LOS ANGELES (CN) - Actor Victor Alfieri, who starred in "Days of our Lives" and "The Bold and the Beautiful," says a sexually obsessed fan who invested in his movies pursued him across two continents, then stole his company's accounting records and a hard drive with film footage and editing equipment when he refused to have sex with her.
Alfieri says the woman's pursuit was so relentless it drove his mother into a hospital.
Alfieri and Bondolini Productions sued Adriana Trevino in Superior Court, alleging breach of contract, libel and slander.
Alfieri says he wrote two screenplays in 2010, "Arturo Bond," a comedy, and "Looking for Clara," a thriller. He was "in the process of producing 'Bond'" in early 2010.
According to the complaint: "Trevino was a fan of Alfieri. Initially Trevino contacted Alfieri in approximately mid-2009 through Alfieri's page on the Tagged social website. About that time, Alfieri met Trevino in person and gave her his signature. Alfieri initially exchanged a few messages with Trevino, but even after he stopped responding, Trevino persistently sent him messages on Skype. From September of 2009 through May of 2010, Trevino sent Alfieri from two to three messages per month, asking personal questions, referring to him as 'darling' and sending him 'kisses.' Alfieri did not read the messages or respond to them."
In May 2010, Alfieri says, Trevino contacted him again, via Tagged, and "asked that she be allowed to read the 'Bond' screenplay. Seeing an opportunity to involve herself in Alfieri's life, Trevino immediately indicated that she wanted to invest in the production."
Alfieri says he met Trevino again in person in June 2010. He incorporated Bondolini as his loan-out company in July, to produce "Arturo Bond." Alfieri is the only member of Bondolini.
According to the complaint Trevino claims to have invested $154,300 in the project.
The complaint states: "In becoming involved in the production of Bond, Trevino made every effort to maximize the level of personal contact between herself and Alfieri. Thus, in addition to wanting to invest in the production, Trevino offered to edit the 'Arturo Bond' screenplay and be Alfieri's personal assistant. Trevino also insisted on acting as the bookkeeper for Bondolini. At Trevino's insistence, Alfieri gave Trevino access to the Bondolini account into which Trevino's investment funds were deposited. From June of 2010, Alfieri also gave Trevino access to his telephone, his computer and his email account. However, the volume of increasingly flirtatious messages and telephone calls also grew, prompting Alfieri to remind Trevino that although they were friends, their relationship was primarily a business relationship."
In March this year, Alfieri says, he "shifted the project to the production of 'Clara; rather than 'Bond.'" Trevino invested in that project too.
Alfieri says that the Production Finance Agreement for "Clara" "specifically excludes Trevino (referred to in the Agreement as 'Executive Producer') from ownership of the film." (Parentheses in complaint.)
"Unfortunately," Alfieri says, "after entering into the agreement, Trevino once again began to work her was into every aspect of the production despite the fact that she had no experience in the motion picture industry."
He says she "began involving herself in the purchase of wardrobe, the purchase of editing equipment ... and other matters, which resulted in the budget being exceeded."