The man obsessed with Scarlett Johansson After being arrested in New York City this week, her husband allegedly threatened to bomb her husband’s Saturday Night Live studio. Colin Jost,the work.
Prosecutors say Michael Joseph Branham, 48, who boasts a large heart tattoo with Scarlett Johansson’s name etched, has become a serious threat due to what he calls “personal obsessions” with the “Black Widow” actress.
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Man charged after bomb threat targeting “SNL” audience
Branham sent a horrifying message to his university on Wednesday, writing, “The next time you’re here, you’ll be CNN to explode bombs in the ‘Saturday Night Live’ audience.” New York Post.
NBC Universal, where “SNL” is being filmed, and 30 Rockefeller Plaza, quickly reported a threat to the NYPD, police sources said Post.
On Thursday, he was arrested on false felony charges of reporting the incident and poses a threat of mass harm. Despite arguments from court-appointed lawyer Jamie Alexander Niskanen Singer, the judge set it on $100,000 in cash or $300,000 in bonds, despite the fact that bail should be lowered.
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The judge issues protection orders for Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
In court, Niskanen Singer claims that Branham was fooled by an online con man pretending to be Johansson, suggesting that they may have been behind the threatening message. “He provided the information. He may have been hacked, your honor,” the lawyer told the judge. “It’s very possible here that there is someone who sets him up.”
However, Judge Janet McDonnell denied the decline in bail, pointing to the gravity of the threat. “He threatened to bomb ‘Saturday Night Live’. This is a violent bail-qualified crime,” she said. Posts.
McDonnell also issued protection orders for both Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost, despite claiming that they were unnecessary because the couple had not witnessed the crime in person.
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Additionally, just days before his arrival in New York, Branham posted about purchasing a new gun.
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The same man who threatened “SNL,” who once claimed to be the father of Johansson’s children
This is not the first disturbing encounter with the Branham actress.
In November 2023, Johansson reportedly tried to obtain a restraining order after Branham appeared at home claiming to be the father of her child. He is also allegedly left a child’s toy outside her house, including a note expressing his desire to meet Cosmo and spend time with him “as a father.”
The restraining order was ultimately rejected after Johansson’s team failed to serve Branham’s legal documents.
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The “SNL” threat suspect claimed that the FBI had controlled his heart and declared his love for Scarlett Johansson online.
On March 30th, he shared the caption “Where are you?” a photo tagged in New York City.
Just a week ago, he had posted a close-up image of his eyes claiming he had visited the FBI’s New York office, claiming that it was said, “They are in control of my camera in my eyes and hear everything in their heads.”
He ended his post with “#scarlettingridjohansson I Love You!!!”
Scarlett Johansson’s stalker claims to be her fiancé and has posted a messaging online for years
His X account is filled with increasingly unstable posts about Johansson, including what he says in June 2023 will be “soon.” He and the actress said, “I’ll have a great time. In another message, he gushed out about her appearance in business attire and thanked her for “Buying me a car!!!”
“You are the best woman of my life, even before you buy this car for me!” he wrote in December 2021. “I love you, beautiful!!!”
That same day he also said, “Don’t worry that even if your brain interface tells you in the air, I’m not fooling you yet (Johansson)!!! I love you.
On his LinkedIn profile, Branham went until he claimed he was “Scarlett Johansson’s fiance.”
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Branham is scheduled to appear in court again on April 8th.