Natalie
Portman: Living in Fear of Stalkers
Star Wars beauty Natalie Portman's mother called police to her
Long Island, New York, home recently - fearing a man innocently
reading a book on the sidewalk outside was a deranged stalker.
The stunning 23-year-old - who shot to fame as a child in hitman
drama Leon - is fearful of becoming the target of obsessed fans
so when her mother, Shelly, spotted student Antwone LeGarde
outside her property in Sea Cliff, she immediately called in
the local law enforcement.
LeGarde - who until that day had never even heard of Portman
- was stunned when officers approached him as he sat down looking
out over the beach near the actress' house.
And LeGarde tells New York gossip site Page Six that he wasn't
the first person to trigger Portman's protective loved ones
into ringing the police.
He says, "The police officers were laughing about it.
They said, 'This is the third or fourth time she's done this.'
Every time someone comes near her house, she thinks they're
stalking her. It's a little strange."
However, Portman's lawyer, Marty Singer, denies his client
has troubled the authorities more than once.
He says, "Natalie has never called the police. She didn't
know anything about it. There was a young person sitting near
their property for a very long period of time. Her mother called
911. She never used the word 'stalker.'"
