Keira Knightly takes action against stalker

KEIRA KNIGHTLEY has reported an "obsessed fan" to police in New York, after he shouted to her while she was on stage performing in Thérèse Raquin on Broadway. The man, reportedly called Landon Rust, disrupted a performance of her current play on October 2, reportedly shouting: "We're going to be in heaven together."

Keira Knightley

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"She was scared. She wanted to document the incident to start a paper trail in case this guy turns into a stalker," a law-enforcement source told Page Six. "If he starts following her around and showing up where she is, then she can get an order of protection against him, but only with a paper trail."

Theatregoers reported that Rust stood on the upper stalls of the theatre, from where he professed his love for her and threw a bunch of roses that landed near her feet, sources told Page Six. The man was then lead from the theatre in handcuffs, and was issued a summons for disorderly conduct before being released.

As a result of the incident, Knightley - who is married to musician James Righton and has a five-month-old daughter, Edie - filed a harassment complaint with the NYPD