HALLE BERRY - HALLE BERRY GETS RESTRAINING ORDER ON SECURITY GUARD

OSCAR-winning actress HALLE BERRY has won a three-year restraining order against a security guard she has accused of sending a series of threatening letters to her home.

ROBERT SAWYER said in court papers his contact with the MONSTER'S BALL star was a result of mistaken identity and possible fraud and he begged the beauty for forgiveness.

Neither Berry nor Sawyer were in court for yesterday's (28FEB05) hearing where a judge ordered Sawyer to stay away from Berry's home and place of work and stop phoning, emailing or writing to her.

Sawyer wrote in documents submitted to the court that the contacts started after he met a woman who introduced herself as Halle Berry and asked him to write a manuscript for her.

He said, "I think Berry and myself are victims of mistaken identity, and possible fraud.

"(I apologise for) disturbing (Berry) the way I've done. It was not my intention to do so."

According to papers filed on behalf of the actress, Sawyer wrote saying he wanted to spend Valentine's Day with Berry.

He wrote, "Leave a message where I can reach you. I'm not playing now."

Referring to the manuscript he had written, Sawyer added, "Call me. I'm serious, so stop horsing around. I'm tired as hell of not hearing from you. I was told that you'd talk to me when I finished. Its (sic) finished, so call me damn it."