Selena Gomez obtains restraining order

Selena Gomez has obtained a temporary restraining order against a 46-year-old man who her attorney claims has a history of mental illness and spoke about thoughts of killing the entertainer, Reuters reports.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge approved the order Thursday requiring Thomas Brodnicki to stay at least 100 yards away from the singer-actress who also is Justin Bieber's girlfriend.

"I am in extreme fear of Mr. Brodnicki, due to his direct threat on my life, his obsessive, harassing and threatening behavior to me, as well as his criminal history of stalking," Gomez, 19, said in a statement filed with the court.

Brodnicki was placed on a 72-hour mental health hold last month after he threatened to harm passersby on the street by scratching their eyes out, according to court papers filed by Gomez's attorney and posted to E! Online.

During that mental health hold, Brodnicki told a doctor he had traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles with the intention of meeting Gomez, and that he thought about harming or killing her, according to the court statement.

Gomez's temporary restraining order against Brodnicki could be extended for three years at a hearing on Nov. 4.