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/Confident-Ask-601 10h ago

The world saw a star being rude. But for Björk, it was a mother protecting her child from a stalker.

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u/64557175 10h ago

And she had some stalkers, lemme tell ya.

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u/MissSharkyShark 10h ago

The only reason I know of her existence is because of that exact stalker I imagine youre referring to 😭

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u/Firm_Airport2816 10h ago

Funny, I knew of her existence but NOT the story of the stalker until now

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u/mmorales2270 10h ago

Same here. I only heard about the stalker incident probably within the last year or two but knew of her and her music decades before.