Britney Spears’ Ex Ordered to Trial on Stalking Charge

Britney Spears at the 4th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards held on February 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (AP)
Britney Spears at the 4th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards held on February 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (AP)
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Britney Spears’ Ex Ordered to Trial on Stalking Charge

Britney Spears at the 4th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards held on February 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (AP)
Britney Spears at the 4th Annual Hollywood Beauty Awards held on February 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (AP)

A California judge found Monday that there is enough evidence against a man once briefly married to Britney Spears who showed up uninvited at the pop star's wedding to go to trial on a felony stalking charge.

After a two-hour preliminary hearing, Ventura County Judge David Worley ruled that 40-year-old Jason Allen Alexander should be held to answer on the charge, along with misdemeanor counts of trespassing, vandalism and battery, court records showed.

Not guilty pleas to all the charges were entered by an attorney for Alexander, who did not attend and remains jailed.

Spears married longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari at her home in Thousand Oaks, California, on June 9, in front of several dozen guests including Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore, Paris Hilton and Madonna.

Alexander, a childhood friend of Spears to whom she was married for less than three days in 2004, appeared uninvited at the house before the ceremony, livestreaming his raid on Instagram.

Richard Eubler, a since-fired security guard for Spears, testified at Monday's hearing that Alexander got inside her house and up to the locked door of Spears' bedroom while she was inside, according to multiple media reports.

Eubler said Alexander had also tried to enter the property in the days before the wedding.

Alexander's attorney, Sandra Bisignani, argued there was no evidence he had any intention of harming Spears.



Actors Marisa Abela, Mikey Madison among BAFTA Rising Star Nominees

 Marisa Abela poses as she arrives at the BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo
Marisa Abela poses as she arrives at the BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo
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Actors Marisa Abela, Mikey Madison among BAFTA Rising Star Nominees

 Marisa Abela poses as she arrives at the BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo
Marisa Abela poses as she arrives at the BRIT Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain, March 2, 2024. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

Marisa Abela, who portrayed late singer Amy Winehouse in biopic "Back to Black", and "Anora" star Mikey Madison are among the five nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at next month's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards.

Abela is nominated alongside fellow "Industry" actors David Jonsson, most recently seen in sci-fi horror "Alien: Romulus", and Nabhaan Rizwan.

Rizwan's credits include film "In Camera" about an aspiring actor facing constant audition rejections and Netflix series "Kaos", a modern re-imagining of Greek mythology, Reuters reported.

British television drama "Industry" follows a group of graduates competing for jobs at a top investment bank.

Jharrel Jerome, known for Oscar winning film "Moonlight", animated superhero movie "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" and most recently biographical sports drama "Unstoppable", completes the list made public on Tuesday.

In "Anora", winner of the top prize at last year's Cannes film festival, Madison plays a young exotic dancer who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch's son. Her performance earned her a nomination for best actress in a musical or comedy film at last Sunday's Golden Globes.

The BAFTA Film Awards will take place on Feb. 16 in London.

BAFTA will announce the full list of the 2025 awards nominees next week.