Celebrity Homes

Frightening moment for Clay Aiken ... when an obsessed fan broke on to his property and made it all the way to his front door ... this according to police docs obtained by TMZ.

According to the docs, it all went down on April 3 ... when the fan -- 57-year-old Barbara Saylor -- snuck into Clay's gated community in North Carolina and hopped a fence surrounding the singer's home. Sources connected to the incident tell us the woman was seen trying to peer into a window at the front of the house.

The scary part -- Clay was home at the time.

Someone called 911 -- and cops responded to the scene. Barbara was eventually arrested for misdemeanor stalking and misdemeanor first degree trespassing.

According to the docs, Clay told police it's not the first time the woman -- who lives in the Seattle area -- crashed Clay's N.C. pad. Aiken told cops Barbara had previously "thrown her phone over the fence and reported she had been invited by the victim when actually she had not been."

Sources close to Clay tell TMZ ... the singer was shaken up by the incident ... but he's grateful to local law enforcement for responding so quickly.

The swatting epidemic continues ... this time, the victim is Russell Brand, TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... cops raced to Brand's L.A. home after receiving a call from someone reporting two men with guns approaching the home.

We're told the caller told police one of the men was black, one white -- and they were each sporting body armor.

When cops arrived to the scene, no one was there -- Russell had left the home 30 minutes prior to the call.

After a thorough inspection of the property, cops eventually determined the whole thing was a prank -- another "swatting" incident ... just like Bieber, Ashton Kutcher, Diddy, the Kardashians, etc.

This is a switch ... someone is gunning for Plaxico Burress ... someone who is now forcing the sale of his Virginia Beach mansion.

Seems Plaxico got in a nasty car accident with a woman named Alise Smith and it was his fault. She won a $159,000 judgment and he didn't pay so the judge has now ordered the sale of the crib to satisfy the debt.

The 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath pad is valued at $460,000 and will hit the auction block April 23rd.

Silver lining -- at least nobody got shot.

Are you a songwriter? Do you need inspiration? Do you think inspirational juices on a toilet seat can change your fortunes? Then the house of mega-songwriter Colbie Caillat has your name on it.

The 3,700-square-foot house is actually owned by Colbie's parents -- it's where she wrote the songs on her album, "Breakthrough." BTW ... the house was also featured on "MTV Cribs."

The San Fernando Valley house is listed for $1.4 million with Evelina Kostova at CA Realty Group. Colbie's parents bought it for $1.2 mil in 2008, so they're coming out pretty well.

Colbie has been working recently with Taylor Swift and Jason Mraz. Her dad, Ken Caillat, is also big in the music biz, producing a couple of Fleetwood Mac albums.

Diddy's stepson Quincy found a bright side to being the victim of a swatting prank -- at least he knows the cops will come should anything really happen.

Quincy told our photog yesterday that he was on his way home when the swatting call went down, and his aunt gave him the play-by-play over the phone.

Quincy said he found the whole thing to be pretty scary, telling our photo, "Of course it's scary because that's my home, that's where I lay my head my head at night. I understand that police can't take it light ... I'm glad everyone responded safely and no one got hurt."

7:10 PM PDT Law enforcement sources tell us Selena and her mom were home when officers arrived. They were both unaware of the 911 call, and had no idea why police were swarming the house.

Selena Gomez has just been swatted ... TMZ has learned.

It's the second time in 2 hours a celeb has been targeted. We broke the story ... Justin Timberlake was a swatting victim earlier this afternoon.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... the swatter called 911 and told the dispatcher ... her dad killed her mom with a gun that was among a cache of 20 weapons. The swatter then said the dad was going to burn the house down.

Justin Timberlake has just been swatted ... TMZ has learned.

The singer is the latest in a string of people to be victimized by someone calling 911 and falsely claiming there was violence occurring inside the celeb's house. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the caller claimed 4 black males entered the house and 2 shots were fired and they left a box with red blinking lights.

TMZ broke the story ... Rihanna was swatted Thursday and the day before Diddy was hit.

As we reported, it appears the hackers who obtained financial information from a number of celebrities, including Michelle Obama and Kim Kardashian, are behind the latest swatting incidents.

Rihanna is the latest celeb to get swatted ... and TMZ has learned it's happening right now.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... a call came in to 911 claiming 2 armed men were inside the Pacific Palisades house and someone was shot.

LAPD is on scene and we're told they're confident it's yet another swatting call.

The incident comes just a day after Diddy was swatted in the nearby San Fernando Valley.

As we reported ... the latest swatting victims appear to have been targeted by the celebrity hackers who pilfered financial information from Michelle Obama, Kim Kardashian, Tom Cruise, Britney Spears, Beyonce and others.

