4/29/2009

Yong Lee

Former supermodel testifies against superfan.

The day police arrested 38-year-old Brady Green of Dublin, Georgia was a day in which Tyra Banks said she feared for her safety. Green was arrested after he entered the New York City building where Banks films her talk show. After her assistants learned that he was in the building, they informed Banks and would not let her leave. Banks said of the incident, "I was scared. I didn't know what to do. How do I live my life when I leave this building? I had never experienced anything like this before."  
  
According to[the Associated Press](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090429/ap_en_ot/us_tyra_banks_stalker), Green is on trial in Manhattan Criminal Court on misdemeanor charges of stalking, harassment, and criminal trespass. He faces 90 days in jail if convicted. Since the incident, Banks said she has increased security and thoroughly screens her studio audiences.  
  
*Entertainment Weekly*[reported](http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/04/tyra-banks-test.html) that Green's lawyer attempted to portray him as an innocuous fan, albeit one who repeatedly called her studio, sent her flowers and letters, and traveled cross-country on a bus to "visit" her. He told police that he and Banks "had a thing together."  
  
Banks appeared comfortable in court, smiling frequently as she testified. She told reporters, "I don't fear for my life, I fear for my safety. I fear for the safety of my staff and for my family. And I fear for the safety of people in my vicinity, who I'm with."