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Pirates of the Caribbean is one of the most loved franchises for Johnny Depp fans, and actress Keira Knightley also received an Oscar nomination for her performance in one of the films. In a recent interview, the star revealed how she fought back against paparazzi by wearing the same clothes every day and standing still if they followed her. Keira Knightley Shares Shocking Details On Hollywood Paparazzi Culture In a conversation with The Times of London revealed how she "went mad" during the height of Pirates of the Caribbean fame, as the paps descended onto her life and stalked her every move. She said, "It was mostly 'whore' [they’d shout]. 'Slut' sometimes. Particularly if I was with someone — a boyfriend, my brother or my dad. They were trying to get a reaction out of them — provoking people into punching them, so they could sue." Further, she added, "And that was the time the crashes started happening — they were forcing people off the roads, then getting even bigger money for pictures of a crashed actress or whatever. And then Britney shaved her head so it was like, ‘Great — we can push them into doing something f*cking crazy." The Unwanted Attention Made Me Decide To Quit: Knightley "If I was being followed, I stopped walking. I’d literally stand there. Stock still. One day, I stood there for five hours. ‘If you’re still there, I’m not going. I’m not going to move’… [and then] it wasn’t a valuable shot to them if it was always me in the same clothes, standing still. There’s only so many times you can write, ‘Ooh, she’s wearing the same clothes,’ with a photo of me standing still. It gets boring," the actress shared. The unwanted attention got so extreme that Knightley made the decision to quit acting and "my family backed me. They said, 'Just fucking walk'." "It was a brutal time to be a young woman in the public eye," Knightley concluded.
