturbing violations of personal safety and privacy I have ever experienced.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carpenter requested that her sister Sarah Carpenter and her sister\u2019s boyfriend, guitarist George Smith, be added to the protection order as well since the couple reside in her Los Angeles home. <\/p>\n

Los Angeles Police Det. Peter Doomanis backed up Carpenter\u2019s claims against Applegate and said that the man poses a serious \u201cand escalating\u201d threat to the singer, and has \u201cdeveloped a disturbing and irrational fixation\u201d on the pop star. <\/p>\n

Applegate was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespassing. He\u2019s scheduled to appear in court on June 18.<\/p>\n

Times staff writer Richard Winton contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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