Point Piper: Former male escort Michael Burn accused of intimidating Gabriel Jakob
A former high profile male escort accused of intimidating his fiancee’s millionaire ex in Sydney’s eastern suburbs intends to fight the charges, a court has heard.
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A former high-profile male escort accused of intimidating his fiancee’s ex-husband, who is also their next-door neighbour in Sydney’s affluent suburb of Point Piper, intends to fight the charges, a court has heard.
Michael George Burn’s matter was mentioned at Downing Local Court on Wednesday however he did not appear in person before Magistrate Jennifer Atkinson.
The 37-year-old’s lawyer Morwarid Faizsaid indicated Burn was pleading not guilty to two of the intimidation charges, however he has not formally entered any pleas.
Burn is accused of intimidating Gabriel Jakob – the ex-husband of his fiancee Alexandra Jakob – between February and May 2025.
Ms Faiz said her while her client was not present in the courtroom, he was in the court “precinct complex”.
Burn and Ms Jakob, who is the founder of BondiBoost, have been subjected to provisional apprehended violence orders for Gabriel’s protection.
Ms Faiz also represented Ms Jakob for her AVO matter and said she planned to contest the order.
Ms Jacob has not been charged by police, Ms Faiz said.
Gabriel and Alexandra Jakob previously purchased three neighbouring properties worth more than $100m on Point Piper’s Wolseley Rd but, since their divorce, the childcare entrepreneurs have become unfriendly neighbours.
Burn, who is engaged to Ms Jakob, was charged with the matters before court on Sunday.
“On May 11, police officers from the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command arrested and charged a 37-year-old man at Waverley police station following an investigation into alleged domestic violence offences at Point Piper between February and May 2025,” a NSW Police spokeswoman said.
The case was adjourned for a hearing on December 12 and Burn remains on conditional bail.
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