LOS ANGELES — A judge Friday ordered two women to stay away from Salma Hayek and not try to contact the Oscar-nominated actress for the next three years.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carol Boas Goodson granted Hayek’s request for a restraining order against Liana Philippon and Odette Bodagh, who the actress said in court filings impersonated her and made a veiled threat to kidnap her daughter.
The order also covers Hayek’s husband and 7-year-old daughter.
Bodagh said during Friday’s hearing that she thought she had a relationship with Hayek but didn’t realize she was scaring the actress until the temporary restraining order was granted. Philippon did not attend the hearing.
“I thought there was a relationship,” Bodagh said. “I was under the impression I was talking to Salma.”
Bodagh tearfully apologized for scaring Hayek.
“I am so sorry I did it,” Bodagh said. She urged the judge to reject entering the order against her, saying it would affect her career.
“You have, even by mistake, become a stalker,” Goodson said.
After the hearing, Bodagh said her marriage ended because of her infatuation with Hayek and she moved to Los Angeles with Philippon, now her ex-girlfriend, because she believed she was communicating with the actress. Bodagh said she would not try to contact Hayek again.
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