Former supermodel/reality star/talk show host Tyra Banks has definitely hit the big time- she even has her own extra-creepy stalker. Homeless nutjob Brady Green, who has been sending Tyra weird letters and packages and calling her for the last couple of months, actually started showing up at the studio where she tapes her talk show.
Cops finally busted the burly ex-con drifter Tuesday for allegedly stalking Banks from coast to coast, but he was released without bail - an act that has added to her anxiety.
Brady Green, 37, has hounded Banks with multiple letters and phone calls since early January, cops and prosecutors said.
He then started sending her flowers and showing up in person at her Los Angeles TV studio, they said.
The Dublin, Ga., native then took a bus to New York with the idea of visiting the studio where "The Tyra Banks Show" is taped. He arrived in the lobby at 4:23 p.m. on Tuesday, asking to speak to the former supermodel, the authorities said.
Green was carrying a large duffel bag stuffed with magazine write-ups about Banks and notes to himself about his various attempts to reach her, they said.
Cops were called to the scene, where Banks said she feared for her safety. Green was cleared from the premises.
But at 7:22 p.m., Green was back - sitting across the street in a window seat at a McDonald's, drinking coffee and flipping through one of his magazines
Green told police he was homeless, although he appeared clean and dressed in neat, casual clothing, they said. Cops arrested him in the restaurant and charged him with stalking, harassment and criminal trespass.
The next morning, Green appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court and pleaded not guilty to the charges. No bail was requested, despite Green not having provided a New York address. Judge Anthony Ferrara released him on his own recognizance - but issued an order of protection for Banks
Staff at the Chelsea studio are worriedly anticipating Green's return. "There's no security at this building," said a producer at 225 W. 26th St., where photos of Green were still being handed out on Friday with a warning to stay away from him. "It's very scary."
[From NY Post]
Yikes! I sure hope they've stepped up security at that building given the situation. I wonder if Tyra will do an episode on stalkers on her talk show now? Celebrity stalking has become a serious problem- as recent cases like Steven Spielberg's and Catherine Zeta Jones' have shown. John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, reportedly stalked him for months before shooting him dead in front of his home. And with instant access to celebrities' favorite hangouts, it's easier than ever for unstable people like this to track their victims.
Tyra Banks is shown at the Daytime Emmy Awards on 6/15/07, thanks to PRPhotos.
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