A Dutch man accused of stalking actress Keira Knightley was arrested in Britain this week.
The actress – who is currently starring in the West End production of The Misanthrope at The Comedy Theatre in London – called police last Thursday night to report a suspicious middle-aged man, who regularly shows up to the theater to see her.
“Keira felt threatened by this guy who turned up a number of time and tried to speak to her. He did not make any specific threats to her but she was concerned enough to call the police,” a source told The Sun Saturday.
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Keira Knightley, Elle Magazine’s March cover girl, on criticism, her upcoming projects, and the importance of honesty.
Keira On Her Character in The Misanthrope: “Jennifer’s kind of a crazy mix of being a complete bitch—confident and terrifying—yet she’s incredibly young and is probably being exploited way more than she actually realizes.”
Keira On Criticism of Her Acting Skills: “Oh, they still say that! Every time I do an interview with the English press, one of their questions is, ‘How do you feel knowing that everyone thinks you’re a shit actress?’”
Keira On Surrounding Herself With Positive People: “You have to be selective about the people whose advice and opinions you take. I know [my parents] would never tell me I was shit because they were trying to hurt me. It would always come from a very sincere place.”
Keira On Her Upcoming Film Last Night: “When we were making it, the arguments on set were just amazing about whether mental infidelity is better or worse than physical infidelity. There was a huge gender divide on the question. Every single woman said that mental infidelity is 10 times worse than [an emotionless assignation]. And most men I spoke with said that it’s the physical act that would be the ultimate betrayal.”
Keira’s Elle hits newsstands Feb. 16 — in the meantime, vote for your favorite Keira looks @ Elle.com!
Keira Knightley has posed nude for a portrait. The Atonement star has reportedly been visiting London’s Halcyon Gallery to be painted naked by artist Mitch Griffiths for a new exhibition, sources told London’s The Mirror on Sunday.
“It’s considered a great honor to be painted by Mitch. He is a highly respected nude painter and is painting as number of subjects for a new exhibition next year. He is delighted Keira decided to take part.”
Keira Knightley has beaten Scarlett Johansson to land the part of Eliza Doolittle in a new film adaptation of the cinema classic My Fair Lady.
The 24-year-old actress will be starring in the film, directed by lensman Joe Wright. “Joe and Keira are looking forward to working together again immensely,” an unidentified friend of the filmmarker told The Daily Telegraph on Sunday.
In August, Wright revealed that Keira would compete with the Golden Globe-winning Scarlett, also 24, for the role of the Cockney flower seller played by Audrey Hepburn in the 1964 original.
Keira Knightley, Nicole Kidman, and controversial singer Amy Winehouse are being considered to play ’60s icon Dusty Springfield in a proposed biopic about her life, tenatively titled Dusty.
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