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If you're among the twisted throng of people in search of a celebrity of your very own to stalk, we'd advise that you cross R&B superstar Toni Braxton off your list. It seems that the singer is already "taken" by an unidentified gent who's made her life a living hell for the past few months.
Braxton has been receiving harassing letters, e-mails and phone
messages from an obsessed male fan ever since she took over the
lead role in the Broadway production of Beauty and the
Beast earlier this fall. As a result, the singer has curtailed
her performing slate somewhat, and has cut back drastically on her
outside public appearances.
Oddly enough, Braxton's predecessor in the role of Belle, Deborah
Gibson, was also hounded by a stalker during her run; Gibson's
problems were alleviated, however, when her alleged psycho-suitor,
Michael Folkner, was arrested in New York on charges of aggravated
harassment.
A source at Disney, which produces Beauty and the Beast,
confirms that security measures around the theater have been
intensified, but declined to comment on specific details
surrounding the stepped-up presence.
DAVID SPRAGUE