Will Smith files for restraining order against former caretaker

Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith have filed a petition for a restraining order against Mike Cooley, the stars former caretaker. The petition claims Cooley has stalked and harassed the Smiths and their children over the past month "apparently because he is angry that he and his wife [Smith’s nanny] were fired and in an attempt to extort money." After firing them, Smith says, the Cooleys had asked for "outrageous and unwarranted sums of money" and threatened to go to the National Enquirer with "embarrassing allegations - all of which are false." Since that demand Mr Cooley has, it is claimed, been seen loitering outside the star’s house and the park where the Smiths’ children play. If granted the injunction would mean Cooley would not be allowed within 150 yards of Smith's home or work and from his children's school or child care facilities.