{"id":1555668,"date":"2026-04-01T16:18:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consequence.net\/?p=1555668"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:24:45","slug":"lindsey-buckingham-attacked-stalker-santa-monica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/04\/lindsey-buckingham-attacked-stalker-santa-monica\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Buckingham Attacked by Stalking Suspect in Santa Monica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Fleetwood Mac member <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/lindsey-buckingham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lindsey Buckingham<\/a> had a slight scare on Wednesday morning, when an alleged stalking suspect followed him to an appointment in Santa Monica.<\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/investigations\/fleetwood-mac-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-santa-monica\/3869717\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NBC Los Angeles<\/a>, the woman threw what is being described as an unknown substance at Buckingham before fleeing the scene. 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Though police have reportedly identified the suspect and an arrest is expected soon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman reportedly threw an unknown substance at Buckingham, who was not injured during the 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