Motley Crue co-founder Nikki Sixx and his wife Courtney have revealed that a stalker, who they claim has been stalking them for eight years, has finally been arrested.
The couple, who married in 2014, shared their joy and relief on social media on Friday when they confirmed that the woman named Vanessa M. Clark of Knoxville, Tennessee, had been taken into custody.
The 65-year-old bassist and songwriter explained what happened in a black-and-white post on his Instagram Story that read, “Tennesee stalker has been arrested (again) for violating restraining order (again) and is also being charged.” “. with resistance to arrest.
‘It’s been a hard month. Happy to be home with my family. Thank you to my legal team and the judicial system.”
“He has threatened the judge, Nikki’s life, Courtney’s life, his daughter Ruby’s life,” a source exclusively told DailyMail.com. “She believes she and Nikki are twin flames and she has gone so far as to question Nikki in court three times.”
Nikki Sixx and her wife Courtney (pictured) shared their relief on Friday as they confirmed their stalker had been stopped after eight years of harassment.
A woman named Vanessa M. Clark from Knoxville, Tennessee, nearly got into a shootout with police, according to Courtney.
The source continued: “She was telling him during interrogation that they are twin flames like Bonnie and Clyde or Romeo and Juliette.
“She asked him, ‘Why is that so hard for you to understand, Nikki?’ Did you do too many drugs in the ’80s?”
Nikki asked ‘what took so long’ in a lengthy Instagram post in which she claimed the woman had been ordered to seek help for her mental health but had refused.
“Laws to protect innocent people and stricter laws to help around mental illness should be examined,” he wrote. ‘This woman was ordered to seek mental help and she just didn’t do it and then she went unnoticed.
‘She also has a gun and has been allowed to keep it even after threatening our family with violence.
“The fact that this lasted so long could have ended in tragedy.”
Courtney, 38, shared the long-awaited good news with her fans in an Instagram post that featured a photo of the smiling star tossing a bouquet of flowers into the air.
In the jubilant update, he revealed that the woman, who claimed to be Nikki Sixx’s “soulmate” on Instagram, had been “ready to have a shootout” with the US Marshall while resisting arrest.
The 65-year-old bassist and songwriter explained what happened in a black and white post on his Instagram story.
‘Thank you Heavenly Father! “Our stalker is in jail!!!!,” the caption began. “This woman has been harassing, violently threatening and stalking my husband, daughter and me for the longest 8 years of our lives.”
The mother of one continued: ‘She has shown no respect for multiple court orders of protection. We’ve been begging (the judge even ordered Meta to delete her abusive profile) and they still haven’t done it.
‘I reported this woman eight years ago on Instagram. “My family has been dealing with this for eight years.”
Courtney later admitted to having to learn how to shoot a firearm for fear of having to protect herself from the stalker.
He continued: ‘Having to buy home protection, I had to learn how to shoot a gun. We have hired full-time security. It’s been hell.
“Last night this stalker resisted arrest and was ready to have a shootout with the US Marshal’s Department and the Knoxville Sheriff’s Department.”
Courtney, 38, shared the long-awaited good news with her fans in an Instagram post that featured a photo of the smiling star tossing a bouquet of flowers into the air.
The Bouquet Box founder explained: “She claimed that someone would be shot and that she wouldn’t go down without a fight.”
“Thank you to our incredible men in blue who came to rescue my family last night and made the arrest even though she resisted and no one was hurt.”
In her Instagram bio, Vanessa called herself Nikki Sixx’s “soulmate.”
He also claimed that his “court cases were all due to C**tney’s jealousy” while boasting that his “bio, account and all of its contents were declared legal as my first friend and then manipulated/disrespected.”
The troubled fan had more than 1,000 posts featuring lengthy statements accusing the legendary rocker and his wife of increasingly bizarre claims.
In a post shared just a day before her arrest, she talked about firing her attorney, writing, “Let’s just say someone in law enforcement knows I’m sick of being bullied/harassed/threatened and I’m through it.” They discovered the moment I fired that lawyer that I was very serious.
Nikki and Courtney married in March 2014 in Beverly Hills and share a daughter, Ruby.
Courtney revealed that the woman, who claimed to be Nikki Sixx’s “soulmate” on Instagram, had been “ready to have a shootout” with the US Marshall while resisting arrest.
Nikki and Courtney’s fans shared messages of support as they reacted to the news.
One wrote: “Thank God… I’m sorry you and your family had to go through that… I can’t imagine… Have a blessed Mother’s Day.”
Another commented: ‘I’m very happy. I saw this stalker’s horrible page and IG should delete it immediately. I can’t imagine how horrible this has been for all of you, I wish you peace and happiness moving forward.’
Nikki first appeared in public with Courtney at a Call of Duty: Black Ops launch party in Santa Monica, California, back in 2010.
Two years later he proposed to her while on vacation on the Caribbean island of St Bart’s. They married in March 2014 in Beverly Hills.
Known for partying hard with his band, Nikki has been married three times and has four children.
He shares Gunner, 29, Storm, 24, and Decker, 23, with his first wife Brandi Brandt and Frankie-Jean, 18, with his second wife, Donna D’Errico.