News | Entertainment
12 Jul 2025 20:19
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    A man has been arrested after allegedly trying to break into Taylor Swift’s apartment

    Hanks Johnson, 52, was taken into police custody over the weekend on a trespassing charge after allegedly attempting to enter the singer’s Manhattan apartment, police confirmed on Monday (19.04.21)


    The man was arrested at 8:30pm on Saturday (17.04.21) after a 911 caller reported he was inside Taylor’s Tribeca building without permission, and was charged with criminal trespass and released on his own recognisance after an arraignment Sunday (18.04.21) night.

    According to reports, Johnson made a show of sending direct messages to Taylor’s Instagram account outside the courthouse, and claimed the predictive text suggestions on his phone were replies from her.

    He also showed off a restraining order barring him from contacting model sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid, who are also friends of the ‘Cardigan’ hitmaker.

    For Taylor, the news comes after another of her alleged stalkers was jailed for 30 months in September last year.

    Eric Swarbrick was handed down a sentence by a federal judge in Nashville, Tennessee after pleading guilty to stalking and sending threatening letters and emails to the 'Bad Blood' singer's former label Big Machine Records.

    The terms of the sentence, which includes three years of supervised release, were agreed in a plea deal Swarbrick entered in 2019.

    Meanwhile a third stalker named Roger Alvarado reached a plea deal in April 2019, in which he accepted a charge of criminal contempt and agreed to abide by an order of protection in exchange for two to four years in prison, after trying to break into Taylor's house.

    In 2017, Mohammed Jaffar was arrested for stalking and burglary after having allegedly followed the 'Love Story' hitmaker for months.

    Another of the singer's alleged stalkers, Frank Andrew Hoover, was sentenced to 10 years probation in 2018 after he was accused of threatening to kill the singer.

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     12 Jul: Julian McMahon's cause of death has been confirmed
     12 Jul: Brooklyn Beckham has sent birthday wishes to his sister Harper Beckham
     12 Jul: Queen Camilla thanked Novak Djokovic for allowing her to stay at his property in Montenegro
     12 Jul: Melissa Gilbert's biological father recognised her from TV when he first met her
     12 Jul: President Emmanuel Macron winked at Catherine, Princess of Wales when they met at Windsor Castle
     12 Jul: Jack White finally owns a mobile phone
     12 Jul: Martina Navratilova was refused entry into The Ivy because of her dog
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    There's been a seismic shock in the men's National Basketball League More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    How customers 'play the Hermes game' to secure a coveted luxury handbag More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Julian McMahon's cause of death has been confirmed 20:00

    Entertainment:
    Brooklyn Beckham has sent birthday wishes to his sister Harper Beckham 19:30

    Entertainment:
    Queen Camilla thanked Novak Djokovic for allowing her to stay at his property in Montenegro 19:00

    Environment:
    Local electricity providers are still working to restore outages in parts of Nelson Tasman and Banks Peninsula 18:56

    Basketball:
    There's been a seismic shock in the men's National Basketball League 18:36

    Entertainment:
    Melissa Gilbert's biological father recognised her from TV when he first met her 18:30

    International:
    The first report on the deadly Air India crash is out — what did it reveal? 18:16

    Environment:
    Nelson - Tasman is facing millions of dollars of damage following last night's severe weather 18:06

    Rugby:
    The Black Ferns are running away with it in the second half of their last test before the Rugby World Cup 18:06

    Entertainment:
    President Emmanuel Macron winked at Catherine, Princess of Wales when they met at Windsor Castle 18:00


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd