Taylor Swift has been granted a five-year restraining order against an alleged stalker.
The 35-year-old singer won the injunction on Monday, according to court documents obtained by the Times. She had originally filed a declaration in Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 6, and was then granted a temporary injunction three days later.
The man, Brian Jason Wagner, is alleged to have attempted to break into a Los Angeles home three times in July 2024, according to reports in the Local. In one incident, Wagner allegedly used “a glass bottle that could have been used as a weapon.”
He allegedly told Swift a series of “false” statements “detached from reality,” including claims that he lived on her property, that they were in a relationship together, and that she was the mother of his child.
The declaration also alleged that Wagner had shown up at his home on May 21 and 22. He claimed to have been “checking on a friend.”
Swift’s security team reportedly created a forensic report on Wagner that revealed that he had previously been incarcerated and wrote numerous letters to Swift during this time, describing his “infatuation” with her and the “romantic relationship” they had.
He also allegedly tried to divert mail from her home and successfully changed the address on her driver’s license to hers with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Alex Welch, Swift’s security guard, learned of this when said driver’s license was mailed to the star’s residence, USA Today reports .
According to the order issued Monday, Wagner must stay away from all of Swift’s homes, vehicles and workplaces and may not have any contact with him. It also prohibits him from possessing firearms or body armor.
Court documents say Wagner is from Colorado and did not appear at Monday’s court hearing.
This isn’t the first time Swift has had to seek a restraining order against an individual. In 2014, she sought one against a man who allegedly made threats against her and her family.
Timothy Salt allegedly claimed to be married to Swift and declared that he would “kill anyone who got in the way” of his perceived relationship with her. He also allegedly visited her homes in Nashville and Beverly Hills, according to court documents.
“Mr. Sweet’s course of action, including threats to harm my family, is seriously disturbing and harassing and is extremely distressing to me and my family,” she wrote in a declaration filed on March 3, 2014.
In another incident, a 38-year-old man named Daniel Cole was issued a no-contact order after visiting Swift’s Rhode Island vacation home. The judge said he ignored the warnings, and Cole was released on his own recognizance.
