Jennifer Aniston has been granted a restraining order, against an alleged stalker. I feel stupid writing that the man in question, Jason Peyton, is an ‘alleged’ stalker when Aniston has an order protecting herself. But, I guess Peyton’s yet to get an Aniston-related smack-down by the popo for doing anything more malicious than creeping. That said, he was caught on July 15, 2010 ‘laying-in-wait in a location he believes she frequents with a sharp object, a bag, a roll of duct tape and written messages about [Aniston]‘. Oh, and he also ‘spent 8 days trying to find her and when he was taken into custody cops found carved messages in the paint of his car saying: I LOVE YOU JENNIFER ANISTON’. And, he ‘drove cross-country in his delusional ‘mission’ to locate and marry [Aniston], with whom he believes he is in a relationship’ and he ‘believes he’s related to Oprah, Nelson Mandela, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Courteney Cox, Bill and Melinda Gates, President George Bush (both of them) and Donald Trump’. Okay… add to that a history of violence and criminal stalking and Aniston totally needs the order (read as a PDF). Um… I take back the ‘creeping’ comment *shudder*.

Peyton [24-years-old] was placed on a 5150 psychiatric hold. He is still being held. According to the restraining order, Peyton must stay 100 yards away from her home, places of work and vehicles. Peyton must also stay clear of her employees, agents, managers and other reps.  The way cops found out Peyton was in L.A. looking for Aniston… he left a note for his dad on June 25 in Pennsylvania, stating he was going to California which his dad knew meant he was looking for Aniston. We’re told… ultimately, it was the mother who gave cops a heads up. As for Peyton’s violent past, it includes stabbing himself and hitting his mother with a golf club. Peyton, who has been institutionalized before, was ordered to take antipsychotic drugs but authorities say he stopped taking them in March. [TMZ]

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