{"id":30226,"date":"2026-08-06T20:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30226"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:36:22","slug":"disgraced-tv-star-stephen-bear-sent-back-to-prison-for-breaching-restraining-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=30226","title":{"rendered":"Disgraced TV star Stephen Bear sent back to prison for breaching restraining order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_71ac79\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The TV star has been sentenced to 16 months\u2019 immediate imprisonment.<\/h2>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">15:15, 06 Aug 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 16:35, 06 Aug 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37521879\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephen Bear with partner Miami\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521879.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521879.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/1_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521879.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/1_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521879.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/1_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Stephen Bear with partner Miami at Chelmsford Crown Court in Essex\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Stephen Bear with partner Miami at Chelmsford Crown Court in Essex<cite aria-label=\"Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear has been jailed for 16 months for breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting online about his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The order was imposed when he was sentenced to 21 months in prison for filming and sharing a sex tape of former Love Island star Georgia &#8211; who waived her legal right to anonymity &#8211; on OnlyFans without her consent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He served just over half of the sentence and was released from HMP Brixton on licence in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Judge Christopher Morgan told Bear, 36, he was &#8220;simply victim blaming&#8221; after he launched a social media campaign against Georgia, 31, last year while she was pregnant.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-grouped\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_container__i0sRj\" data-testid=\"portrait-image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37522298\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37522298\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephen Bear\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522298.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522298.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522298.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522298.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Stephen Bear in a new mugshot issued by Essex Police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Stephen Bear in a new mugshot issued by Essex Police<cite aria-label=\"Image: Essex Police\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Essex Police\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageGroupEmbed_image-group-item__XHC82\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37522302\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37522302\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:0.6666666666666666\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephen Bear\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522302.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522302.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522302.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522302.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"He arrived at court accompanied by his pregnant girlfriend Miami\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">He arrived at court accompanied by his pregnant girlfriend Miami<cite aria-label=\"Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said of Bear&#8217;s posts, which included claims of a conspiracy against him: &#8220;You knew all of that was untrue, and yet you posted it. You left Miss Harrison, I&#8217;m afraid, at the mercy of any individual who had aligned themselves with your lies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bear, who shook his head as he was taken away to be returned to jail today, began posting on Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube and Facebook about the case and Georgia between 1 March 2025 and 21 July 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Georgia did not attend court but in a statement read to Chelmsford Crown Court today she said Bear&#8217;s online presence left her &#8220;feeling petrified&#8221; and she feared for her safety for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The former TOWIE star also said the stress &#8220;caused her to spiral&#8221; and made her worry about her unborn child.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37522249\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37522249\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.4962593516209477\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephen Bear\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522249.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522249.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522249.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37522249.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Stephen Bear was jailed for 16 years today\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Stephen Bear was jailed for 16 years today<cite aria-label=\"Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He arrived at court this afternoon hand-in-hand with his pregnant wife Miami, waving and saying &#8220;wish me luck, guys&#8221; as he went into the court building. Bear and his Brazilian partner announced in March that they are expecting their first child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking after the sentencing, Georgia said: &#8220;Essex Police took me seriously when so many women in my position are overlooked. They treated this as the serious crime it is &#8211; not a celebrity story. It is a real offence against a real person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;They built the case properly, they stayed with it, and when the order was breached, they acted instead of shrugging. From the messages I get every day, I know how rare that still is. If every force treated this the way Essex Police did, thousands of women would feel safer today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The judge also extended the restraining order to stop Bear from contacting Georgia&#8217;s mother and her friend.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37521936\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37521936\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.4434643143544508\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephen Bear and Miami\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521936.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521936.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521936.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521936.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Stephen Bear waved as he arrived for sentencing in Essex today\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Stephen Bear waved as he arrived for sentencing in Essex today<cite aria-label=\"Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TV star has been sentenced to 16 months\u2019 immediate imprisonment. 15:15, 06 Aug 2026Updated 16:35, 06 Aug 2026 Stephen Bear with partner Miami at Chelmsford Crown Court in Essex(Image: Jordan Pettitt\/PA Wire) Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear has been jailed for 16 months for breaching a restraining order that banned him from posting&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37521879.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200d\/1_Stephen-Bear-court-case.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}