An L.A. County Superior Court Judge has granted a temporary restraining order to Kirsten Dunst against an alleged stalker for sending her dozen of letters and sitting outside her home, TMZ is reporting. The 51-year-old Frenchman, Jean Christophe Prudhon, was ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from the ‘Melancholia’ star and her mother Inez, her home and her place of work. He was also told to stop trying to contact her.

Prudhon had visited the Toluca Lake, California home of Inez, on December 3, 2011, asking to see the actress. He also admitted that he sat in his car outside her home 10 times. Prudhon also sent letters to Inez’s home, which she described as frightening and harassing. She added that Prudhon was “clearly mentally ill.”

In one of Prudhon’s letters that was submitted as evidence for the restraining order, he wrote that he sold his French home in order to finance his trip to the U.S. to meet Dunst. The letter read that he “came across the oceans five times to try and meet you, always frustrated by fate who took you away each time.”

A December 21 follow-up hearing is scheduled. The hearing will determine if Dunst should be granted a three-year restraining order against Prudhon.

Written by: Karen Benardello