{"id":34347,"date":"2026-06-19T06:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/sabrina-carpenter-gets-5-year-restraining-order-against-alleged-stalker\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T06:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:46:17","slug":"sabrina-carpenter-gets-5-year-restraining-order-against-alleged-stalker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/sabrina-carpenter-gets-5-year-restraining-order-against-alleged-stalker\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabrina Carpenter gets 5-year restraining order against alleged stalker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">A judge granted <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/sabrina-carpenter-drops-new-album-music-video-125088973\" dir=\"ltr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a> a restraining order against a man who has repeatedly shown up at her home and who, in May, allegedly attempted to force his way in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The order bars William Applegate, 31, from contacting<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->the singer, her sister Sarah Carpenter and her sister&#8217;s significant other George Smith, who both live with her, for five years. The order is set to expire June 17, 2031, according to documents obtained by ABC News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur Lomrk \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3fbcb71c-525e-4af2-885c-458c856b3e74\/sabrina-carpenter-gty-jt-260618_1781812056740_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3fbcb71c-525e-4af2-885c-458c856b3e74\/sabrina-carpenter-gty-jt-260618_1781812056740_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3fbcb71c-525e-4af2-885c-458c856b3e74\/sabrina-carpenter-gty-jt-260618_1781812056740_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3fbcb71c-525e-4af2-885c-458c856b3e74\/sabrina-carpenter-gty-jt-260618_1781812056740_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3fbcb71c-525e-4af2-885c-458c856b3e74\/sabrina-carpenter-gty-jt-260618_1781812056740_hpMain.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">In this Feb. 1, 2026, file photo, Sabrina Carpenter arrives for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Etienne Laurent\/AFP via Getty Images, FILE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to the order, Applegate cannot &#8220;contact&#8221; <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/sabrina-carpenter-drops-new-album-music-video-125088973\" dir=\"ltr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sabrina Carpenter,<\/a> Sarah Carpenter or George Smith, and is prohibited from &#8220;disturbing their peace.&#8221; In addition, he must stay 100 yards away from them, their home, their workplace and their vehicles. If he doesn&#8217;t obey, he faces a possible fine of up to $1,000, a possible one-year jail sentence or both.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Applegate appeared at the hearing on Wednesday in LA and said that he and<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Sabrina<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Carpenter were part of a classified military program that required them to &#8220;be together as soon as possible&#8221; for &#8220;national and global security.&#8221; He also stated that he&#8217;d be &#8220;more than willing&#8221; to stay away from<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Sabrina<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Carpenter if she told him herself. She was not present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">As previously reported, the &#8220;Espresso&#8221; artist, 27, filed a civil harassment restraining order on May 29 against Applegate. In her declaration, she alleged that he went to her Los Angeles home on May 23 &#8220;unannounced and uninvited&#8221; and &#8220;physically grabbed the lever of my front door and forcefully pushed it down, actively trying to force his way inside my home without any invitation, permission, or consent whatsoever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Detective Peter Doomanis, of the Los Angeles Police Department, wrote that Sabrina<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->Carpenter was<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->&#8220;in genuine fear for her personal safety&#8221; at the time of the incident. Applegate was released after his May 23 arrest,<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->and returned to Sabrina Carpenter&#8217;s home on May 24 and May 25, according to the singer&#8217;s private security guards in court docs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Hasan Brown, a private security guard for Sabrina Carpenter, wrote in a separate declaration that he had<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->noticed Applegate&#8217;s vehicle parked in the vicinity of<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->her home on multiple prior occasions beginning sometime after April 19 through at least May 25, &#8220;with the vehicle progressively parking in closer proximity&#8221; to the singer&#8217;s residence over time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judge granted Sabrina Carpenter a restraining order against a man who has repeatedly shown up at her home and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_animmysite_disable_animation":false,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/3fbcb71c-525e-4af2-885c-458c856b3e74\/sabrina-carpenter-gty-jt-260618_1781812056740_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=1600","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending-sports-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}