{"id":2586987,"date":"2026-04-03T18:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-fleetwood-mac-guitarist-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-with-unknown-substance-in-california\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:33:06","slug":"legendary-fleetwood-mac-guitarist-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-with-unknown-substance-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legendary-fleetwood-mac-guitarist-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-with-unknown-substance-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Fleetwood Mac Guitarist Lindsey Buckingham Attacked with &#8216;Unknown Substance&#8217; in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flegendary-fleetwood-mac-guitarist-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-with-unknown-substance-in-california%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586987&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lindsey Buckingham, the guitarist and former Fleetwood Mac member, was attacked in Santa Monica last week when a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stalking suspect threw<\/a> an unknown substance at him at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anonymous-money-fuels-5-million-in-attacks-on-georgias-lt-gov-burt-jones\/\" title=\"Anonymous money fuels  million in attacks on Georgia\u2019s Lt. Gov. Burt Jones\">local address<\/a>; he was not injured. Police say they know the suspect from past incidents involving Buckingham, and the LAPD and Santa Monica Police Department are handling the investigation, with officials not commenting further to protect the inquiry. The Los Angeles Times reported on the broader context of the case, including the involvement of the police threat-management unit. <\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, Buckingham was granted a restraining order against Michelle Dick, who has claimed Buckingham is her birth father; the order bars harassment or any contact.Dick told KTLA that she approached Buckingham last year and said she had been living out of her car, though she has not been arrested.A detective at the time described Dick as potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-secret-service-intervened-in-hunter-biden-gun-incident-lied-on-background-check-form-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Secret Service Intervened In Hunter Biden Gun Incident; Lied On Background Check Form, Report Says\">mentally unstable<\/a> and dangerous. Buckingham has continued his musical work,saying he remains creative and is hopeful about a Fleetwood Mac documentary and a new solo album. He left Fleetwood Mac in 2018 and suffered a heart attack in 2019.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lindsey Buckingham, a guitarist and vocalist who once played with the rock band Fleetwood Mac, was attacked last week in Santa Monica.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 76-year-old star arrived at a Santa Monica address for an appointment, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/investigations\/fleetwood-mac-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-santa-monica\/3869717\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KNBC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheriff-eric-chaboty-nyc-police-union-condemn-release-of-man-who-killed-first-female-nypd-officer\/\" title=\"Sheriff Eric Chaboty, NYC ... union condemn release of man who killed first female NYPD officer\">woman police<\/a> say is a stalking suspect threw what police said was an unknown substance at Buckingham and ran off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Police said they know who they are seeking due to past incidents involving Buckingham.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buckingham was not injured<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Los Angeles Police Department said the suspect is known to them due to previous incidents involving Buckingham, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2026-04-01\/fleetwood-mac-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-woman-santa-monica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;The Los Angeles Police Department Threat Management Unit is working with the Santa Monica Police Department to investigate the incident,&rdquo; LAPD Capt. Mike Bland said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;To protect the integrity of the open and ongoing investigation, no further comment will be provided at this time,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2024, Buckingham was granted a restraining order against Michelle Dick.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The order said Dick could not harass or make any contact with Buckingham.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time the order was issued, an LAPD detective said that Dick claimed Buckingham was her biological father.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detective said at the time that she believed Dick was mentally unstable and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buckingham recently said he was upbeat about a Fleetwood Mac documentary in the works and was still making music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;I am still very, very grounded in my creative life,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been working on a new solo album for the last couple of years, which is one song away from being finished.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buckingham split with Fleetwood Mac in 2018 and suffered a heart attack in 2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dick spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/hes-my-father-alleged-stalker-of-fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-speaks-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTLA-TV<\/a>, according to the station, and admitted she approached Buckingham last week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;One time, that was last year,&rdquo; Dick said when asked about allegations that she had gone to Buckingham&rsquo;s home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;But I didn&rsquo;t know I had a restraining order on me. He wasn&rsquo;t a father to me but he&rsquo;s my birth father,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dick told KTLA on Wednesday that she was living out of her car and had not been arrested.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The 76-year-old arrived at a local address for an appointment when a woman described by police as a stalking suspect threw an unknown substance at him and then fled. Authorities say they know who the suspect is based on prior incidents involving Buckingham, and Buckingham was not injured.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Police Department\u2019s Threat Management Unit is coordinating with the Santa Monica Police Department on the investigation, and no further comments will be provided to protect the ongoing inquiry. In December 2024, Buckingham obtained a restraining order against Michelle Dick, who claimed Buckingham was her biological father and said he was mentally unstable and dangerous. Dick spoke with KTLA and acknowledged she had approached Buckingham last week, saying that while she had told him he wasn\u2019t a father to her, he is her birth father. She said she was living out of her car and had not been arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Buckingham has recently expressed optimism about a Fleetwood Mac documentary in the works and said he remains active creatively, working on a solo album that is nearly finished. 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