I guess I was more marveling that a few phone calls (after being told to stop) in this day and age can still qualify as harassment worthy of legal protection if that's all there is, given how easy it is to hit ignore, delete message, etc. If he backs up such phone calls with anything of more substance, different…

Depends on the degree of escalation. The filing of the suit alone still gives him some ground as a victim (an especially whiny one, but still). If he played any part in the media coverage (and the harassment everyone is assuming she'll endure but Science willing she won't), then absolutely he loses any sympathy from…

Not arguing the offense, just the degree of it. Having to ignore someone's calls (at least at the number hinted at here, 2-3 over the course of a few days) is at worst an inconvenience, not a reasonable source of distress that warrants any form of legal protection.

So she texts during the movie, he asks her to stop, she continues to do so. The result is it annoys him. Her intention is not to annoy him per se, but to communicate with her friend.
He calls her several times. She asks him to stop, he continues to do so. His intention is not to annoy her per se, but to get his…

Really? Having to hit the ignore button on your phone 2-3 times over a couple days would cause a reasonable person distress?
Guys an asshole who is very likely not entitled to any money, but if it the sole form of "harassment" is phone calls, I would hope it would have to be at least 5 or 6 a day to get the law…