A Los Angeles court granted Sabrina Carpenter a temporary restraining order on Monday, 1 June 2026, against William Applegate, 31, a man she alleges has been stalking her and tried to force his way into her Hollywood Hills home.
The court prohibited Applegate from coming within 100 yards of Carpenter and her sister Sarah Carpenter, who also lives in the Hollywood Hills property. As reported by NBC News, the order also extends to Carpenter’s workplace and vehicle, covering the locations where a public figure is most exposed to unwanted contact from someone who already knows where they live.
How the Sabrina Carpenter restraining order came about
Carpenter alleged in her court filing that Applegate had been showing up at her property and attempting to make contact since at least late April 2026.
The incident that prompted the legal action occurred on Saturday, 23 May 2026, when Applegate allegedly approached Carpenter’s front door and tried to forcibly open it.
When a security guard confronted him, Applegate struck the guard.
In the court documents, Carpenter stated:
“I am in fear of what he might do.”
She submitted ring camera footage from her front doorbell as evidence in the application, using the recordings to illustrate the pattern of visits that had been building at her property before the 23 May incident forced the matter into court.
Who William Applegate is and what he allegedly did
Applegate is 31 years old. Beyond the allegations detailed in Carpenter’s filing, there is little public information about him.
The filing describes behaviour that escalated from repeatedly appearing on the property to physically attempting to enter the home.
The assault on the security guard is the incident that most clearly shifted the situation from unwanted presence into something more directly threatening.
What the filing documents is a pattern, not a single isolated moment. That matters legally because courts considering restraining orders look at whether behaviour has been escalating and whether a reasonable person would be in fear.
Carpenter’s filing, supported by camera footage and a series of incidents over several weeks, appears designed to establish exactly that context.
What the restraining order covers for Sabrina Carpenter
The temporary restraining order prohibits Applegate from coming within 100 yards of Carpenter, her sister Sarah, and Sarah’s partner, who also lives in the Hollywood Hills home.
The order covers Carpenter’s workplace and her vehicle. Under its terms, Applegate is prohibited from harassing, intimidating, threatening, contacting or stalking her.
A court hearing is scheduled for Thursday, 18 June 2026, at which point a judge will determine whether the temporary order should be extended into a longer-term restraining order.
Applegate will have the opportunity to contest the allegations at that hearing, meaning the matter is not yet resolved.
High-profile stalking cases involving entertainers have been an ongoing concern in the United States, and Carpenter is among several artists who have sought legal protection in recent months.
The 18 June hearing will be the next significant development in this case.
