Drew Barrymore’s alleged stalker Chad Michael Busto is ARRESTED after showing up at her home in Southampton…just two days after ruining one of her speaking engagements
Drew Barrymore’s alleged stalker was reportedly apprehended for “going door to door” in her Southampton borough, trying to track down her home.
Just two days after breaking off her speaking engagement at a Monday night special event in New York, Chad Michael Busto was arrested outside her $6 million ranch on Long Island.
Law enforcement confirmed this TMZ that he walked “a few steps outside” the estate of the mother of two children.
Fortunately, Barrymore was not home at the time.
According to Santa Monica Daily PressBusto has a “long criminal history, including an arrest in Santa Monica.”
The incident comes after Busto attempted to run onto the stage during a panel with actor and singer Renée Rapp earlier this week.
Scary: Drew Barrymore’s alleged stalker was reportedly apprehended after going ‘door to door’ in her Southampton neighborhood, trying to track down her home; seen in March 2023
As he approached the stage, Busto shouted, “Drew Barrymore!”
In a TikTok video Capturing the moment, the star responded, “Oh my god, yes? Hi!’ introducing himself as “Chad Michael Busto.”
‘You know who I am. I need to see you sometime when you’re in New York,” he said.
Rapp quickly came between Barrymore and the man and walked her off stage, Barrymore putting an arm around her.
Two security guards approached the man and escorted him away from the stage.
Barrymore and Rapp later returned to the stage where they joked about the scary encounter.
Rapp said, “By the way, just to be clear, once they said, ‘Okay, we’re fine.’ They say, “Do you need anything, should we stay?” (Barrymore) was like oh no, I get it, I’m fine! ”
Barrymore said, “Well, I have a new definition of your sexyness, it’s that level of protection. That went full bodyguard! You’re my Kevin Costner!”
Just two days earlier: The incident comes after Busto attempted to run onto the stage during a panel with actor and singer Renée Rapp at 92nd Street Y earlier this week
Protective: Rapp quickly got between Barrymore and the man and walked her off stage, while Barrymore put an arm around her
To safety: Two guards approached the man and escorted him away from the stage
Back: Barrymore and Rapp later returned to the stage where they joked about the creepy encounter
The star is mother to two daughters Olive, 10, and Frankie, nine.
She shares the children with her ex-husband, Will Kopelman, to whom she was married from 2012 to 2016.
The actress recently revealed that she keeps the family’s computer screens in a safe to limit the amount of time her daughters spend on them.
Speak with Better houses and gardensDrew says she sometimes pulls out an iPad, but only for “special occasions.”
“We watch a lot of movies and shows, so I don’t judge anyone on screens. But when it comes to my kids, I’m not a big fan of personal electronics like iPads,” the talk show host explained.
“During the pandemic, when schools were virtual, we were all forced to be on our separate devices, and I didn’t like that.
“Now I keep the iPads in a locked safe and they only come out on special occasions. I’d rather the three of us crawl into bed with me and watch together.’