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Laurence Fishburne granted restraining order

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Associated Press Court records show Gina Torres and Laurence Fishburnewas granted a temporary restraining order on Thursday Jan. 3, 2012 against a man who claims to own the actor's house and went there on New Year's day to try to evict him and his family. Fishburne's filing states police told him that the man was recently released from parole for a previous cyberstalking and criminal threats conviction.

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Laurence Fishburne has been granted a temporary restraining order against an ex-convict who claims to own the actor's home and went there on New Year's Day to try to evict him. The order requires Anthony Francis, whose real name is Mark Francisco, to stay 100 yards from the Oscar-nominated actor and his wife and daughter.