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Threats Don't Deter Diggs and Menzel
Wednesday December 08, 2004 4:00AM PT
Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs couldn't be having a better year career-wise. The heartthrob not only stars in and produces the UPN series Kevin Hill, but also is filming an independent film co-starring Heather Graham in Canada. His wife, Broadway actress Idina Menzel, is also holding her own professionally. She walked off with the Tony for best actress in a musical earlier this year for her performance as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. But good looks, successful careers, and a high-profile marriage often garner unwelcome attention. We're not talking about the paparazzi, though we're sure they swarm the husband-and-wife pair. Diggs and Menzel, an interracial couple, are the targets of hate mail and racially motivated threats. New York City police, believing the letters were written by more than one person, have launched an investigation to uncover the writers' identities. News of the threats hit search yesterday, and fans scrambled to uncover further developments and background info on both Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel. Interest centers around the couple's personal affairs, however -- Wicked, the Broadway musical staring Menzel, saw a comparatively low 14% increase in searches yesterday while Diggs' Kevin Hill didn't even register a blip in search.
Wednesday December 08, 2004 4:00AM PT
Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs couldn't be having a better year career-wise. The heartthrob not only stars in and produces the UPN series Kevin Hill, but also is filming an independent film co-starring Heather Graham in Canada. His wife, Broadway actress Idina Menzel, is also holding her own professionally. She walked off with the Tony for best actress in a musical earlier this year for her performance as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. But good looks, successful careers, and a high-profile marriage often garner unwelcome attention. We're not talking about the paparazzi, though we're sure they swarm the husband-and-wife pair. Diggs and Menzel, an interracial couple, are the targets of hate mail and racially motivated threats. New York City police, believing the letters were written by more than one person, have launched an investigation to uncover the writers' identities. News of the threats hit search yesterday, and fans scrambled to uncover further developments and background info on both Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel. Interest centers around the couple's personal affairs, however -- Wicked, the Broadway musical staring Menzel, saw a comparatively low 14% increase in searches yesterday while Diggs' Kevin Hill didn't even register a blip in search.
