Emma Watson ‘stalker’ arrested in Oxford after demanding to see Harry Potter star

A man who is suspected of stalking Emma Watson has been arrested in Oxford after turning up at her university and demanding to see her.

The Harry Potter star, 34, is currently studying for a masters degree in creative writing at Oxford University after graduating from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature in 2014.

Chad Michael Busto, 44, was arrested on June 26 after Oxford locals reported he had been asking questions about Watson.

Busto, who is American, told The Sun he arrived in the UK with £800 and a sleeping bag and had been sleeping in Oxford Church ahead of his visit to the English department at the university where he tried to “gain information”.

Busto claimed officials had made plans to deport him and he wanted to claim a British citizenship.

“They are illegally detaining me and I have no idea when I’ll be allowed to leave,” he alleged. “Police have my possessions. I’m on the run, there’s a danger to my life.”

Police said an American man, 44, was held on suspicion of stalking and released under investigation.

It comes after Busto was previously arrested in September for allegedly breaking into a fashion show dressing room in New York and shouting that he wanted to marry Watson.

He told The Sun his words were “taken out of context” and said he wanted to get Watson’s attention, adding “it kind of worked” in the way he wanted.