Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham rushed to court pleading for a restraining order against a woman he claims showed up to his house and also made death threats, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Lindsey, 75, asked for protection from a 53-year-old woman named Michelle.
The petition asked that Michelle be ordered to stay 100 yards away from him, his home, or any place he may be. He also asked that the order cover his wife, Kristen Buckingham, and his son, William Buckingham. Lindsey claimed that Michelle had left voice messages on his son’s cell phone threatening to kill him and his family. “She is a stalker who has been harassing me and my family,” the petition read.
Lindsey explained that on November 3, Michelle called 911 with a “fictitious story” about his son wanting to harm himself. He claimed Michelle told police that a gun had been fired. Officers rushed over to the home and handcuffed Lindsey when he opened the door.
The police searched for evidence but eventually uncuffed Lindsey after realizing the caller’s claims were false.
A detective with the Los Angeles Police Department filed a declaration noting she had been assigned to investigate the harassment of Lindsey and his family.
The detective said LAPD has had several encounters with Michelle since September 18 “when the suspect placed a paper taped to Lindsey and Kristen Buckingham’s residence with photographs of herself” with Lindsey, who she believes is her father.
On September 19, a security guard outside Lindsey’s home saw Michelle parked outside in her vehicle. The guard called the police.
When the police arrived, the guard said Michelle drove away and the officers followed. The police detained and questioned her “at which time she began rambling about her being the daughter of Lindsey Buckingham.”
The police told Michelle to leave and not to come back.
The detective met with Kristen in September and learned of the “history of harassment.”
Kristen told the detective that her son had been receiving “concerning” voice messages on his cell for a year. The detective said she spoke to Michelle via the phone. She said Michelle admitted to calling 911 and reporting the false incident.
The detective told her she needed to stop and that charges may be brought. The detective said she believed Michelle is “mentally unstable and dangerous.” She advised the court to grant Lindsey’s restraining order request.
In a declaration, Lindsey told the court, “I am very fearful that Michelle … without restraining, will continue this conduct which continues to make me and my family fear for our safety and peace. I am afraid her conduct may escalate into something physically dangerous to me and my family.”
He claimed Michelle had been harassing him and his family since 2021.
He denied that he was her father. “She is clearly mentally unfit and harbors delusions which makes her scary to me and unpredictable,” Lindsey said.
The court granted Lindsey a temporary restraining order that prohibits Michelle from harassing or coming near him or his family.
A court date has been set for December 20, where Lindsey can make the case for making the order permanent.
