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Sabrina Carpenter gets permanent restraining order against alleged California stalker

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted pop star Sabrina Carpenter a permanent restraining order against William Applegate, 31, who allegedly tried to enter her home three times in May 2026. Applegate must stay 100 yards from Carpenter, her sister, and her sister's boyfriend for five years. Carpenter's lawyers cited Ring camera footage showing Applegate's "deliberate, calculated and aggressive" behavior.

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Trinity Audioplayer ready...Sabrina Carpenter and her family have been granted a permanent restraining order against a man recently arrested for allegedly trying to enter the pop star’s Los Angeles home three times in as many days last month.

William Applegate, 31, has been ordered by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to keep 100 yards from the 27-year-old “Espresso” Grammy winner, as well as her sister Sarah and the latter’s boyfriend George for five years, TMZ reports.

Carpenter identified Applegate as “a complete stranger” when she initially sought a temporary protective order in recent weeks.

Carpenter’s lawyers, who submitted Ring camera footage in their filing, said Applegate first came to her home on May 23 in a “deliberate, calculated and aggressive” manner, “which is deeply alarming.”

Despite his arrest, Carpenter alleged Applegate tried again a day later, at which point, he adhered to security’s directive to leave, only to again return May 25, eliciting another police response.

Applegate last week challenged Carpenter’s bid for a restraining order, which he said was “brought against Carpenter’s will” by her security team and local authorities, on behalf of “a military government program’s maligned instructions,” per documents obtained by TMZ. He claimed she knew he’d been “outside her residence” since April.

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