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Posted Nov 20th 2009 6:25PM by TMZ Staff
The man accused of using a spy cam to film Erin Andrews naked in her hotel room has been ordered to surrender his passport and his bail was jacked through the roof because the judge fears he could be a flight risk.
Michael David Barrett's bail was raised from $20,000 to $100,000 after Andrews' lawyer argued that Barrett had probably spent $20k following Erin around the country.
A judge also ruled that Barrett can only use his cell phone to talk -- no texting -- and he's only allowed to call immediate family members. He's also been put on house arrest and electronic monitoring.
Barrett posted the bail and is about to walk out of court.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Erin Andrews
Tags: allleged stalker, AlllegedStalker, arrested, court, erin andrews, ErinAndrews, espn, hotel, michael barrett, MichaelBarrett, nude, peeping tom, PeepingTom, reporter, video
Posted Nov 18th 2009 4:30PM by TMZ Staff
The man who allegedly secretly filmed ESPN reporter Erin Andrews naked in various hotel rooms followed her around the country ... according to federal charging documents obtained by TMZ.
In the docs, the feds claim Michael Barrett called 7 hotels in Columbus, Ohio on January 28 and 29 of 2008, trying to find out where she would be staying. The documents officially charge Barrett with 1 count of interstate stalking.
After striking gold with the Columbus Hotel, Barrett got a room next door to her, altered the peephole device and secretly shot video of Andrews.
Barrett then used the Internet to send the video to his email account.
Fast forward to July. He called 14 hotels in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and found where she was staying there. Again, he checked in, altered the peephole device in her room and shot video.
Then again on September 2, Barrett called a hotel, located Andrews' reservation, requested the room next door and on September 4 he altered the peephole and shot video of Andrews naked.
The email he sent the video to -- handsfouryou@yahoo.com. He eventually sent TMZ the video but we did not post it.
The feds say Barrett then posted the videos on a Google video account calling the video, "Erin Andrews Naked Butt."
TMZ received a statement from Barrett's lawyer, saying, "Mr. Barrett would like to express his deep regret for the circumstances that have caused the issuance of the charges against him today. It is his sincere hope that this matter can be resolved as soon as possible."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Exclusives, Erin Andrews
Tags: alleged stalker, AllegedStalker, erin andrews, ErinAndrews, ESPN, hotel, michael barrett, MichaelBarrett, nude, peeping tom, PeepingTom, reporter, video
Posted Oct 22nd 2009 4:45PM by TMZ Staff
Erin Andrews' alleged stalker will appear in court in Los Angeles next week for a bail hearing, sources tell TMZ ... and we've learned why L.A. is so critical to the case.
The emotional impact of stalking and illegally videotaping someone is an important part of these cases. The ESPN reporter's lawyer, Marshall Grossman, tells TMZ Erin was in L.A. when she first learned someone had videotaped her while she was naked in several hotel rooms.
Grossman says she had "an emotional meltdown" in L.A. and that is the basis for making L.A. the place where Michael Barrett will appear.
The hearing is set for October 30. Of course, we'll be there.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Exclusives, Erin Andrews
Tags: erin andrews, ErinAndrews, espn, michael barrett, MichaelBarrett, reporter
Posted Oct 3rd 2009 6:39AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned an arrest has been made in the Erin Andrews Peeping Tom case -- the one in which the ESPN reporter was secretly videotaped walking around naked in various hotel rooms ... and the suspect has been charged with the federal crime of felony stalking.
48-year-old Michael David Barrett was arrested at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Friday.
According to the FBI, Barrett allegedly stalked Erin "with the intent to harass, to place under surveillance with intent to harass and intimidate, and to cause substantial emotional distress to a person in another state."
The videotapes surfaced in July. At least six clips showed Erin walking around two different hotel rooms in the nude, and were shot with a peephole camera. It was virtually impossible to tell when or where the videos were shot.
Andrews' lawyer, Marshall Grossman from the law firm Bingham & McCutchen, tells TMZ Barrett allegedly contacted hotels in the various venues "where Andrews was working in order to locate her and her room number -- and some of the hotels revealed that information, permitting him to target her." Grossman says Barrett would remove the peepholes from the doors -- or as the complaint states, "hacked off" -- and inserted tiny camera devices to secretly film her.
Someone tried to sell the clips to TMZ, but we refused to buy or air them because they were an obvious invasion of Erin's privacy. The federal complaint notes that the videos were offered for sale to TMZ.com through his email account.
The complaint says Andrews was so upset when the tapes began to circulate elsewhere she was "having trouble breathing and felt sick all of the time." The complaint adds, "She was concerned there might be more video and wanted to vomit just thinking about it."
UPDATE -- Barrett appeared in court today where he was ordered to be returned to California to face charges.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Erin Andrews
Tags: arrest, camera, eapn, Erin andrews, ErinAndrews, espn, hotel, peephole, peeping tom, PeepingTom, reporter, room, secret, tapes, video
Posted Sep 8th 2009 11:30AM by TMZ Staff
He was only supposed to take questions from the reporters, but suddenly George Clooney was taking in a whole lot more when a fake journalist began stripping off his clothes and professing his love right to the Cloon's face!
