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Cudi Opens Up About Stalker Fearing for His Safety Following Break-In

Kid Cudi has opened up about a disturbing incident involving a stalker who broke into his home during the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this month. While rumors circulated that the intruder was homeless, the rapper clarified that the situation was far more alarming.

Taking to social media, Cudi explained, “The person that broke into my house was a crazed fan that has been stalking me for years without me knowing.” He detailed that the man had attended his shows both in the U.S. and overseas and had even driven across the country intending to speak to him about collaborations and ideas.

“This was an unhinged 34-year-old man,” Cudi added. “Not homeless.” He expressed his concerns over violating his privacy and said he now felt unsafe. The intruder reportedly helped himself to food, showered, and went through personal belongings while thinking he would converse with the rapper.

Cudi clarified that he’s taking extra precautions for his safety moving forward. “I’m gonna take some serious security measures to make sure this doesn’t happen again,” he stated while addressing the online reactions that made light of the situation. “This is not okay,” he emphasized.

Authorities arrested the stalker for felony burglary and theft of utilities after security cameras caught the man inside Cudi’s home on January 15.

Cudi concluded, saying, “If I’m standoffish when u see me in public now, this is why.”

Kid Cudi announced he’s scaling back his social media use, including a break from X

Kid Cudi is looking to scale down his social media presence. On December 19, the rapper posted on X about taking a break from this platform and decreasing his usage of other social media sites.

“I’m done with Twitter for the most part,” Cudi stated in his message before explaining that you can still see him through Instagram, only that it will be less personal. “I’ll keep y’all posted through my stories, but not so much through myself. Team’s got that covered in terms of anything new about projects or other things that I’m working on,” he added.

Then Cudi elaborated on the reasons behind his step, which he says is because he is tired of all the online madness. “I can see a lot of nonsense here and life tends to get way better once a person disconnects,” he wrote. He further said that he feels he has made himself too accessible to the public and will henceforth primarily communicate through music and creative work. Arguably, “Now, you’ll hear from me through my art, I’m saying all of this, love you all, it’s been real, Goodbye.”

Such a move marks a conscious effort by Cudi to come back into the fold of space and prioritize his artistic output instead of just holding conversations on something of social media but leaving the noise behind.

Cudi lands another film role

Kid Cudi is set to appear with Adam Sandler in the sequel of the 1996 film, Happy Gilmore.

As per Deadline’s report on October 25, Cudi’s character and the plot of the film remain undisclosed. Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald will reprise their roles as Virginia Venit and Shooter McGavin, respectively, and Sandler has suggested cameos by Travis Kelce and Bad Bunny too.

Cudi posted the announcement on Instagram, captioning it: “I’ve been wanting to talk about this for a minute!!! This is so fuckin HUGE. Its been a long time dream of mine to work w Adam, hes my favorite, and his movies and comedy made up my childhood.

“Another dream come true. BLESSED!! Get ready, this ones gonna be EPIC.”

Cudi is on his way to recovery

Kid Cudi is still nursing his broken ankle and recently had to undergo another surgery. The rapper shared an update about his condition on Instagram accompanied by a few photos.

“Just finished my 2nd surgery,” he wrote. “It was a success. Feelin goood man!! [peace sign emoji, black heart emoji, prayer hands emoji, smiley face emoji]. Send me all ur love, I could really use it.”

Cudi broke his ankle in April when he tried to jump offstage at Coachella and was forced to end his set early.

Cudi is looking forward to heal before his tour

Kid Cudi broke his foot while trying to jump offstage during his performance at Coachella past weekend. He later shared a clip on X jokingly blaming his age for the injury.

“Um, yeah. Shit got real yesterday,” Cudi explained. “This is what happens when a 40-year-old man tries to prance around off stage like he’s 26, like he used to do back in the day. I learned a valuable lesson — no more prancing around and jumping off stages.

“I’m hoping that I’ll be healed up in time for tour. That’s the plan. I don’t wanna let you guys down, so yeah, that’s what we’re aiming for. Not cancelling anything just yet.

He added, “Just gonna wait and see how things go. But I’m okay; little sore. Yesterday was a lot of pain, but I’m doing better now. I have a little temporary cast on and I gotta go get a real cast in a little bit. Apparently, I broke something in my heel.

“This is a major setback. But don’t worry, I’ma bounce back. I love y’all, all day! Engage the rage, but not at 40.”