Keira Knightley has hired a bodyguard after being verbally abused on the street

Keira Knightley hires bodyguard after being verbally abused on the street.

The actress has been left shaken after a passer-by jumped out at her and
screamed obscenities as she walked alone near her home in Richmond, London.
The 23-year-old star spent much of her time in a private room at the
after-party following the premiere of the ‘The Duchess’ as she feared for her safety.
She said: “The other day I was walking down the street and was really
thinking about this book I'd been sent. You know when you're really in
another place. Somebody jumped out and went, ‘Keira Knightley!’
“I got such a shock, I couldn't say anything because I'd been thinking about
the book and this guy took incredible offence and started hurling the most
amazing abuse.
'He said, ‘Who the f**k do you think you f***ing are? You're such a ****.’
All this, and I'm completely on my own.”
The star – who has played several strong female leads in her acting career -
took boyfriend Rupert Friend to the premiere and party for extra support.
She added: “It's a weird thing to have to deal with, not on a day-to-day
basis, but it's happened enough to make me quite jumpy.”

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