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Taylor Swift, Stalker Threats: 'It Scares Me'

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As Taylor Swift continues to top the charts and break music records, one of the high prices of fame is really starting to rear its ugly head. Among the Red creator's legion of adoring fans, overzealous and often mentally unstable stalkers have been posing a serious threat to the singer. The 22-year-old is uneasy speaking on the subject in an interview for Cosmopolitan UK's January issue.

"I get nervous when I have stalker incidents," she admits. "I try not to talk too much about it because it scares me. Sometimes you get a dude who kind of wants to steal you. That's why I'm so grateful I have people looking after me, like [my bodyguard] Dennis."

Taylor reveals her security team has stepped it up recently, notifying the singer of specific dangerous individuals to look out for in the crowds. "Over the past couple of years it's got worse," she says. "I get told if there's been an attempt or a threat. My security text me a picture and say, 'Look out for this dude; he's driven across the country, he's off his meds [medication],' or something like that. No one has ever been successful in getting into my house or anything like that. I have an amazing security team."

Still, Taylor is determined to not live her life in fear. "There are a lot of them [stalkers]. I just try to be safe and be conscious of people around me ... It's something you just have to deal with. It's the price you pay for getting to do what you love. You can let it take over your life and make you fearful all the time, or you can live your life in spite of it."


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bofalaska

The nicest girl in showbiz has to put up with a lot of goofs and spoofs, but if 10% of celebrities had the kindness and humility of a Taylor the would would be such a better place. May you live 100 wonderful years, and happy birthday angel.

December 12 2012 at 11:38 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Anna Banana

Taylor deserves someone stalking after being mean to her old boyfriends by writing mean songs about them. This karma coming back to you ****! Maybe this make you grow up and actually act your age.

December 11 2012 at 10:12 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
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BrianC

Shut up loser. You deserve to be run over by a bus. Maybe that will happen. We can hope.

December 12 2012 at 10:40 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Alea

So if you travel across the country it makes you stalker?

December 11 2012 at 9:05 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
bofalaska

Meanies crawl out from under their rocks, but Taylor is the sweetest young lady in show business and she'll stay that way. Ask Brad Paisley or Shania Twain. She's the ONLY act to come out of country who's been number one in 45 countries also, the most amazing songwriter with a genius I.Q., is the CEO of her own self-made empire and the richest of all. Happy Birthday Taylor. The multiple-chined trailer crowd drinking 3.2 beer can yell at football games while you skim over their heads in your own jet. And you smell way better too.

December 11 2012 at 7:58 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Hitmanblues

nobody wants to stalk Taylor Swift

December 11 2012 at 2:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
selitwin

How about a good spanking for Taylor.

December 11 2012 at 1:03 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
Hi Unsty!

Hi Unsty in the house, y'allah!

December 11 2012 at 12:07 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
cindyde

hope you don't let a stalker into your vajayjay----security for that seems way loose lol

December 11 2012 at 12:06 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
ghelm92160

Hey, I'm terrified by her real fans that think she is country and can sing!

December 11 2012 at 11:47 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
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BrianC

Wah. Taylor isn't really country. Wah. Why don't you shut your stupid mouth and die?

December 12 2012 at 10:42 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
coinguy804

People write NASTY stuff about Taylor, there are A LOT of nasty people in the world Taylor ain't one of them!

December 11 2012 at 11:10 AM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply

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