Ryan Seacrest's Stalker Not Special Forces

[SF-TX]

Reservist arrested for stalking Ryan Seacrest

Army says alleged stalker is not a Green Beret, as sites have reported
By Tony Lombardo - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Nov 2, 2009 17:26:51 EST

Ryan Seacrest’s alleged stalker is an Army Reservist, Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks confirmed Monday.

But Sgt. Chidi Uzomah, Jr., is not the Special Forces expert that entertainment Web site, TMZ, was reporting as of Monday evening.

Uzomah was arrested Friday after reportedly trying to sneak into E! Entertainment Television offices in California while carrying a knife. News reports also say Uzomah visited Seacrests’s radio station in Burbank, Calif.

Banks said Uzomah is a member of the Army Reserve’s 426th Civil Affairs Battalion in California. He served in the Californa Army National Guard from Arpil 2005 to April 2009. He was discharged to the Individual Ready Reserve until August 2009, when he took a voluntary reassignment to the Reserve.

Uzomah has never been deployed and has no awards or decorations, Banks said.

Banks said it’s too early to tell whether the Army would get involved in the case.

Banks, TMZ’s source in the news story, took issue with some the Web site’s reporting. Banks said he did not apologize to Seacrest on behalf of the Army, as TMZ indicates in its coverage.

“I’m sorry for what had happened to Mr. Seacrest, but the Army would not get involved until the civilian process has taken place,” Banks said.

TMZ also claims that Uzomah has the skills of a Green Beret, but Banks said his training would have focused more on peacekeeping.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/1...t_TMZ_110209w/

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by SF-TX

Reservist arrested for stalking Ryan Seacrest

Army says alleged stalker is not a Green Beret, as sites have reportedBy Tony Lombardo - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Nov 2, 2009 17:26:51 EST

Ryan Seacrest’s alleged stalker is an Army Reservist, Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks confirmed Monday.

But Sgt. Chidi Uzomah, Jr., is not the Special Forces expert that entertainment Web site, TMZ, was reporting as of Monday evening.

Uzomah was arrested Friday after reportedly trying to sneak into E! Entertainment Television offices in California while carrying a knife. News reports also say Uzomah visited Seacrests’s radio station in Burbank, Calif.

Banks said Uzomah is a member of the Army Reserve’s 426th Civil Affairs Battalion in California. He served in the Californa Army National Guard from Arpil 2005 to April 2009. He was discharged to the Individual Ready Reserve until August 2009, when he took a voluntary reassignment to the Reserve.

Uzomah has never been deployed and has no awards or decorations, Banks said.

Banks said it’s too early to tell whether the Army would get involved in the case.

Banks, TMZ’s source in the news story, took issue with some the Web site’s reporting. Banks said he did not apologize to Seacrest on behalf of the Army, as TMZ indicates in its coverage.

“I’m sorry for what had happened to Mr. Seacrest, but the Army would not get involved until the civilian process has taken place,” Banks said.

TMZ also claims that Uzomah has the skills of a Green Beret, but Banks said his training would have focused more on peacekeeping.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/1...t_TMZ_110209w/

LOLOL morons.

Hey TMZ how would you know if the individual "had the skills of a Green Beret? Seem youz getting your "Green Beret" advice from Paris Hilton?

This website never even heard of the guy.....

We do get requests from hollywierd producers wanting to know if someone is in fact a "former" Green Beret. Happened just last week, and the guy they were looking at was indeed a fraud.

FYI

Team Sergeant

[LongWire]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

LOLOL morons.

Hey TMZ how would you know if the individual "had the skills of a Green Beret? Seem youz getting your "Green Beret" advice from Paris Hilton?

Team Sergeant

Don't you mean Perez Hilton??.........You mean TMZ isn't a reliable source??? WTF???

Where's Richard with his "and so it goes"?

[bandycpa]

We're missing the elephant in the room here.

Ryan Seacrest had a stalker?


Bandy

[Pete]

Originally Posted by bandycpa

We're missing the elephant in the room here.

Ryan Seacrest had a stalker?


Bandy

The big problem with this thread is "Just who the hell is Ryan Seacrest?"

Everybody just assumes people know who Ryan Seacrest is. I would hope Ryan was a female - otherwise - don't ask don't tell.

OOPPS - just saw the picture - don't ask - don't tell.

[LongWire]

Originally Posted by bandycpa

We're missing the elephant in the room here.

Ryan Seacrest had a stalker?


Bandy

Did they ask him if he minded though?? Maybe if the gent had introduced himself proper, then there wouldn't be such a big deal..........

[bandycpa]

Originally Posted by Pete

The big problem with this thread is "Just who the hell is Ryan Seacrest?"

Everybody just assumes people know who Ryan Seacrest is. I would hope Ryan was a female - otherwise - don't ask don't tell.

OOPPS - just saw the picture - don't ask - don't tell.

Has Ryan Seacrest had a starring role on his own? Of course, that's sour grapes from me, a guy who sits behind a desk all day.

Still, you have to wonder what dirt he has on Hollywood. No one is that lucky.

Originally Posted by LongWire

Did they ask him if he minded though?? Maybe if the gent had introduced himself proper, then there wouldn't be such a big deal..........

One man's stalker is another man's date. When I saw that he had a stalker, I just assumed it was Simon Cowell. Lots of tension between those two.


Bandy

[Richard]

Guy's sure got that stone cold look...or maybe he's just having one of those RV conversations with ol' Glenn and his gang of Hawaiian goat herders.

And so it goes...

Richard's $.02