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Man Arrested at Hollywood Motel on Suspicion of Stalking Comedian
Police say Pierre Van Lint sent Esther Povitsky emails from Belgium that had become progressively inappropriate and aggressive before he flew to Los Angeles to find her.
A Belgium man apparently obsessed with comedian Esther Povitsky was arrested by sheriff's deputies Tuesday.
Pierre Van Lint had sent Povitsky emails from Belgium over the past eight months, and their content becoming more aggressive and inappropriate, deputies said.
Van Lint was arrested at 8 a.m. at a motel in the 6800 block of Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, said Deputy Lillian Peck.
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He had never met Povitsky, and wrote to her last Friday that he was in Los Angeles. Povitsky later learned that he had indeed turned up at a comedy club on the Sunset Strip and decided to contact the sheriff's department.
Povitsky decided to allow her name to be released to raise awareness of the issue of entertainment figures being stalked.
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Van Lint was booked for stalking and his bail was set at $50,000.
Povitsky performs as "Little Esther" and works the Hollywood comedy circuit.
— City News Service
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