A man once accused of stalking Billie Eilish has reportedly been killed by a train in Long Island, New York.
Prenell Rousseau, 30, was hit by a Long Island Rail Road train in Westbury early on Wednesday morning (March 25) while jogging “on or near” the tracks, according to reporting by the New York Post.
The death is being treated as an apparent accident with no indication of foul play.
In May 2020, Eilish obtained a temporary restraining order against Rousseau, who was 24 at the time, after he visited the singer’s Los Angeles residence on seven separate occasions.
Reporting at the time stated that Rousseau first appeared uninvited at the singer’s house, ringing the doorbell and asking if Eilish lived there. After Eilish’s father told him no, Rousseau returned to the house later that evening and exhibited “erratic behaviour”.
According to court documents acquired by TMZ, the singer said: “While we waited for security, Mr. Rousseau remained on our porch, sat down and began to read a book, while also continuing to engage in a periodic monologue. My father repeatedly asked him to leave, but he refused.”
The judge’s order stipulated that Rousseau must stay 200 yards (182 metres) away from both Eilish and her parents and cease all attempts at contact.
It was reported that though Rosseau was taken into custody twice in a week, US law enforcement did not detain the trespasser as “they were trying to keep non-violent offenders out of jail due to the spread of COVID-19.”
Eilish has gone on to have further harassment from stalkers – in 2021, she obtained a five-year restraining order against John Hearle, 23, who had been camping outside her home and performed a throat-slitting gesture when he saw Eilish.
Two years later, she was granted another restraining order against Raymond Black, who stripped naked outside her house.
The singer opened up about the threat in 2021, explaining: “I really don’t like to be alone. I do like having anonymity, or autonomy, but I really am flipped out when I’m alone. I hate it. I have a lot of stalkers.
“And I have people that want to do bad things to me, and I also am freaked out by the dark and, like, what’s under beds and couches. I have a lot of weird, irrational fears. So I’m still at my parents’ house a lot. I just love my parents and really like it here. It’s very comforting.”
