http://www.wizardnews.com/story.20040806.html

How Sir Ian McKellen handles a stalker

[from Contact Music]

Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen once got rid
of a persistent stalker - by ignoring the disturbed
individual.

The Oscar nominee, 64, decided to make sure the
over-zealous fan understood there was no chance of a
personal relationship with the actor.

McKellen explains, "I have had a bad case of being
followed around but fortunately the misplaced
enthusiasm faded once it was made clear that it was
not reciprocated by me.

"Actors hope to entertain audiences by moving their
emotions and shifting their perceptions.

"This only gets dangerous when stalkers get things
wrong, confusing their fantasies with the effect that
actors' performance have on them."


Published August 6, 2004

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