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Ambrose Kappos, 37, of New York, was also charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into a concert venue where Crow was due to perform.

He was arrested after being accused of sneaking into New York's Hammerstein Ballroom then trying to get into Crow's limousine when she left the venue.

Mr Kappos' brother said he was harmless but "infatuated" with the singer.

If found guilty, Mr Kappos could face up to seven years in prison.

'Spiritually connected'

Crow's bodyguards at the New York venue said Mr Kappos had been following Crow for several months.

Security officers at the ballroom told police they turned Kappos away after he told them he wanted to see the singer.

They said he returned a few hours later and said: "I'm her twin. We're spiritually connected. I am going to meet her," according to the complaint.

According to the complaint filed in Manhattan criminal court, Mr Kappos told detectives he "followed a bird to Sheryl Crow's father's house in Missouri and knocked on his door to ask for a date with her. Mr Crow refused his request".