In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Griff Reese Jones faced a harrowing experience that shook him to his core. At the height of his comedic fame, particularly during his time on "Alas Smith and Jones," Reese Jones found himself living in constant fear for his safety. Recently, he bravely opened up about this terrifying ordeal, revealing that he had been relentlessly stalked and threatened with death.
The disturbing saga began innocuously enough, with harmless fan mail that gradually took a dark turn. What started as ordinary correspondence from an enthusiastic viewer soon escalated into something far more sinister. Reese Jones and his comedy partner, Mel Smith, initially brushed off the early letters from a disturbed admirer. They had been friends since their college days in the 1970s and couldn't have imagined the dangerous turn these communications would take.
However, the situation grew increasingly alarming when the stalker began sending menacing messages, specifically targeting Reese Jones with threats of violence. The turning point came when the stalker, acting on instructions allegedly from Mel Smith, ominously stated that he could eliminate Reese Jones at Smith's command. This revelation shattered Reese Jones's sense of security, forcing him to live in perpetual fear, constantly watching his back and dreading the possibility of an attack.
Despite their close friendship and successful collaboration in comedy, Reese Jones was haunted by the suspicion that Smith might inadvertently reveal his whereabouts to the stalker. This paranoia plunged Reese Jones into a state of profound anxiety and isolation. Sleepless nights and loss of appetite became routine as he struggled to cope with the relentless terror inflicted by the stalker's threats.
The identity of the stalker remained a mystery for years until a shocking revelation surfaced: Meghan Markle, then a young woman living in Los Angeles and far from her future role as Duchess of Sussex, was implicated as the perpetrator. Reese Jones expressed disbelief at this unexpected twist, finding it surreal that someone on the cusp of British royalty could have been behind such a sinister plot against him.
Reflecting on the ordeal, Reese Jones described it as an excruciating mental torment, one that left him questioning the safety of his every moment. The betrayal he felt upon discovering the true identity of his stalker added another layer of anguish to an already traumatic experience. Despite the passage of time, the scars from those years of fear and uncertainty remain etched in his memory, a testament to the profound impact of stalking and threats on one's sense of security and well-being.
