TAYE DIGGS DEATH THREAT TERROR!
December 16, 2004 |
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NYC cops are on the hunt for a fanatic who's terrorizing TV hunk Taye Diggs and his wife, Broadway star, singer and actress Idina Menzel, with racist, threatening letters.
Of at least three handwritten letters sent so far, the most recent one reportedly threatens to "burn" and "castrate" Diggs, who plays a lawyer in UPN's Kevin Hill, because of his interracial marriage to Menzel (the couple wed in January 2003). The actress won a Tony for her role as the wicked witch in the hit Broadway show Wicked.
The death threat against Diggs, 33, was reportedly sent to The League of American Theatres and Producers on Dec. 1. The other letters, which made negative remarks about Menzel, 33, and their marriage, were sent earlier to New York's Gershwin Theater, where Wicked has run since 2003.
But the shocking news couldn't keep audiences away.
"This audience was pumped; they came out to support her," said New Yorker Kathy Donnason, who attended the Dec. 5 show. Audience members told Star that security was tight, with every handbag inspected with a flashlight.
Castmember Joey McIntyre played down the danger, telling Star, "Everything was just awesome." Another castmember described the Dec. 5 show as "business as usual. Nobody really even talked about it."
-- DAVID KOEPPEL |
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