Diana DeGarmo Stalker Denied Bail

An Australian woman who allegedly stalked American Idol season 3 runner-up, Diana DeGarmo, has been denied bail.

Oddly enough, the cyber-stalking began back in May 2007 when Tanye Maree Quattrocci, 23, was convicted of blackmailing and stalking DeGarmo.  The whole situation would have ended with Quattrocci completing her community service but the woman just could not stay away.  She subsequently hacked into DeGarmo’s MySpace account 700 times between May 2008 and January 2009.  How is that even possible!?

The next hearing for Quattrocci will be held on May 1, 2009 but the woman had tried to petition the court to allow her to get out for Easter, with her mother promising to quit her job to watch over her.  The requests were denied.

I have loved some celebrities in my lifetime but I’ve never understood the concept of stalking.  The only thing it accomplishes is that the object of your affection will begin to hate and resent you.  Sure, they know your name but it doesn’t matter because it’s a negative thing. 

Have you ever been tempted to stalk a star in a non-healthy way?  I’d love to hear about it!

image: Jyle Dupuis