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Sabrina Carpenter gets restraining order against man who showed up at her home
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- Paul Glynn EPA/Shutterstock US pop star Sabrina Carpenter has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man following a series of what she called "deeply alarming" incidents at her home.
- The singer said the incidents had left her in "significant and ongoing fear" for her personal safety.
- She wrote in a signed declaration: "His pattern of stalking, trespassing, and surveillance has caused me severe and ongoing emotional distress."
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Paul Glynn EPA/Shutterstock US pop star Sabrina Carpenter has been granted a temporary restraining order against a man following a series of what she called "deeply alarming" incidents at her home.
In court documents seen by the BBC's US partner CBS, lawyers for Carpenter said she was seeking a full court order against William Applegate, who she alleges tried to force his way into her house in Los Angeles last month and returned twice more.
The singer said the incidents had left her in "significant and ongoing fear" for her personal safety.
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