Fleetwood Mac’s legendary guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has a terrifying historical past of stalking incidents, the Submit can reveal — as he recovers from a brand new assault in Santa Monica.
A lady, named solely as “Michelle,” has terrorized the hitmaker for years and even obtained him dragged out of his home in handcuffs following a weird swatting name.
The girl, who has not been named a suspect within the new assault, additionally confirmed up at his mansion and repeatedly harassed his spouse and youngsters in a determined bid to catch his consideration.
On Wednesday it emerged Buckingham had been focused by an alleged stalker who ambushed him when he confirmed up for an appointment in Santa Monica.
The suspect tossed an unknown substance over him, earlier than fleeing the scene, with cops nonetheless trying to find the particular person. They mentioned they knew who it was however didn’t establish them.
Buckingham’s stalker hell previously revolves round Michelle, who he took out a brief restraining order on in 2024.
The star mentioned she harassed him and his household beginning in 2021. He mentioned Michelle known as him and his spouse dozens of instances, and would depart lengthy messages claiming to be his daughter.
The stalker additionally threatened to kill Buckingham and his household, together with blaming him for facial deformities she suffered as a toddler.
“She additionally blamed me for facial deformities she apparently suffered as a toddler and demanded cash,” he mentioned. “I have no idea [Michelle] and I’m not her father.”
Police had instructed Michelle to not contact Buckingham and his household in 2022. The messages to him and his spouse stopped, however the lady had been contacting his son, William, with out the musician figuring out.
Her stalking then reintensified in 2024 with the girl sending him an image collage together with her face and Buckingham’s.
In September, she confirmed up at considered one of his Los Angeles properties. Police pulled her over after she left and advised her to not come again.
After which in November, one of the terrifying incidents occurred. It began along with his stalker allegedly calling the police on him.
Buckingham had been awoken by “almost a dozen” cops exterior of his dwelling who handcuffed him. Michelle had apparently known as the cops and advised them his son, William, was in the home and needed to harm himself. She mentioned she heard gunshots.
“After I answered the door, I used to be handcuffed and requested to step exterior of my home,” Buckingham mentioned. “The rationale given was {that a} 911 name had been acquired stating that my son William was in my home and [wanting to harm himself] and that the caller had heard gunshots.”
Cops finally realized the decision was a ruse and launched Buckingham. He advised a court docket that it was the “newest in an unabated sample of harassment and threatening acts in opposition to my household and me.”
He was finally granted a everlasting restraining order in opposition to Michelle in December 2024.
The girl who attacked Buckingham in Santa Monica has not been arrested. Each the Santa Monica and Los Angeles Police Departments are investigating the incident, and the “By no means Going Again Once more” author was not believed to be injured within the scary assault.
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