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Keira Knightley files harassment complaint against fan who professed his love for her during Broadway debut... amid fears he 'could become a stalker'

By Lucy Mapstone and Martin Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 06:28 EST, 6 October 2015 | Updated: 06:44 EST, 6 October 2015

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Keira Knightley has filed a harassment complaint against a man who disrupted her Broadway debut last week.

The 30-year-old actress was forced to halt her performance in Therese Raquin at Studio 54 in New York on October 1, just minutes into the first act after Landon Rust stood up, approached the stage and began declaring his love for her.

The actress was left particularly alarmed when he reportedly said: 'We're going to be in heaven together.'

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Concerned: Keira Knightley has filed a harassment complaint with the New York Police Department after she was was shouted at on-stage by a fan during her Broadway debut in Therese Raquin last week

And it has now been claimed that Keira has lodged an official complaint against him with the New York Police Department, over fears that he could become her stalker.

A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: 'She was scared. She wanted to document the incident to start a paper trail in case this guy turns into a stalker.

'If he starts following her around and showing up where she is, then she can get an order of protection against him, but only with a paper trail.'

Following the incident at the theatre, Rust - who also threw a bouquet of roses to the Pirates of the Caribbean actress - was escorted out of the theatre in handcuffs, issued a summons for disorderly conduct, and released.

Impressive: The 30-year-old star remained in her character during the show, despite a man - who has since been identified as Landon Rust - stood up and asked her to marry him, while throwing flowers

Keira - who has four-month-old daughter Edie with husband James Righton - is said to have filed her police report the following day.

MailOnline has contacted a representative for Keira Knightley, and is awaiting comment.

The star's debut on the Broadway stage should have made headlines for her impressive acting skills, but she was left shaken after the audience member's antics last Thursday.

Landon, from Texas, is said to have stood up in the midst of her performance, throwing flowers on the stage at her while proposing.

Interruption: A superfan proposed to Keira during her Broadway debut on Thursday, and was later dragged away by security

Claps all round: Fresh-faced Keira beamed with pride as she greeted fans outside Studio 54 following her rousing Broadway debut in New York City on Thursday

Witness: Jennifer Tepper was one of many people who saw the man propose and then arrested

He is also said to have yelled to her: 'I love you.'

Ever the professional, Keira stayed in character despite the interruption minutes into her opening night of Thérèse Raquin.

The actress carried on regardless even though he then tossed flowers at her and when she did not give him an answer he yelled: 'Five seconds is too long to wait for a response.'

Security then dragged him away from the theatre before police arrived and Keira's co-star Gabriel Ebert got an impromptu round of applause as he kicked the flowers off the stage.

Audience member Kacey Bange told E! Online: 'As soon as the play started, there was a guy who started yelling: 'This was all looney tunes!'

'I turned and noticed that there was a guy hanging off the mezzanine yelling stuff to the stage (like) 'Keira, none of this is real! This is all an act! Christ was born of a virgin!''

'He kept yelling before ending with a perfunctory, 'Will you marry me?''

'At this point a security guard walks over and taps him on the soldier, and (the man) starts yelling 'Five seconds! You have five seconds! All it takes is five seconds!'.'

Taking a bow: Keira thanked the audience for their support following her first performance in Thérèse Raquin, despite a rude interruption minutes into the show

Leading lady: Keira plays the title character in the stage adaptation of French novel, Thérèse Raquin

Ms Bange added: 'I would say Keira did a very good job of keeping her composure. The guy kept yelling things and she kept going on with the play without missing a beat'.

Ms Knightley's run on Broadway starts fully later this month.

Jennifer Tepper, who also saw the drama, tweeted: 'I saw this person taken by the police from Studio 54 in handcuffs tonight'.

A fellow show-goeer wrote on Facebook: 'Show was stopped because an audience member, who I thought was part of the cast, stood up by the front mezzanine railing and asked Keira Knightley to marry him.

Gripping: The mother-of-one demonstrated her many acting talents as she played out the dramatic plot

That's a wrap: Keira took a bow alongside her co-stars before the curtain came down last night

'He was escorted out, but not before he threw a huge bouquet of flowers from five rows up in the mezzanine on to the stage.'

Keira was spotted exiting the stage door of Studio 54 in New York City following her rousing Broadway debut on Thursday evening.

The British beauty beamed with pride as she was met by a small of crowd of fans outside the theatre following the first performance.

The London-born actress did not mention the rude interrupution just minutes into the performance.

She was as impeccably dressed as always in a pair of grey tweed cropped trousers, a plain black top, a leather biker jacket and a pair of red leather shoes.

The show is a stage adaptation of the French novel of the same by Émile Zola.

It tells the story of a young woman who enters into a passionate affair with one of her husband's friends after being forced to marry her egocentric cousin by her overbearing aunt.

Thérèse Raquin officially opens on Thursday 29 October on Broadway at Studio 54.

Taking it in her stride: Despite the preview show being disturbed by a male audience-member, the mother-of-one maintained a high level of professionalism throughout