A GAME of Thrones actress’s millionaire ex-boyfriend who bombarded her with 928 roses and unwanted gifts was today cleared of harassment.
George Philippedes, 43, of Belgravia, central London, paid for actress Katie Alexander-Thom, 31, to have acting lessons at a top drama school in the US as he tried to win her back.
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The property developer also sent her 928 roses – one for every day of their relationship – without leaving a name or a note.
Philippedes was accused of “pursuing” the actress with “unwanted and unwelcome” attention amounting to harassment without violence between May and December last year.
However he was found not guilty by magistrates who found his conduct did not breach cross the criminal threshold.
They said Miss Alexander-Thom had been upset at the end of their relationship and had also contacted Philippedes herself giving him hope the relationship could be rekindled.
NOT GUILTY
Mr Philippedes was accused of “pursuing” the actress with “unwanted and unwelcome” attention amounting to harassment without violence between May and December last year.
The businessman – who recently renovated a luxury art deco apartment in Sloane Square now worth up to £8m – pleaded not guilty to the charge at an earlier hearing.
Magistrates in Brighton were told Philippedes, who lives in a £1.5m apartment in Belgravia, and Miss Alexander-Thom had met in 2016 and been in a two and a half year relationship.
Due to their lifestyles they had never lived together but in February last year, Philippedes asked the actress to send him compromising pictures of herself.
UNWANTED GIFTS
Roger Booth, prosecuting, said: “The defendant asked her to send a photo or video in a compromising position which she was not happy about doing so.”
The court heard Philippedes subsequently dumped her by text which made her feel “worthless.”
The pair rekindled their romance but after she finally called time on their relationship in April he continued to bombard her with texts, emails, gifts and letters up to 16 pages long.
Appearing in court via video link, the actress said: “He was phoning, texting, sending emails and letters.
“He sent me 57 text messages, a handful of voice notes.
“He sent 10 emails without me responding. He sent four or five letters between 4 – 16 pages long and he sent me self help books in the post.”
Miss Alexander-Thom is a model turned actress who appeared in a series of films, and commercials and TV productions including Game of Thrones HBO series and Sky One’s Brave New World.
‘IT SCARED ME’
She played a Volantene whore in Game of Thrones season six’s episode “The Broken Man,” where she straddled Yara Greyjoy, played by Gemma Whelan.
Brighton Magistrates Court was told Miss Alexander Thom had wanted to attend an acting course in the US but was concerned about how much it would cost.
But when she contacted the acting school they told her she had been awarded a grant to cover the fees of the course.
She flew over and attended the course but when she returned she discovered she had not been awarded a scholarship or grant and the fees had instead been paid by Philippedes.
Miss Alexander Thom said she once came home from work and found 928 roses waiting for her.
The court was told the huge bunch of roses – one for every day of their relationship – had no sender name and no message.
The actress said: “It scared me I knew it wasn’t from my boyfriend so I contacted the florist and they eventually told me they were from Aristo Homes which is George’s company but sent by a different name.
“It was then I contacted the police the first time.
“The roses were a real tipping point in what was a continual stream of invasion into my privacy.
“I felt very targeted and was distancing myself from my friends and it was having a negative impact on work and my relationship.”
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