Jury acquits Ohio man of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow
An Ohio man accused of sending Gwyneth Paltrow 66 letters and packages in recent years was acquitted of stalking the Oscar-winning actress.
A jury has acquitted an Ohio man of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow.
The verdict was announced Wednesday in the case against Dante Soiu, who was accused of sending the Oscar-winning actress 66 letters and packages in recent years.
Paltrow testified last week that she felt threatened because Soiu had been charged in a previous case in which pornographic messages and sex toys were sent to the actress in 1999 and 2000.
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He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and was confined to a mental institution.
Soiu testified in the current case that he wrote to Paltrow in recent years because he wanted her forgiveness for his earlier actions and still harbored a desire to marry her at the time.
Paltrow testified that Soiu’s correspondence referenced marriage and her death.
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