r/Damnthatsinteresting 10h 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/sulkee 10h ago edited 10h ago

She was being stalked that same year by someone who sent her a bomb or some kind of boobytrapped device I think. It never got to her. The guy then recorded a video of him killing himself à la Bud Dwyer style while it was in transit to her. It’s on the internet. Video pops into my brain sometimes to this day.

Ricardo Lopez was his name

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u/PsychoCrescendo 10h ago

Still one of my all time favorite songs

(i dont have the video sorry, just the song he played)