Tyra Banks, supermodel-turned-TV personality, has been granted a temporary restraining order against her alleged stalker Marten Williams Jr.

Banks claims that Williams Jr. has been “targeting and harassing,” the star and members of her family for four years.

In Banks documents, filed by her lawyer Evan Spiegel in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Banks stated: “I am in fear from Mr. Williams for my personal safety, and that of those around me, including my family and employees.”

The supermodel also alleged that 39-year-old Williams has a history of mental illness and believes he “killed George Bush Jr and that Michael Jackson is alive and living in Long Beach”. Banks went on to claim that he also has left “ominous frightening letters and items,” including a note referencing a future wedding ceremony between the two, in her home.

Williams was ordered to stay at least a 100 yards away from Banks and her family until October 28, when another hearing will decide if it will become permanent. He was also arrested for trespassing at Banks’ Beverly Hills home earlier this month.

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Supermodel-turned-TV personality TYRA BANKS has been named in a $3 million (£2 million) lawsuit filed against the producers of her talk show after a teenage “sex addict” appeared on the programme without her mother’s consent.

Georgia resident Beverly MCClendon filed suit in an Atlanta federal court earlier this month (Oct10), claiming Banks, alongside Warner Bros. executives and producers of The Tyra Banks Show failed to secure legal permission to air the story of her 15-year-old daughter Jewel Ciera Washington during an episode about sex addiction.

The teenager responded to an open call on the show’s website for self-proclaimed sex addicts in October 2009. She was invited to appear as a guest and was flown alone to New York in November 2009. She also claims to have been paid to tell her story.

But MCClendon insists TV producers should have alerted her to their plans to feature the girl on the programme and violated Georgia state labour laws by failing to do so.

In the legal papers, she also objects to the show being promoted as featuring a “15-year-old sex addict”, insisting the tag line would have attracted unwanted attention from “sexual deviants, perverts and paedophiles alike”.

MCClendon is suing on the grounds of negligence and is asking for an injunction against airing any future repeats of the episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Tyra Banks used to be “obsessed” with lip gloss.

The 36-year-old model shot to fame in the mid 90s, appearing on runway shows for labels including Chanel, Christian Dior and Dolce & Gabbana, and is now best known as the creator and host of hugely successful television series America’s Next Top Model.

Despite being naturally beautiful, Tyra says in the early days she couldn’t wear enough lip gloss, and used to put so much on that it caused her hair to stick to her lips when the wind blew.

“Back in the day, when I was workin’ runways, I was obsessed w/ gloss. The super sticky kind. When wind blew, my weave would get stuck in it (sic)!” recalled the star on her Twitter page.

Tyra still has a penchant for shiney lips, although she recognises that models nowadays tend to sport a more matt look. The beauty says she doesn’t care if she stands out from the crowd, and insists she will continue to slick her lips with gloss to achieve a glamorous look.

“Super Duper shiny lip gloss is so not in right now but I’m gonna rock it anyways (sic)!” added Tyra.

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