Billie Eilish has filed a petition for an order of protection against a man who allegedly broke into her parent’s home in California earlier this month and professed his love for her.
As per a petition that was submitted to the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, the “Ocean Eyes” singer, who is 21 years old, stated that she feared for her safety and that of her family after a man named Christopher A. Anderson, 39, showed up at her parent’s home on at least five occasions. The allegations were made in the petition.
Eilish claims in the request that Anderson showed up at the house she shares with her family on January 5 “unannounced and uninvited.”
As shown in the documents, he made multiple visits to the residence between the 22nd of December and the 5th of January.
According to the petition, on the most recent occasion, the intruder scaled the fence that separated the artist’s parents’ property from their own and entered the residence where the artist had spent his childhood. After that, he was taken into custody on suspicion of having committed a burglary.
Patrick Mead O’Connell, Eilish’s father, wrote in a declaration that was attached to the filing that, in one incident, on December 29, he approached the family’s gate and left a white flower and a handwritten note in which he “professed his love” for Eilish. The note was left at the family’s gate.
“He claimed that at some point in time Billie had been watching Mr. Anderson and writing songs about Mr. Anderson and that Mr. Anderson really wanted to meet Billie,” said the man. O’Connell penned the letter.
Eilish has stated that she is not familiar with Anderson and that she has never had a relationship with him or communicated with him in the past.
Following the alleged incidents, multiple reports of criminal activity were submitted to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Eilish claims that this is not the first time an unknown person has made attempts to get in touch with her family, followed them around, and either professed their love for her or threatened to hurt her physically.
She wrote in the petition, “I worry that someday one of these individuals will do something violent or extremely disturbing to me or one of my family members,” and she expressed her concern about this possibility.
She went on to say that as a direct result of the harassment, she had suffered an emotional injury and that she no longer felt safe going back to the house where she had grown up or visiting her parents there.
The order seeks to prohibit Anderson from harassing her and making unwanted contact with her, either in person or through various social media platforms. Eilish also requested that Anderson maintain a distance of one hundred yards or more from her, her parents, and her brother, as well as her residence, place of employment, and vehicle.
As a result of the break-in that occurred on January 5, she is currently under the protection of an emergency protective order, as stated in the application.
It is not immediately known whether Anderson has a lawyer representing him.
In February of 2021, Eilish was successful in obtaining a temporary restraining order against another guy who was accused of harassing her outside the home that she shared with her family and sending a letter that contained a death threat. Before that, she had obtained a temporary restraining order against another man who, according to her allegations, had visited her parents’ house on seven separate occasions.