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Ivanka Trump's Longtime Stalker Arrested Near Trump Tower
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Gaby Del Valle
Published Dec 11, 2016
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Ivanka Trump's longtime stalker has reportedly been arrested once again, this time by Secret Service agents who caught him less than two blocks from Trump Tower.
New York Magazine reports that Justin Massler was nabbed a block away from Donald Trump's transition team headquarters on November 29th.
Massler, who is 34, was previously charged with stalking and harassment in 2010 for stalking the then-27-year-old Ivanka. He once purchased an $800 pair of earrings from Ivanka's jewelry store for her and "became furious" when employees didn't deliver them to her. Massler had also posted on Twitter that his "dream in life" was to marry and start a family with Ivanka, and once threatened to kill himself at Ivanka's jewelry shop.
In 2012, Massler pleaded guilty to violating an order of protection that Ivanka had taken out against him a year prior. Jezebel described him as a "notorious celebrity stalker" last year, and pointed out that in addition to the eldest Trump daughter, Messler has also stalked several Kardashians.
Massler was previously diagnosed with schizophrenia and left a Nevada mental health facility late last month. TMZ said that Massler's brother, who reportedly lives in the city, booked him a hotel room in Manhattan just a block away from Trump Tower.
The Secret Service told Gothamist that they cannot comment about ongoing investigations.
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