It all went down in Italy earlier today when the dude snuck into the presser for the Venice Film Festival by posing as a reporter. But once he got the mic, the clothes came off and he started yelling things like, "Please, take me George!"
Clooney played it cool -- tellin' the not-so-studly stripper "You know, the tie looks good."
Filed under: Train Wrecks, Paparazzi Video, George Clooney
Tags: george clooney, GeorgeClooney, reporter, stripper, video
Posted Aug 19th 2009 3:54PM by TMZ Staff
Jay-Z's bodyguard has been charged with a crime for last night's tripod-tossing fight with a local TV reporter in Croatia.
Croation law enforcement tells TMZ Jay's bodyguard has been charged with destroying personal property and assault -- based on a complaint filed by the reporter who got into a scuffle with Jay and Beyonce's entourage late last night.
Video of the incident surfaced on the 'net earlier today showing the whole confrontation -- including the part where the reporter throws his camera sticks at Jay's hired muscle ... and the hired muscle throws the sticks into the Adriatic Sea.
We're told the incident occurred at around 1:30 AM in Dubrovnik after Jay and Beyonce ate at a local restaurant.
Police say they are trying to track down the bodyguard so they can talk to him -- the investigation is ongoing.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Beyonce Knowles, Exclusives
Tags: beyonce, fight, jay-z, paparazzi, reporter
Posted Jul 29th 2009 5:05PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has obtained the foul-mouthed 911 call made when ESPN reporter Erin Andrews spotted "suspicious people" lurking around her Georgia home last week.
In the call, before she even says her name, Andrews says "I've been in the news recently about being in a hotel naked." She goes on to say, "I did nothing wrong and I'm being treated like f***ing Britney Spears and it sucks."
As TMZ first reported, cops found out they were just members of the news media looking for an interview with Andrews, who became national news after her peeping Tom fiasco.
The reporters were allowed to leave without incident.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Exclusives, Erin Andrews
Tags: 911, 911 call, 911Call, britney spears, BritneySpears, erin andrews, ErinAndrews, espn, peeping tom, PeepingTom, police, reporter, suspicious
Posted Jul 24th 2009 5:45PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned ESPN reporter Erin Andrews made a call to 911 Wednesday claiming a suspicious person was outside of her Georgia home.
Just days after her peeping Tom incident became national news, Andrews made a call to Dunwoody police around 2:10 PM, claiming someone was knocking on her door and wouldn't leave.
When cops arrived on scene, they discovered the person was a member of the news media looking for an interview with Erin, and eventually allowed the reporter to leave without incident.
As for Erin, we're told she's been distraught and overwhelmed ever since discovering that someone secretly shot nude videos of her.
ESPN is investigating the possibility that the peeping Tom may have been a member of her production team.
Filed under: Talk Sports, Exclusives, Erin Andrews
Tags: 911, dekalb county, DekalbCounty, erin andrews, ErinAndrews, espn, nude, police, reporter
Posted Jul 21st 2009 3:25PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has reviewed six videos shot by the Peeping Tom who secretly videotaped Erin Andrews in her hotel room as the ESPN reporter walked around naked, not having a clue she was being watched ... and there are signs the person who taped it may be connected with the coverage of athletic events.
Four of the clips were shot in the same hotel. The remaining two were shot in a different hotel. In the first hotel, the peephole is round. In the second hotel, the peephole is jagged. The furniture in the two hotel rooms is completely different.
In the first set of videos, Erin is naked, curling her hair while looking into a mirror. It appears all four clips are from the same video. In the second set of clips, Erin is also naked, ironing a pair of pants.
The videos raise the suspicion that the person who shot them may have been familiar with her work schedule and may have been traveling with her. Erin's people are on the hunt for the culprit.
We will not post this video, because it is a clear invasion of privacy.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports, Erin Andrews
Tags: erin andrews, ErinAndrews, espn, inside job, InsideJob, naked video, NakedVideo, nude, peeping tom, PeepingTom, reporter
Posted Apr 24th 2009 9:40AM by TMZ Staff
In their pursuit of "credible" and "informative" news stories, KABC in Los Angeles decided to assign one of their most attractive reporters to do some hard-hitting journalism last night -- at the re-opening of L.A. strip joint, The Body Shop. No, they didn't make their reporter perform.
But the story wasn't just a cheap attempt to attract viewers by showing trashy chicks wearing practically nothing (insert sarcasm here), it was a story about the economic hardships of our times -- anyone with a job is considered lucky.
Thankfully, the "legitimate" news informed us about one all important fact: If you can swing around a pole in a g-string, the place is hiring.
Filed under: Hot Bodies
Tags: abc, kabc, news, reporter, strip club, StripClub, strippers, sunset strip, SunsetStrip, the body shop, TheBodyShop, video