The hackers who've exposed the financial secrets of dozens of celebs are now taking credit for the recent string of high-profile swatting pranks in Hollywood ... including the one that just hit Diddy's house.

The hackers updated their website today, taking credit for the Diddy prank as well as the prank targeting Paris Hilton last month.

Sources close to the hacker investigation tell us, the hackers are also privately taking credit for every swatting prank that took place since authorities closed in on the original alleged swatting mastermind (a 12-year-old boy from California).

In addition to Diddy and Paris, we're told the hackers are bragging about swatting Kim Kardashian, Tom Cruise, Chris Brown ... and even the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

As we reported, the FBI has been investigating the hackers from the beginning. So far, no arrests have been made.

The cast of the VH1 reality show "Couples Therapy" was evacuated from their house this afternoon after a fire broke out inside one of the rooms ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us, a 911 call was placed around 4:45pm reporting the blaze.

We're told the fire department rushed to the scene, but by the time they arrived ... the crew had already extinguished the flames. Once firefighters determined the situation was all clear, they took off. No one was injured.

Sources connected with the show tell us the fire was caused by a production light which had burned a couch.

Production is scheduled to resume tomorrow.

More than A DOZEN cop cars and TWO police helicopters raced to Diddy's L.A. home moments ago ... but law enforcement sources tell TMZ the incident is yet another "swatting" prank.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... a swatter made a call that someone was shot inside the home.

Sources at the scene tell us ... cops are already dispersing ... and officials now know it was another celebrity swatting prank.

We were initially told the target was Steve Carell ... there were multiple cop cars in his driveway. We're told cops secured his house because it's right next to Diddy's.

In fact, Diddy isn't the first star on his block to have been swatted -- Miley Cyrus' parents' home was targeted in a similar prank last year.

FYI -- cops take the swatting thing VERY seriously ... and have said they will prosecute the perpetrator to the fullest extent of the law.

Just because Rob Dyrdek's swanky L.A. pad was featured on his MTV show "Rob & Big" does not mean it's real estate gold ... TMZ has learned RD just sold it for $225,000 LESS than what he paid.

After sitting on the market for over six months, Rob finally unloaded the 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath pad near the Hollywood Hills for $1.175 million ... way under the $1.4 million he reportedly bought the place for back in 2005.

It's a great deal for the buyer ... not only was it the main stage for the reality show that made Rob famous ... it has 2,792 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, floor-to-ceiling windows, 15-ft ceilings, and a pool.

Maria Shriver has no plans to take down those pesky Christmas lights ... even though it's ALREADY APRIL ... telling TMZ, they're way more than just Christmas lights.

TMZ broke the story ... Maria's neighbors have been complaining about the unseasonal decorations outside her Brentwood home, saying they're an eyesore. (TMZ shot video of the lights last week ... and they really do stick out like a sore thumb).

But Maria tells a slightly different story ... and says the lights represent something much deeper than a single holiday, which is why they're still up.

Or maybe she's just making excuses.

"Coldplay" frontman Chris Martin made an offer on a multi-million dollar home ... but it's not because there's trouble in his macrobiotic marriage with wife Gwyneth Paltrow -- he was buyin' it for the boyz in the band.

Our real estate sources tell TMZ ... Chris went into escrow on a 6,000 square-foot home in Brentwood, CA for just under $4 mil -- a place his bandmates could live, with plenty of room to practice and record music.

Chris was so into the 6 bedroom mansion (above) ... he not only brought two bandmates over for a look-see, he went to the second floor for a mini-concert to test the acoustics.

All was well ... until Gwyneth got involved. Seems the persnickety Oscar winner had issues with the inspection report and ordered Chris to nix the deal.

Justin Bieber may be a lousy neighbor, but he's an awesome friend ... especially if you don't have a place to crash and want to throw dozens of parties with hot chicks.

We've learned Justin has allowed 3 of his close friends to live in his Calabasas estate full-time -- Lil Twist, Kevin Pederson (aka King Kevi) and a third who wants to remain anonymous.

The trio lives there rent free, and they get a security guard to boot, even when Justin's away. They're also allowed to tool around in Justin's sweet rides.

We've learned the party animal is King Kevi, who has lived in the house for a month and has thrown 30 parties of varying sizes. The guest list is always lopsided, with way more chicks than dudes.

L.A. Lakers legend Jerry West is a slam dunk for best dad ever ... dropping $1.3 mil on a condo for his 24-year-old son. No justice.

The 3,000-square-foot condo sits on a golf course in the exclusive MountainGate complex on L.A.'s Westside. And speaking of West and side ... the condo is 5 minutes from Jerry's estate.

The West kid will have 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, high ceilings, spa tub, top-of-the-line finishes and golf course views. Homeowners dues -- $980 a month.