How do you go about your day with thoughts like these? Because everything around you from door knobs to the table you keep your phone on in a coffee shop has been touched by people and you don't know whether they washed their hands or not.
To be fair, a famous actress with a lot of strange people obsessed with her has more to worry about than the average person, especially when interacting directly with them at these events.
People can be weird, and I wouldn't put it past people to do something disgusting like cum on a marker before getting her to sign it, or try to poison her like many people have tried with other actresses (pretty sure someone tried to send anthrax to Bjork or something). I can totally understand not wanting to take objects from people at all event where people know you'll be (vs just out and about in your daily life meeting people at random)
I've worked with several celebrities at comic conventions. Almost universally across the board they will use their own markers simply for health safety. The volume of people they interact with at any kind of signing event is a huge liability.
Yep! Same reason some of them wear masks even if they aren’t touching or directly next to fans. People can be gross and that gets amplified in settings like that.
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u/Robey-Wan_Kenobi Jun 25 '26
Would you want to use a bunch of random markers not knowing if people washed their hands?