The Crown star Claire Foy was under “significant risk” from an alleged stalker who sent her over 1,000 emails in a month, a court in London has heard. Foy, who portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth II in the first two series of the hit Netflix show, was allegedly targeted by Jason Penrose, 39, in November and December last year. Here’s what you need to know.
Penrose, who gave his address as Highgate Mental Health Centre in north London, was accompanied by NHS workers at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court in London just last week.
The Crown Star Claire Foy Has Been Dealing With A Scary Stalker Situation
Rosa Bennathan, on behalf of the Metropolitan Police, applied for a full stalking protection order (SPO) against Penrose. Police can apply at the magistrates’ court for a civil SPO to block alleged stalkers from contacting or approaching their alleged victims while a criminal investigation into their behavior continues.
Bennathan said in August and September 2021, Penrose allegedly sent an email to Foy’s agent, saying he was a film director and producer and wanted her to appear in his next film. Foy told her agent she did not know who he was, and from 2 November to mid-December, he allegedly sent over 1,000 emails, contacted the actress’s sister and attended her address after finding out where it was, the court heard. Emails were also sent to Foy’s publicist, Emma Jackson, it was alleged.
Applying for the full order, Bennathan said: “There have clearly been acts that amount to stalking, posing a significant risk to Ms Foy.” Moira McFarlane, who later arrived to represent him, opted for adjournment, saying: “His mental health is still under question.”
Foy, who has won a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, starred in Steven Soderbergh’s psychological thriller Unsane, and played Neil Armstrong’s wife Janet Shearon in the biopic of the astronaut, First Man.
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