Drew Barrymore praised “Mean Girls” star Reneé Rapp on Friday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” for protecting her from an alleged stalker.
The cast of “Mean Girls” joined Barrymore on her eponymous talk show to discuss the movie musical. At one point, the daytime host pulled Rapp into a hug and thanked her for escorting her offstage when an alleged stalker approached them during a speaking event last year.
“You and I, by the way, you’re my protector,” Barrymore said. “Reneé and I had an incident recently where this guy came to attack me on a stage that I was [on] with Reneé, and she mama-beared out and protected me so well.”
Back in August 2023, Barrymore was interviewing Rapp at the 92nd Street Y in New York City about the actor-singer’s debut album “Snow Angel,” when an audience member interrupted the discussion and yelled, “Drew Barrymore!”
“Oh my God,...
The cast of “Mean Girls” joined Barrymore on her eponymous talk show to discuss the movie musical. At one point, the daytime host pulled Rapp into a hug and thanked her for escorting her offstage when an alleged stalker approached them during a speaking event last year.
“You and I, by the way, you’re my protector,” Barrymore said. “Reneé and I had an incident recently where this guy came to attack me on a stage that I was [on] with Reneé, and she mama-beared out and protected me so well.”
Back in August 2023, Barrymore was interviewing Rapp at the 92nd Street Y in New York City about the actor-singer’s debut album “Snow Angel,” when an audience member interrupted the discussion and yelled, “Drew Barrymore!”
“Oh my God,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
The man who rushed towards Drew Barrymore at an event earlier this week has been charged with stalking in the 4th degree.
The crazed Barrymore fan, identified as Chad Busto, was charged with the class “B” misdemeanour Thursday night in Long Island after Southampton Town Police arrested him, Deadline reported Friday morning.
Before his arrest, Busto was “temporarily detained” Wednesday afternoon in Southampton’s village of Sagaponack upon police receiving a report of a suspicious person “riding a bicycle up into private driveways and stating to area residents that he was looking for Drew Barrymore’s residence,” as per details of his arrest.
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The alleged stalker was released shortly after as the police investigation continued, but, the police statement notes: “Patrol officers notified the detective division and a follow up investigation was conducted by Southampton Town Police detectives.
The crazed Barrymore fan, identified as Chad Busto, was charged with the class “B” misdemeanour Thursday night in Long Island after Southampton Town Police arrested him, Deadline reported Friday morning.
Before his arrest, Busto was “temporarily detained” Wednesday afternoon in Southampton’s village of Sagaponack upon police receiving a report of a suspicious person “riding a bicycle up into private driveways and stating to area residents that he was looking for Drew Barrymore’s residence,” as per details of his arrest.
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The alleged stalker was released shortly after as the police investigation continued, but, the police statement notes: “Patrol officers notified the detective division and a follow up investigation was conducted by Southampton Town Police detectives.
- 8/25/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Update, with arrest details: Alleged Drew Barrymore stalker Chad Michael Busto, 43, was charged with stalking in the 4th degree, a class “B” misdemeanor, by Southampton Town Police last night , the department says.
In details of the arrest released overnight, police in the town on the East End of Long Island, New York, say that Busto, the Washington, D.C. man who rushed the stage as Barrymore was being interviewed at a panel event Monday evening in Manhattan, had been briefly detained Wednesday in Southampton’s village of Sagaponack after police received a report of a suspicious person “riding a bicycle up into private driveways and stating to area residents that he was looking for Drew Barrymore’s residence.”
Busto was released after the brief detainment Wednesday, but, according to the police statement, “Patrol officers notified the detective division and a follow up investigation was conducted by Southampton Town Police detectives.
In details of the arrest released overnight, police in the town on the East End of Long Island, New York, say that Busto, the Washington, D.C. man who rushed the stage as Barrymore was being interviewed at a panel event Monday evening in Manhattan, had been briefly detained Wednesday in Southampton’s village of Sagaponack after police received a report of a suspicious person “riding a bicycle up into private driveways and stating to area residents that he was looking for Drew Barrymore’s residence.”
Busto was released after the brief detainment Wednesday, but, according to the police statement, “Patrol officers notified the detective division and a follow up investigation was conducted by Southampton Town Police detectives.
- 8/25/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A crazed Drew Barrymore fan was arrested Thursday after “going door to door telling area residents that he was looking for Drew Barrymore’s residence,” Southampton Chief of Police James Kiernan confirmed to Variety.
The man, identified as Chad Busto, will be brought to Southampton Town Police Headquarters for arrest processing, according to Kiernan.
Busto was “temporarily detained” in Southampton Wednesday afternoon. Prior to the arrest Lieutenant Todd Spencer told Variety that Busto had since been released, as a police investigation continues.
A representative for Barrymore has not yet responded to Variety‘s request for comment.
This news comes just days after a man who identified himself as Chad Michael Busto interrupted an event at the 92nd Street Y and quickly approached Barrymore, who was onstage interviewing actor-musician Reneé Rapp. The man yelled out Barrymore’s name, causing the actor and daytime talk show host to respond, frazzled, “Oh my God,...
The man, identified as Chad Busto, will be brought to Southampton Town Police Headquarters for arrest processing, according to Kiernan.
Busto was “temporarily detained” in Southampton Wednesday afternoon. Prior to the arrest Lieutenant Todd Spencer told Variety that Busto had since been released, as a police investigation continues.
A representative for Barrymore has not yet responded to Variety‘s request for comment.
This news comes just days after a man who identified himself as Chad Michael Busto interrupted an event at the 92nd Street Y and quickly approached Barrymore, who was onstage interviewing actor-musician Reneé Rapp. The man yelled out Barrymore’s name, causing the actor and daytime talk show host to respond, frazzled, “Oh my God,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
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