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Thursday, February 17, 2005
The price of celebrity
I've written before about how India is such a celebrity-crazy country, and it looks as if the crazy part of that is turning dangerously loony. Rediff reports that Sania Mirza has been provided with security because she is "facing a problem from autograph-hunters and stalkers". This is a problem brought about not just by her tennis-playing skills, but also because she is young, pretty and photogenic – in other words, perfect celebrity material.
With time "autograph-hunters and stalkers" get a life and move on. But, as I have lamented before on 23 Yards, celebrities, especially sportspeople, aren't safe.
With time "autograph-hunters and stalkers" get a life and move on. But, as I have lamented before on 23 Yards, celebrities, especially sportspeople, aren't safe.
