A MAN who pestered an entertainment company that turned down his idea for a TV gameshow with Robbie Williams has been ordered to leave the firm alone.

Sean Stimson, 29, of Angle Street, Middlesbrough, was jailed for six months and made subject to a restraining order banning him from contacting Robbie Williams Entertainment PLC.

But he walked free from Horsferry Road Magistrates Court in Central London, because of the length of time he had spent on remand.

On Thursday, the court heard that the company had nothing to do with the singer.

Stimson, believing they represented the pop heartthrob, had bombarded them with letters, abusive postcards and between 30 and 40 telephone calls a day after they turned down his idea.

At Bow Street Magistrates Court in March, Stimson was ordered to make no contact with the company or anyone connected with it after being found guilty of harassment.

But the court heard he had failed to attend the March hearing and had not complied with an order to stop his correspondence and telephone calls with solicitors Harbottle and Lewis, who represent the firm.

A new restraining order banning him from "knowingly contacting" anyone involved with Robbie Williams Entertainment or their representatives, takes effect immediately.

Stimson said he would be appealing against the terms of the order.