A WOMAN has been found guilty of harassing an award-winning Netflix director after making fake claims that he was stalking her.
Comedy director, Misha Manson-Smith faced a gruelling court battle after Sophie Owen, 36, accused him of harassment in 2020, despite having proof that she'd made up the accusations.
Ms Owen called police twice in May and September 2020 claiming Mr Manson-Smith, 48, was being "abusive and threatening", claiming she'd seen him "hundreds of times" and that he "regularly drove or walked past her house or stalked her".
She told Stratford Magistrates' Court in East London that she felt "scared and intimidated", and that the film director was psychotic, and even applied for a High Court injunction against the director in December 2020.
Mr Manson-Smith, however, denied the allegations and produced evidence, including GPS records from his phone and car, that proved he was not stalking the advertising director.
The proceedings were discontinued, as both parties agreed to withdraw their claims against one another.
Mr Manson-Smith described the experience as "stressful and unnerving, time-consuming and costly".
He also said Owen's behaviour has had a "really really profound" impact on him, affecting his career and family life.
Owen continues to stand by her account and told the court she was "deeply affected by the actions of Mr Manson-Smith".
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