Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry won a restraining order against a San Francisco security guard who has been reportedly hounding the celebrity. The man, identified as Robert Sawyer, who has sent a series of threatening letters to Berry’s home, describing "delusions he has about a purported romantic relationship [with her] ", has been told to stay at least 100 yards away from the actress, her residence, her office and vehicle for the next three years.
According to Reuters, Sawyer wrote that his contact with Berry was caused by mistaken identity and fraud which resulted from his meeting with an attractive woman who introduced herself as Halle Berry and asked him to write a manuscript for her. "I think Berry and myself are victims of mistaken identity, and possible fraud," he said. He apologized for "disturbing (Berry) the way I've done. It was not my intention to do so."
In November, Berry's "security detail” contacted Sawyer, and employee of San Francisco-based United Security, and told him "not to try to have any further communications" with the actress.
But Sawyer allegedly ignored the warnings. According to papers filed on behalf of the actress, in a letter dated February 1, he wrote saying he wanted to spend Valentine's Day with the Catwoman star.
"Call me. I'm serious, so stop horsing around. I'm tired as hell of not hearing from you. I was told that you'd talk to me when I finished. It’s (sic) finished, so call me damn it," wrote Sawyer, referring to his manuscript.
Neither the Hollywood star nor the accused were in court when the restraining order was issued. Only Berry’s attorney, Blair Berk, appeared in court on the actress' behalf.
This is the second time the 38-year-old actress has to appeal to court to get rid of an obsessive fan. Last May, former US Navy Seal Greg Broussard was ordered to stay away from Berry after he had made threatening phone calls and sent her gifts, including an engagement ring.
On Saturday night, Halle Berry was named worst actress of 2004 at the 25th annual Razzies and received a Golden Raspberry Award for her performance in Catwoman.
“I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of shit," said the Oscar winner who got her Academy Award in 2002 for Monster's Ball.
"When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner."
Razzies founder John Wilson said he felt sorry for Berry who has just made a misguided career move.
“She's a very talented actress, a very beautiful woman, who just made a mistake.”