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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I'm surprised Brady can even get a cab in New York. Isn't NYC hostile territory? If Mangini came to Boston, would a cab stop for him?
God I HATE the paparazzi. People who buy those celebrity magazines need to get a life too. Who TF cares about gossip?...seriously!
BODYGUARD??? I find it astounding that Brady and Gisele would walk around NYC at night w/o some protection. It's both gutsy and stupid to do what they did. The paparazzi would be the least of my concerns. Some moron could walk up and attack them, then try and take Brady to court and sue his pants off. That's what happened to Mo Vaughn about ten years ago when he was a member of the Red Sox in some bar (I don't think it was the Foxy Lady).
Celebs like Brady and Gisele have to be aware of all the pitfalls and accept the fact that they cannot simply move about town like you and I can. Personally I would rather be rich than famous anyday.
Bob G
your concerns aren't unwarranted, but a lot of celebs walk around manhattan at all hours unprotected, and they take cabs too. i've lived in the city since 1990, and one thing i've learned is that New Yorkers are pretty jaded and tend to leave them alone and not even bother them for autographs. my own penultimate new york celeb cool experience was sitting next to Keith Richards in a nice restaurant late at night and just minding my own business. i stood in front of the late jfkjr and darryl hannah in, of all things, a car rental line and didn't say a word. the people who make a fuss over them are usually teeny boppers or out of towners. my guess is that someone like brady is less hassled in the city than he is in boston. if he went into a good restaurant in manhattan, he would most likely not be bothered.
why do the celebs do it? you'd have to ask them, but I think most do it either because they want to be seen or because they just want to act like the normal people they once were. manhattan, ironically, is one of the few places they can do the latter.
as for being "rich," it's the highly visible rich who seem to have more bodyguards on the streets of manhattan, but i have also seen robert rubin or george soros just walking down the street like any other new yorker on his way to the office with no tail cars or big guys with ear pieces and open jackets in the vicinity.
Could this be a blueprint for getting pressure on Tom Brady?
I'm surprised Brady can even get a cab in New York. Isn't NYC hostile territory? If Mangini came to Boston, would a cab stop for him?
.... most of these guys are just trying to make an honest living, after, by the way, entering the US legally. for most it's a first job that others think is beneath them, but many have put their kids through school and college or support families in other countries with the money they make. one of the most interesting things you can do as a visitor to new york is engage the driver in conversation. seven or eight out of ten speak good english and frequently have interesting stories to tell, including as asylum seekers or refugees from some pretty tough places. ...QUOTE]
How many of those sterling, upright characters
have offered to sell you the Brooklyn Bridge?
Have you ever heard of pharming tips?
BODYGUARD??? I find it astounding that Brady and Gisele would walk around NYC at night w/o some protection.
Bob G