A man who was charged with stalking Drew Barrymore last month has been arrested again in New York City, this time accused of trying to find actor Emma Watson backstage at a fashion show.
Chad Busto, 43, was arrested Friday and charged with two counts each of trespassing and disorderly conduct.
Charging documents filed in Kings County court alleged he broke into the backstage area of a fashion show at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
A police officer wrote in the filing that the property was fenced or enclosed to prevent “intruders,” yet Busto somehow managed to enter despite not having permission to be there.
Busto allegedly entered a dressing area occupied by people working the fashion show and "repeatedly" screamed, “I want to marry Emma Watson. Let me speak to Emma Watson. Let me take a photo with Emma Watson,” the charging document said.
The outburst “disrupted” several people in the dressing room, the document said.
The filing said Busto knowingly entered the building unlawfully “with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm."
A representative for Watson, 33, one of the stars of the Harry Potter franchise, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It's unclear whether Watson was at the event space.
The same day, stars like Jennifer Lopez, Julianne Moore and James Marsden attended the Ralph Lauren New York Fashion Show at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Busto pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Saturday. A spokesperson for the Brooklyn district attorney's office said Busto got supervised release. He's due back in court in connection with the alleged Watson incident on Oct. 2.
A public defender for Busto did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Busto was arrested Aug. 24 after he was seen searching for Barrymore’s Long Island home, days after he crashed an onstage panel she hosted in Manhattan.
Police in Southampton Town on Long Island said they received a report of Busto’s “riding a bicycle up into private driveways and stating to area residents that he was looking for Drew Barrymore’s residence.”
He was charged with fourth-degree stalking, a class B misdemeanor.
Just three days before, he approached the stage at the 92nd Street Y, a Manhattan cultural center, where Barrymore was leading a conversation with singer/actor Reneé Rapp about her latest album.
The incident was recorded on video, which showed the moment Busto approached the stage shouting: “My name is Chad Michael Busto. You know who I am.”
“I need to see you at some point while you’re in New York, OK?” he said, before he was approached by security officers.
Rapp appeared startled, got up, grabbed Barrymore and rushed her offstage.
