Date: 18th February 2002

Paltrow Stalker Loses Appeal


The man found guilty of stalking Hollywood star gWYNETH PALTROW has lost his appeal against the conviction.

A court heard in December 2000, how Dante Michael Soiu sent hundreds of letters, emails and packages to Paltrow and visited her parents' home. He was convicted and sentenced to a high-security psychiatric hospital after being found to be insane.

Soiu appealed the decision, but the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles has ruled there was "no merit" to his claim there was insufficient evidence to prove he intended to cause fear.

Source: WENN