Laura Linney was left shocked after an incident with an autograph seeker turned violent at New York Fashion Week.
The Ozark star was ready for her automobile after exiting the Christian Siriano 15th anniversary present on Friday on the Pierre Lodge on the Higher East Facet in New York Metropolis when she was approached by a person who seemed to be demanding an autograph. In a video shared by an onlooker through TikTok, the person appears to nudge the actress within the again along with his pen to get her consideration. Nevertheless, he is rebuffed by one other particular person standing by her facet, who ET has realized is a style week crew member.
After the handler steps between her and the person, denying his request for an autograph, the attacker then punches him onerous behind the pinnacle. As many within the crowd may be heard gasping in horror, Linney locations a hand on his shoulder and asks him, “Are you OK?” With a smile, he reassures her, “I am high-quality” and escorts her to a automobile.
ET has realized the handler who was assigned to Linney is ok as is the actress.
The occasion was a star-studded affair, with Linney sharing the entrance row alongside Janet Jackson, Alicia Silverstone, Rosie Perez, Avril Lavigne and Kesha. Additionally in attendance have been Quinta Brunson, Laverne Cox, Sarah Hyland and luxurious jeweler Josh Levkoff, who designed the jewellery for the runway present.
See Linney’s scary post-show encounter within the video beneath.
@mickmicknyc By no means seen something like this earlier than! Right now at exterior the Christian Siriano NYFW occasion. That’s an expert autographers getting uncontrolled as soon as he was denied! Not okay! And look how shortly everybody went again to regular proper after!!
Earlier that day, ET’s Rachel Smith was with Linney on the purple carpet, the place she gushed over Siriano.
“I believe before everything, you recognize, past his abilities is his wonderful good nature. He is a spectacular human being,” she mentioned. “I imply, how he spends his time, what he chooses to focus on, it is simply actually exemplary and actually great for the style business.”
Linney went on to name him “a heat, inviting man who has his priorities in the best place” whereas raving in regards to the expertise of working with him.
“He seems at every particular person actually individually and designs for them,” she defined. “When he attire me, there’s such care that is taken and he is aware of sort of precisely what to place me in. So it is an actual privilege and a pleasure to know him.”
For his half, Siriano advised ET that he believes style ought to at all times be enjoyable.
“Garments ought to make folks really feel nice about themselves,” he shared. “That ought to be the simple a part of their day, not the onerous half. It ought to be the enjoyable — the enjoyable, the glamour, the fantasy. I suppose that’s what I need to see extra of, and that features each particular person.”
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