Jen Garner Fears For Her Safety
November 20, 2008 by Amber
Filed under Celebrity, Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner has petitioned the courts for a permanent restraining order again stalker Steven Burky, following numerous threats against the actress and her family.
In the documents obtained by TMZ.com, Garner is asking Burky stay clear of her, and wants “no contact whatsoever.”
The Catch and Release actress, who’s been stalked by Burky since 2002, said that in the last year “his obsessive and harassing behaviour has escalated to the point of becoming dangerous and threatening.”
“Mr Burky has been stalking and harassing me,” Garner’s declaration reads. “[He’s been sending] packages and letters containing delusional and paranoid thoughts and following me around the country…”
At one point, Garner said Burky had shown up at her home and announced, “God has sent [him] a vision of [Jennifer] being persecuted in some manner that may result in [Jennifer’s] death.”
It is threats like these, Garner said, that make her fear for herself, husband Ben Affleck, and daughter Violet. “I am currently pregnant and fear for the safety of my second child once born,” Garner added.
A temporary restraining order was issued earlier this month, and a hearing tomorrow will determine whether or not the order will be a permanent one.
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