Ben's Busy? Ben Affleck may have a new movie out but he's also been stalking a man. That's according to one Matthew Hooker. If the name sounds familiar to you, it should. Matthew's been accused of stalking Nicole Kidman. He's the fellow that actually showed up on Nic's property saying he wanted to take her to the opera and her and Tom's kids to get ice cream. Now he's saying, Ben's been stalking him. Matthew says the Pearl Harbor star is tailing him to "ruin my reputation with leading actresses." He claims that Ben followed him disguised as a Frenchman, "with a 'pencil or 'toothbrush' mustache, and a French shirt on." He even stated, "Ben--if you think by smearing me you can get Gwyneth back, or date Claudia, grow up." Ben's publicist isn't commenting on Matthew's claims. Let's just say Ben was tailing him. He'd be in plenty of company. The Secret Service is now watching Matthew as well. He has already proclaimed that he will run for president in 2004. He says the Secret Service is involved because, "They're probably protecting me because I'm a presidential candidate."
In related news, Gwyneth Paltrow's had some stalking trouble as well. A pizza delivery man, who was convicted last December of stalking Gwyneth, has been ordered to stay in a mental ward. Dante Michael Soiu sent hundreds of letters, packages and Emails to Gwyneth and even showed up at the home of her parents, Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner. Gwyneth testified that Dante has "traumatized her." She even says his harassment has given her nightmares. Since he was convicted, Dante has remained at Patten State Hospital in San Bernardino, California. His next progress hearing will be December 13, 2001.
