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Stephen Bear accused of doubling OnlyFans subscription cost after ‘sharing explicit video’ as ex-girlfriend testifies in court-Alicia Adejobi-Entertainment – Metro
The trial began at Chelmsford Crown Court this week.
Stephen Bear arrived at court in a Rolls Royce for the second day of the trial (Picture: Eastnews Press Agency)
Stephen Bear is accused of increasing the price of his OnlyFans subscription shortly after allegedly sharing sexual content of an ex-girlfriend.
The former Celebrity Big Brother star is on trial at Chelmsford Crown Court, where he has denied voyeurism and two counts of disclosing private sexual photographs and films.
He is alleged to have recorded private intimate images of ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison, who has waived her right to anonymity, in Loughton before allegedly sharing them online in August and November 2020.
Harrison, 27, testified in court on Wednesday and claimed Bear, 32, secretly recorded them having sex in a garden and only told her he was filming an hour into having sex. After seeing a short clip, Harrison said she told Bear not to share it with anyone.
According to prosecutor Jacqueline Carey KC, Bear is accused of sharing the video on Whatsapp before uploading it to OnlyFans, where 273 people paid $9.99 (£8.15) to watch it.
Speaking on the stand, Harrison told the court: ‘After this happened I was in the worst state of my life.
The reality star stopped to kiss his girlfriend outside the court building (Picture: Eastnews Press Agency)
Georgia Harrison, who has waived her right to anonymity, was pictured making her way into court (Picture: Eastnews Press Agency)
‘I can’t explain the shame I felt. I did not want to leave my room. Instead of apologising, he put his subscription price up from £25 to £50.
‘If he did it or not, which I believe he did, that is no way to act. It is brazen and he knows what he has done.’
During her evidence, Harrison said that while she consented to having sex with Bear, she warned she would report him to the police if he shared the video.
Bear’s defence lawyer Gemma Rose asked Harrison if she knew the reality star uploaded the video online himself and whether she had seen it with her own eyes.
Harrison replied: ‘I knew it originated from him but I did not think he would be monetising it on a verified account. That is so stupid on his part and so evil.
Bear has denied all charges against him (Picture: PA)
‘It was on his account for a month. That is the evidence. I have seen screenshots. I have seen the promotion when he puts me at 50% off.’
Ms Rose then asked her: ‘You used the term “revenge porn”. Are you only saying that now because of these charges?’
The former Towie star said: ‘I am using those words because I am 100% confident that’s what it is. I wanted to make clear to Stephen Bear what would happen if he sent those videos.
‘It upset me. It ruined my life. I thought he had respect for me. There was a time when I really did love him and he took me round saying he respected me, he loved me, and at the time I thought he had a promising career on television and he would not do what he did.
‘But looking back, I was an absolute idiot.’
Bear attended court for the second day and was seen arriving in a Rolls Royce, as he did on Tuesday, and wearing a grey suit under a black fur coat. He held hands with his girlfriend and the two kissed for photographers before making their way inside the building.
The trial continues.
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