Sabrina Carpenter seeks court order after alleged stalker’s ‘disturbing privacy violation’
Sabrina Carpenter seeks court order after alleged stalker’s ‘disturbing privacy violation’
Publish Date: 2026-06-01 22:53:00
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Sabrina Carpenter is seeking a restraining order after an alleged stalker tried to open her front door, was arrested, then came back the next two days.
The harrowing sequence of events began just over a week ago, but the alleged stalker has been spotted near the “Please, Please, Please” singer’s home since April, according to court documents reviewed by The Times.
On May 23, William Applegate, 31, was apprehended by Carpenter’s security and police after he made his way onto a neighbor’s property to breach the pop singer’s security fencing, the documents say. “It is clear to me that his approach was deliberate, calculated and aggressive, which is deeply alarming,” Carpenter wrote in the request. “He 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.”
Carpenter said that when Applegate couldn’t gain access, he knocked on the door as well as rang the doorbell. The Grammy winner’s Ring camera caught the altercation when her private security intervened and tried to get Applegate to leave. The alleged stalker held firm, saying he knew the singer and that she was expecting his visit, and refused to leave until police arrived.
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According to Carpenter’s 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’s home from his car.
After the jarring encounter, Carpenter’s security team combed through security tapes and discovered Applegate had been coming around for more than a month, according to the court request. “Initially, he maintained a greater distance, which is…
