Sandra Bullock He had a very bad time. A man broke into her house. The fact shook the Hollywood community, the actress experienced a moment of panic when Joshua James Corbett, a man obsessed with the actress, broke into her residence in Los Angeles. Bullock was surprised by unusual noises at 6:30 a.m. and encountered Corbett inside her home. The actress’ quick reaction was Lock yourself in your room and alert the authorities.
The man had stalked for several days before the incident the entrances to Bullock’s house and wrote in a notebook phrases that showed his obsession by the actress. The Hollywood star, alarmed, called the 911 and expressed her anguish while she remained hidden. That July 14, 2014, when Corbett broke into the actress’s house, impacted Bullock’s life.
“Someone broke into my house, I’m locked in the closet. “I have a security door in my room, and I’m locked in right now.” This is how the American actress called the emergency number after realizing that a man had entered her house.
At a hearing held at Los Angeles Superior Court, audio was played that captured the exact moment Sandra Bullock experienced an episode of distress while leading police through her home. Joshua Corbett had rung the doorbell for 15 minutes at Bullock’s driveway. After He scaled the gate of the actress’s house and forcibly opened one of the doors.
Bullock’s communication with the 911 It was crucial to coordinate the security operation within his residence. Despite seeing only one person, Bullock reported hearing possible additional voices on the property. “I hear them”, Bullock stated. “I hear someone knocking loudly on my door.”he added. The The rapid reaction of the authorities and the detailed collaboration of the star facilitated police intervention and the safety of the actress.
The investigation revealed that Corbett, of 39 years, had scaled the gate and forced entry into Bullock’s mansion. Although the intruder was not carrying weapons at the time of the incident, subsequent searches of his home uncovered a veritable arsenal, including two automatic rifles and one machine gun.
Furthermore, the detainee had a two-page letter in which he declared his love for Bullock and which revealed a disturbing obsession. The letter had disturbing words, such as the moment when Corbett states: “You could have had me today, yet you chose other people over me.” And he also said: “I will be around you, as you already know.”these phrases expressed a constant surveillance towards the actress.
In addition to the letter, the police officers They discovered a spiral notebook with 25 pages full of writings about the life of Sandra Bullock and what the stalker considered a relationship with her. This notebook showed how far Corbett’s idolatry and fantasy of a love affair with the actress went, signed with the words: “Always and forever, with love, your husband.”
Corbett was sentenced to five years’ probation, ten years away from Sandra Bullock, and treatment at a mental health Center.
In 2018, Joshua James Corbett committed suicide after barricading himself in his home for several hours. This event occurred after a confrontation with security forces. The Los Angeles Police intervened in his residence on suspicion that Joshua had violated the terms of his conditional freedom and had issued threats against the police.
In 2021 the actress spoke about what happened in 2014 in an interview with Red Table Talk, a talk show and shared the distressing experience he had at home. In the interview she highlighted how the absence of her son louis that particular night significantly changed the course of events. The actress explained how her decision to allow her babysitter to take her son Louis to spend the night somewhere else, specifically in a nearby apartmentwas a decisive factor that It changed his life.
In addition, Sandra revealed that she suffered from posttraumatic stress and that she wanted to avoid transferring her fear and high anxiety to her son. For this reason, she decided to start a desensitization and reprocessing treatment through eye movements. This method, according to experts, integrates exposure therapy with directed eye movements, facilitating the processing of traumatic memories and modifying the reaction to them.
The support of his children, Louis, 11, and Laila, 8, was essential for his improvement. “They made me understand that if I did not recover at that moment, I would not be present to live the moments that I want to experience”he concluded.
