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Cusack's Alleged Stalker Tells Her Side

Posted Jul 20th 2006 2:18PM by TMZ Staff

Emily Leatherman / John CusackActor John Cusack's alleged stalker Emily Leatherman tells reporters her harrowing tale of sex trafficking, death threats and ransacked apartments.

Cusack claims that Leatherman "is showing an unusual interest by stalking, throwing long letters of interest over my fence in bags with rocks and screwdrivers inside..." Cusack also added that Leatherman "...threatens to commit acts of violence against herself if I do not help her."

The judge ruled that Emily Leatherman to stay 500 feet away from the actor and must not attempt to communicate with Cusack, even by phone or email.

So what does Leatherman have to say about all this? She insists that she was only trying to contact famous people in the media in order to have them tell the world her tale of being sexually assaulted and harassed. She insists that the police refused to help her and that Tom Cruise's PR assistant gave her tickets to see Mr. Cruise.

In any event, Leatherman guarantees she will not bother Cusack again.





Tags: emily leatherman, EmilyLeatherman, interview, john cusack, JohnCusack, restraining order, RestrainingOrder, sex trafficking, SexTrafficking, stalker

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1. SHE DEFINENTLY DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE'S ALL THERE......COUPLE BOLTS & SCREWS LOOSE.........

Posted at 2:35PM on Jul 20th 2006 by amy

2. she loves him

Posted at 2:41PM on Jul 20th 2006 by moza m. bique

3. This is so sad. She is obviously mentally ill.

Posted at 2:50PM on Jul 20th 2006 by mom

4. o my god, I'm totally getting a Stephen King's Misery vibe from this woman

Posted at 3:14PM on Jul 20th 2006 by Elle

5. That chick is whacko...wow..she needs to get a life..But guys..don't she look like Jim Carey as Fire Marshall Bill from Living Color..she's mad crazy-LOL

Posted at 3:17PM on Jul 20th 2006 by wendell dixon

6. Um...why not go to a local tv reporter and tell the harrowing tale of being a sex slave? Or how bout asking free legal aid to assist in the prosecution of these alleged sex traffickers? Someone should tell her about The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW)...I found them pretty easily...by using google...She's a little off her rocker, for sure. Very sad if all she says is true.

Posted at 3:19PM on Jul 20th 2006 by Catherine

7. I love Cusack. There is something about him I think is HOT. Loved Grosse Pointe Blank.

Posted at 3:19PM on Jul 20th 2006 by Jill

8. does she kind of remind you of Aileen Wuornos? The lady that Charlize Theron plays in Monster?

Posted at 3:21PM on Jul 20th 2006 by michelle

9. we have all wanted to stalk a celebrity before, she is only a weirdo that carried it out. she does look a little on the crazy side.

Posted at 3:28PM on Jul 20th 2006 by catpatat

10. Get this girl a job at TMZ.........

Posted at 3:34PM on Jul 20th 2006 by Dave

11. I thnk the girl is not all there. That is right if you want your story out you go to the local news. They do stories like that all the time.

I find it rather stupid and sad that Tom Cruise's PR person would give her tickets to see him (if that is true). I assume those were MI III tickets.
If she had said she was a Scientologist maybe he would have listened. Very sad in many ways.

Posted at 3:35PM on Jul 20th 2006 by OriginalKat

12. I thnk the girl is not all there. That is right if you want your story out you go to the local news. They do stories like that all the time.

I find it rather stupid and sad that Tom Cruise's PR person would give her tickets to see him (if that is true). I assume those were MI III tickets.
If she had said she was a Scientologist maybe he would have listened. Very sad in many ways.

Posted at 3:35PM on Jul 20th 2006 by OriginalKat

13. Did she just say "ram-sacked"?

Posted at 3:38PM on Jul 20th 2006 by Um

14. cuckoo! cuckoo!

Posted at 3:45PM on Jul 20th 2006 by pinupcutie

15. That woman overdosed on crazy pills. She does need the authorities help, get her to a psyc ward stat.

Posted at 4:31PM on Jul 20th 2006 by nalaska

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