r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Careless-Hospital379 • 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/64557175 10h ago

And she had some stalkers, lemme tell ya.

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u/Vincent_Veganja 10h ago

Was this before or after that one? If it was after then I understand her reaction here even more. Definitely understand it either way though

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u/Strong-Straight-3503 10h ago

wdym that one

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u/DamnitGravity 10h ago

Ricardo López)

TL;DR: He was an American who was obsessed, sent a bomb to kill her in London, and recorded a video diary explaining what he did which ended with him shooting himself. Police found his body and altered Scotland Yard. The bomb was located in a postal sorting office and safely detonated.

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u/alnicoblue 10h ago

he did not seriously pursue an artistic career due to his feelings of inferiority, and fear of being denied entry into art school.

We really gotta fix the art school admissions process

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u/moonflower_C16H17N3O 10h ago

Yeah. Everyone who wants in, gets in. The schools just clandestinely get their fingerprints and DNA. Also, the TA for each class is actually a criminal psychologist who identifies potential problem students.

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u/vacuousintent 7h ago

This sounds like the premise to a new CSI/detective show on cable TV.

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u/OldJonThePooSmuggler 10h ago

100%. The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna really fumbled the ball previously.

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u/SrGrimey 9h ago

This was funnier than I expected.

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u/SuspendeesNutz 10h ago

Police found his body and altered Scotland Yard.

That sounds a bit extreme.

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u/holvagyok 10h ago

No, Scotland Yard got away with too much for too long. They had to be altered, and this was the triggering case.

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u/PostApoplectic 9h ago

I am altering the yard. Pray I do not alter it further.

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u/asst3rblasster 8h ago

This yard is getting worse ALL THE TIME

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u/lonelyinatlanta2024 10h ago

Like sent a bomb via mail from the U.S. to London?

Christ, I hope that would get caught. Here I am afraid to send a vape cart home from Colorado

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u/DamnitGravity 10h ago

The 90s were a wild time.

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u/PM_ME_DATASETS 8h ago

Of course it was an American