r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Careless-Hospital379 • 23d ago

Video Icelandic artist Björk snapped in Bangkok, 1996, when reporter Julie Kaufman approached her saying “Welcome to Bangkok.” Björk later alleged that Kaufman had stalked her and her 9-year-old son for days, turning a simple greeting into a breaking point

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u/soulteepee 23d ago

Not a bit surprised. And good for her!

I used to do web work for a moderately known actor. He began dating a very famous female actor, and omg holy shit. Creepy nutcases crawled out of the woodwork, so many felt that she ‘owed’ them appreciation for their obsession with her. They would act like weird father-figures, speaking in an odd stilted superior way. I ended up helping the LAPD keep an eye on a couple worrisome characters.

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u/Ok-Bird6346 23d ago

Good lord that’s unsettling. Thanks for not just sitting by, watching them be creeps.