Banks stalker told to leave her alone

New York – A man charged with stalking Tyra Banks has been ordered to stay away from the talk-show host or face going to jail.

Brady Green, according to a criminal complaint, has followed Banks from coast to coast since January, sent her letters and flowers, and tried to telephone her. Last week he was issued a court order requiring him to leave her alone.

Green, of Dublin, Ga., was arrested when he showed up several times March 18 at the Manhattan building where “The Tyra Banks Show” is taped and asked to speak to her, a misdemeanor complaint filed in Criminal Court says.

Banks also hosts the CW reality show “America’s Next Top Model.”

Banks, 34, told police that Green’s actions had caused her to fear that she was in danger.

Police charged Green, 37, with stalking, criminal trespass and harassment. After his arraignment last Wednesday on the charges, Criminal Court Judge Anthony Ferrara released him without bail and ordered him to return to court May 13.

Nude photo of French first lady for sale

Paris – A nude photo of France’s first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy will be auctioned off at a sale next month in New York City, an auction house said.

The image was taken by photographer Michel Comte in 1993, when Bruni-Sarkozy was one of the world’s most sought-after models. In the black-and-white photo, she strikes a pigeon-toed pose, her hands covering her crotch.

An official at French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s office declined Tuesday to comment on the April 10 sale, saying it concerned the leader’s private life.

The photo is expected fetch $3,000 to $4,000 at the auction, to be held at Rockefeller Plaza, according to the Web site for Christie’s auction house.

Sarkozy divorced his second wife in October and married the Italian-born former model and singer in February.

Bruni-Sarkozy was to undertake her first state visit as France’s first lady today with a two-day trip to Britain, where she and her husband are expected to attend a lavish banquet held by Queen Elizabeth II.