Taylor Swift filed a restraining order towards a 45-year-old man she says has been displaying as much as her Los Angeles houses for nearly a 12 months and claiming to be in a relationship along with her.
The megastar filed the request for defense on Friday, claiming that Brian Jason Wagner, of Henderson, Colorado, has been harassing and stalking her, inflicting her to undergo emotional misery.
In accordance with Swift’s declaration, Wagner first began displaying as much as her residence in July 2024, and made at the very least three visits to the property in that month alone. He was confronted by her safety crew every time, and through a kind of visits, Wagner “was carrying a glass bottle that might have been used as a weapon,” the singer mentioned.
“Throughout every of those visits, I’m knowledgeable that Mr. Wagner made varied statements about dwelling at my property (not true), being in a relationship with me (not true), believing I’m the mom of his son (not true), and needing to see me in particular person, all of that are unfaithful and disconnected from actuality,” Swift wrote in her declaration.
Wagner allegedly returned to her Los Angeles residence twice final month, asking to see her and saying that “he was there checking on a good friend,” based on Swift. That is when Swift’s crew ran a legal historical past report and realized that Wagner was allegedly incarcerated in 2023 when he started sending her “prolonged communications” wherein he wrote about his infatuation along with her, claimed to be in a relationship along with her and made different claims about being concerned in her private life.
A member of Swift’s safety crew who additionally filed a declaration mentioned that Wagner had made tons of of communication makes an attempt to Swift whereas he was incarcerated, prompting them to create a “safety alert” acknowledging him as a risk.
“Mr. Wagner has additionally despatched my employees tons of of emails with equally regarding and threatening language, tried to divert mail from my residence to his consideration, and even lied to the Division of Motor Automobiles (DMV) to someway change the tackle on his driver’s license to my Los Angeles residence,” the singer mentioned.
A driver’s license for Wagner itemizing Swift’s Los Angeles residence tackle as his residence was shipped to the property, which is how her safety crew realized of it, a member of the crew mentioned within the submitting.
Swift stresses in her submitting that she doesn’t identified Wagner, and has by no means met him, spoken to him, or shared her Los Angeles residence tackle with him. Communications to her employees have additionally elevated not too long ago, with Wagner sending them over 26 emails in previous weeks, the safety crew member alleged.
“Subsequently, the truth that Mr. Wagner has decided the place I reside and visited the property a number of instances, refusing to go away and claiming to wish entry, makes me worry for my security and the security of my household,” she mentioned in her declaration. “The truth that each of those latest visits and Mr. Wagner’s inappropriate and threatening communications to my employees about me have escalated in latest weeks creates a worry of imminent hurt.”
A listening to date is scheduled for June 30, based on court docket information. Swift has been granted a short lived restraining order for herself, her residence, her automobile and her office, towards Wagner till then.
If a choose grants Swift the restraining order, Wagner might be arrested if he violates it.
An legal professional for Swift and Wagner didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark.
This actually is not the primary time a person has made information for allegedly stalking or harassing the megastar.
In 2024, a person was charged with stalking and harassment for visiting her New York residence about 30 instances in a matter of a few months.
Two years prior, a Virginia man was accused of drunkenly crashing his automobile into the identical New York condominium earlier than trying to drive his means into the constructing.
An Iowa man was arrested close to her Rhode Island residence in 2019 carrying a backpack containing greater than 30 lock picks and different housebreaking instruments. He instructed police he hoped to go to Swift.
