Don Chavez

Olympic and DWTS star Shawn Johnson is now shitting bricks as an obsessed fan named Robert Michael O’Ryan has been arrested for trying to break onto the set of DWTS. Upon a search of O’Ryan’s vehicle they found two guns and duct tape. According to court papers, “He believes (Johnson) is speaking to him personally through the television and via ESP and that he will be with her no matter what.”

Let’s clear the water on a few things. First of all, the media needs to ditch the use of his middle name. That sort of entitlement only goes to serial killers and political assassins, so let’s just stick to his first and last names.

Secondly, O’Ryan can cut the shit. Shawn didn’t say “come to the set and kidnap me” through TV or ESP. Everyone knows that only communicates via Internet chatrooms

And finally, it’s assholes like this that give people who like to travel with handguns and duct tape in the back seat of their car a bad name. I mean how many times have you had a flat tire and been stranded on a deserted highway, when you see a deer run by. All you can think of at the time is “Gee, I wish I had some duct to patch up this flat tire” or “Gee, I wish I had a gun so I could hunt that deer and cook some dinner”. But no, this guy makes it look like people who are prepared travelers are nothing but reality TV stalkers.

Pfft.

If you want a journalistic take on this, you can go here.