Debbie Gibson Files Restraining Order Against Man Who Runs Fan Club

LOS ANGELES — Singer Debbie Gibson filed for a restraining order Tuesday against a Spanish man who runs a fan club and has allegedly followed her on concert tours and showed up at her door.

Gibson asked that Bassas Jorge Puigdollers, 44, stay 100 yards away, not attempt to contact her by phone or e-mail, and stop attending her concerts, according to court documents filed in Superior Court.

The man, reached by phone in Spain, said he meant no harm.

"I wanted to use the fan club to help people who can't go see her to get autographs and photos," he told The Associated Press in Spanish, adding that the correct spelling and order of his name is Jordi Bassas Puigdollers.

Gibson claimed Puigdollers has attended all of her "nationwide performances" since 2002, where he often tries to go backstage to see her and get autographs. He also follows her to her hotel room, according to court papers.

When Puigdollers came to the front door of the Gibson's Los Angeles home Sunday, the 1980s pop star called police "for fear of my life," she wrote in court documents.

The Police Department granted Gibson an emergency protective order that expires Friday, according to her court papers.

The emergency order allows Puigdollers to get within 10 yards of Gibson at her concerts, but he still must stay at least 100 yards from her home.

"I understand that she wants her privacy," said Puigdollers, a taxi driver. "I would like to say I'm sorry. I don't want problems and I don't want to bother her so much."

Puigdollers left a note under Gibson's door Thursday suggesting that the two meet in El Paso, according to the singer.

"If you like, contact me," he said in a note that was included with the court documents. He signed it with his phone number in Barcelona and an e-mail that begins "debhead."

A hearing for Gibson's request was scheduled for May 28.

Puigdollers said he was not discouraged by Gibson's attempt to restrict his concert-going. He plans to attend five Gibson concerts at a casino in Atlantic City in May.

Comments

[aristippe]

04:09 PM on 04/17/2008

I'm no fan of plastic surgery, but I got to admit her surgeon is a master craftsmen. To make a person look so radically different without totally malling their face is remarkable. The Bush cabal should hire this guy for facial reconstruction if they are hunted down for war crimes.

[candice208]

03:44 AM on 04/17/2008

I was surprised to read her blog on ‘M a r r y M i l l i o n a i r e . C o m.’ I don’t understand why she write blog on a celebrity dating site. Does she feel lonely and want to date with someone?

[AurigaRa]

01:57 PM on 04/16/2008

can we say TOO MUCH plastic surgery.
Maybe they should all get new identities since none of them resemble their older wrinklier selves.

[NoSillyName]

01:45 PM on 04/16/2008

OMG, hate to be snarky, but WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO HER FACE???? This is Debbie Gibson who then wanted to be called Deborah Gibson and is now back to being Debbie Gibson, right? Never heard her sing, didn't she do it at malls?, but I think I remember seeing pictures of her long ago. Holy shit! That is frightening.

[shotgunblast]

11:09 PM on 04/16/2008

She sold a lot of records in her day(think Britney spears without the redneck). She looks like an alien. Yikes. Picasso would have loved her.

[NoSillyName]

09:46 AM on 04/17/2008

shot, "ALIEN" is exactly what I was thinking. At 37 she should not have "needed" surgery. Is that her real, unaltered face? I was out of her demographic when she was selling all of those records so I missed out on all the excitement, darn it all. Who knew she was still working? Good for her. But what's with the almost-jenniferlopez attire?

[Burnsey]

11:46 AM on 04/16/2008

gee, a teenage pop star grows up and is now 37 and it ALWAYS must be plastic surgery. Do any of you lunkheads out there have photos of yourself 20 years ago? I doubt any of you look like you did then. And I'm sure some of you are thinner than you were at 16, but then again, this is America so most of you probably aren't.

[mugwamp]

11:30 AM on 04/16/2008

If you shaved her head, you could probably see the knot of skin tied up in back holding her face to tight. Shame what stardom sometimes makes women do to themselves.

[AdultFilmLegend]

11:03 AM on 04/16/2008

I had no idea she was still around, let alone doing anything. Well, she should be happy that at least one person is still interested.

[groovychaos]

10:06 AM on 04/16/2008

THAT is debbie gibson?! what did she do to herself??? she used to be a natural beauty...

[LoRiseAntlers]

01:40 PM on 04/16/2008

She hasn't done anything but age 20 years since she was a hit,you asshat.

[AurigaRa]

01:58 PM on 04/16/2008

right - no surgery whatsoever