“It was a tragedy waiting to happen”: Rihanna Nearly Shared John Lennon’s Tragic Fate After Being Stalked by Vicious Stalker Who Left Letters to $1.4B Rich Singer
Singer, actress, and businesswoman Robyn Rihanna Fenty hail from Barbados. Her musical journey began when she auditioned for American record producer Evan Rogers, who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. As an artist, she has a knack for evolving and changing with the times, like many musicians with long careers. However, her interests go beyond music. A passionate supporter of many causes, Rihanna has her own brand, signature perfume, and clothing line. The Life Me Up singer recently confirmed her second pregnancy during her Super Bowl halftime performance on February 12, 2023.
A homeless man was arrested for stalking Rihanna with creepy notes in 2014
The year 2006 saw the release of Rihanna’s album A Girl Like Me, which was critically acclaimed and peaked at number five on the charts in the US, UK, and Canada. Good Girl Gone Bad, Rihanna’s third album, was released in 2007. With this, she was able to gain fame on a global scale thanks to the album’s widespread sales of more than 6.5 million copies worldwide and the tour, which consisted of more than 80 performances in both Europe and North America.
Having such fame also comes with ups and downs, not only in professional life but also in personal life. Many Hollywood celebrities have been the victims of being harassed by obsessive stalkers, who go above and beyond to cause trouble and intrude on celebrities’ private lives, and Rihanna was no exception. A stalker sent ominous notes to the Diamond singer’s home and followed her in 2014, according to reports.
According to court documents, Kevin McGlynn allegedly delivered the frightening letters to a Rihanna employee three times the following year while being observed on camera. According to his criminal complaint, he repeatedly called her a b**ch and threatened to barge into her residence in the twisted messages. Also, he allegedly wrote her at least four letters at her place in California.
A judge compared Rihanna’s stalker to John Lennon’s killer
At the time of the incident, Rihanna was becoming increasingly concerned since her stalker had been compared to the insane fan who had murdered John Lennon. Mark David Chapman, a stalker, shot the iconic member of The Beatles in New York City in 1980. New York City judge Orlando Marrazzo said in a statement,
“He appears to be a ticking time bomb who is wholly fixated on Rihanna and poses a direct threat of serious physical harm or death to her and anyone around her.”
Additionally, he ruled that the claimed stalker was ineligible to face trial and mandated that the defendant be admitted to a Staten Island, New York, mental facility. Furthermore, McGlynn is not permitted to call, write, or use a computer to contact the singer. It wasn’t the first time the singer had been chased by the insane stalker.
In 2023, Rihanna’s halftime show had a higher rating than the game. In total, 118.7 million people watched the international pop icon’s halftime show across all platforms, making it the second-most-watched halftime show in history.
Source: TMZ
