Harry Styles has accused a homeless man of stalking him, leaving him feeling “scared” and “very uncomfortable”.
Speaking from behind a screen in court today, the singer said he offered to buy Pablo Tarazaga-Orero, 26, food or a hotel room back in March – after he saw him sleeping rough at a bus stop near his home in London.
Two months later, Harry was forced to report the Spanish national to the police, after his behaviour left him feeling unsafe at his own home.
According to the MailOnline, Harry said in court: “I thought it was sad that someone so young was sleeping rough at a bus stop when it was cold.”
“[On March 10] I pulled up in my car next to the bus stop and offered him some money so he could get a hotel or some food.”
“He told me that he couldn’t accept the money for religious reasons. I asked him if he needed any food, he asked for some endamame.”
“It being two o’clock in the morning on Sunday night, he told me he was vegan and there was not going to be any vegan options in anywhere open at that time,” Harry recalled.
The following day, Harry said he bought the homeless man two sandwiches, two salads and two muffins from a vegan cafe, and brought them to him.
“I passed him the bag of food through the car window at which point he asked me if I wanted to go to a restaurant to eat with him,” Harry said. “I told him I was on my way to work. I found it a little odd.”
“His facial expression made me feel a little uneasy. It was like a smirk. Until that point, I never felt unsafe or uneasy in my own home.”
From then on, Harry claimed he saw Pablo at the bus stop 50 yards from his home “at least five days a week”.
He also allegedly posted notes and money through his letterbox, and followed him to his local pub on several occasions.
“He would sit in my eye line. He tried to speak to me on the second occasion as I was leaving. He would just kind of watch and look over and wait for me to leave,” Harry said in court.
The former One Direction star’s legal team argued that Pablo’s stalking has had a “significant effect” on his life.
Speaking in court today, Harry said: “I never really encountered this kind of behaviour before. I’ve employed a night guard. I continue to lock my bedroom door at night.”
Pablo, who has denied one count of stalking between April and June this year, has claimed that Harry initially offered him money to “have some fun” in a hotel.
The singer was forced to deny this claim in court today, when questioned by defence barrister Jenni Dempster QC.
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