Actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore, 48, had a scary encounter at a speaking engagement on the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan on Monday evening.
In a video captured by the @vidsofceleb TikTok account, with greater than 4 million views, Barrymore may be seen talking with event host and “Sex Lives of College Girls” star Reneé Rapp — then suddenly she’s whisked away from the stage as an alleged stalker begins to approach her.
“Drew Barrymore!” the person may be heard yelling out in the gang as she is talking.
“Oh my God, yes — hi,” she says into the microphone as she scans the audience.
The person proceeds to discover himself as “Chad Michael Busto,” per Variety, yelling out, “You already know who I’m. I would like to see you sooner or later whilst you’re in Latest York.”
As he spoke, a bodyguard steps in, in addition to Rapp, 23, who may be seen putting her arm around Barrymore’s waist as she escorts her off the stage.
Thankfully, the “Music and Lyrics” star was capable of make a return to the event just moments later.
She was met with an unlimited round of applause from the audience.
“By the best way, simply to be clear, the second they were like, ‘Okay, we’re good,’ I used to be like, ‘Hey, do you wish anything, do that you must sit?’ She was like, ‘Oh, no, I got it — I’m good,’” Rapp said of Barrymore when the 2 sat back down on stage.
“Well, I even have a latest definition of your sexiness — it’s the protectiveness that went full ‘Bodyguard’!” Barrymore said in response, referencing the 1992 film.
Then, in a sweet moment, Barrymore got up from her seat to provide Rapp a giant embrace.
“You might be my Kevin Costner!” she joked, referencing the actor, who starred within the movie alongside Whitney Houston.
It was not immediately known whether Barrymore knew — and even had previously met — stage-stormer Busto.
The Santa Monica Each day Press reported that the identical man could have been previously apprehended in that city in 2009 and arrested for resisting officers and 7 outstanding warrants.
The paper also claimed that he had several disorderly conduct and trespassing arrests in other states including Georgia, Texas, Minnesota, Florida and Wisconsin.
The Post obtained quite a few police reports for a person named Chad Michael Busto, which documented offenses for criminal trespass, resisting arrest, indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, theft, harassment and more in several states, as recently as January 2022 and way back to June 1999.
Nevertheless, The Post couldn’t confirm whether it was the identical individual at Barrymore’s event.
The Each day Beast also reported that Busto could have been obsessive about Amber Heard and was allegedly banned from a web based fan forum after allegations arose regarding “stalking,” “sexual harassment” and “threats.”
Others on X, formerly Twitter, claimed that Busto had quite a few social media accounts there.
The Post reached out to Barrymore’s representatives and the Latest York Police Department for comment.
Within the comments section of the video posted to TikTok, many fans expressed concern for Barrymore and her safety.
“This makes me sad especially because Drew is so receptive and caring and it’s such a scary situation,” one user wrote.
One other agreed, writing, “Drew is so amazing I can only imagine how scary that really was.”
Others praised Rapp for stepping in so quickly.
“Renee read those vibes QUICK. I am keen on them a lot!” another person chimed in.
One other joked, “Renee was like not today sir, not today.”
