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9 hours ago
- Entertainment
Influencer Livvy Dunne calls out 'hostile' autograph seekers
Influencer and former collegiate gymnast Olivia Dunne, who goes by Livvy, is sharing the details of what she calls "hostile" behavior from men seeking her autograph. Dunne, a former member of the LSU Tigers women's gymnastics team, claimed in a recent TikTok video that men will sometimes confront her at the airport seeking her autograph and "harass" her, asking her to sign photos of herself. "Every time I go to the airport, there is a group of 10 middle-aged men, and they harass me," Dunne said in the May 31 video to her eight million followers on TikTok. "They will yell at me and make a scene. The people around me are scared. It's crazy." Dunne said the autograph seekers find her not only when she is traveling for work events, but also when she is traveling for personal reasons as well, like family vacations. "It's just so strange," Dunne said, adding that while she understands she shares much of her life online, the autograph seekers find her when she is offline and not making content. In her video, Dunne mentions Olympic track star Gabby Thomas, who shared a similar story in January of being sought out by men at airports. "At this point, every time I travel, I'm afraid these men ... three to six of them … middle-aged … are going to show up and harass me, Thomas said in a video shared on TikTok on Jan. 28. Multiple female sports stars, including Dunne, replied to Thomas' post at the time, noting they shared similar experiences. "No same, I'm horrified of them… happens too often. I take pictures of them just incase," Olympic gymnast Simone Biles wrote. "This has happened to me MULTIPLE times!! it is actually so scary," Biles' Olympic teammate Suni Lee commented. Tennis star Coco Gauff said she too has been chased by autograph seekers, writing, "This happens to me too, I don't know how it happens. My theory is maybe someone at the airport tips them off." Autographs make up a multi-billion dollar industry, with signed photos of celebrities getting anywhere from $50 to more than $1,000, according to Justin Steffman, lead authenticator and CEO of AutographCOA, an autograph authentication company. "For Livvy Dunn, she was on the cover of a Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue," Steffman told " Good Morning America." "When that first came out, since no one had it yet, there's a large demand." Dunne, who retired from college gymnastics earlier this year, called for an end to the practice of aggressive autograph-seeking. "It needs to stop because it's scary for girls. It's weird," she said.
Fox News
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Olivia Dunne posts 5-word reaction as fashion show stunt goes viral
Former LSU Tigers gymnast Olivia Dunne posted about her viral moment during the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Fashion Show on Sunday. "I got triple dog dared," Dunne wrote on X. The national champion pulled off a move only she could do during the show. She strutted down the walkway in a black and white polka-dot bathing suit that featured red bows in the front and down toward her hips. As she reached the end of the aisle, she dropped down in a split. Dunne smiled as she received some applause from the crowd that packed the show. As she walked back up the runway, she touched hips with musician Xandra Pohl. Dunne also wore a bikini in a separate instance down the runway. She wore a cropped shirt that read, "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit." The former LSU Tigers gymnast was named a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model last month as she ended her collegiate career. She was one of four cover models, along with Lauren Chan, Salma Hayek and Jordan Chiles. Dunne was in the spotlight for much of her collegiate career as she brought with her millions of social media followers. As she left college, Dunne boasted more than 8 million followers on TikTok and another 5.3 million on Instagram. She helped the Tigers to a national championship in 2024, but her final year with LSU was derailed because of an injury. However, with her fame came some chaotic situations. Her overzealous fans created a security issue for the Tigers at one point during her collegiate career. She also expressed fears she was being stalked at airports by men seeking her autograph. "I fear that I'm being stalked, and I don't know what to do. It's gotten to the point that every single time I go to the airport there's a group of at least 10 middle-aged men waiting for me, and they harass me," she explained in the video with over a million views. "It's these men that want my autograph," she continued. "They have a stack of like 40 pictures of me or my magazines, and they will run after me down the TSA pre-check line and yell at me if I don't give them my autograph. It's insane." Dunne included a video from her most recent trip to the airport that left her in tears after she claimed they "circled me at the baggage claim and were like in my face." "It's something with the airline, and it's weird," she speculated before adding, "It needs to stop, because it's scary for girls. It's weird." Dunne has been spotted cheering on her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, as the Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher continues to make waves in the major leagues. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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a day ago
- Entertainment
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Olivia Dunne performs stunning move during swimsuit fashion show
Olivia Dunne showed off her gymnastics skills on the runway with a jaw-dropping move during the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Fashion Show over the weekend. The national champion gymnast strutted down the walkway in a black and white polka dot bathing suit that featured red bows in the front and down toward her hips. As she reached the end of the aisle, she dropped down in a split. Dunne smiled as she received some applause from the crowd that packed the show. As she walked back up the runway, she touched hips with musician Xandra Pohl. Dunne also wore a bikini in a separate instance down the runway. She wore a cropped shirt that read, "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit." The former LSU Tigers gymnast was named a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model last month as she ended her collegiate career. She was one of four cover models, along with Lauren Chan, Salma Hayek and Jordan Chiles. Dunne has been one of the most-followed athletes on social media since she joined LSU. She boasts more than 8 million followers on TikTok and another 5.3 million on Instagram. She helped the Tigers to a national championship in 2024, but her final year with LSU was derailed because of an injury. Since then, she's been spotted cheering on her boyfriend Paul Skenes as he makes waves in MLB with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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2 days ago
- Lifestyle
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‘Fear I'm being stalked': Sports Illustrated swimsuit model in tears at airport
American influencer and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Olivia 'Livvy' Dunne revealed she was reduced to tears when she was hounded by a group of rabid autograph hunters who track her down at airports around the country. 'I fear that I'm being stalked and I don't know what to do,' the former artistic gymnast said in a TikTok video, captioned 'They know time, place, airport, everything!!!' Dunne, who landed one of the four Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covers for the 2025 issue, recalled that she often sees a group of 'at least 10 middle-aged men' demanding her to sign 'a stack of 40 pictures or magazines,' New York Post reported. 'They will run after me down the TSA precheck line and yell at me if I don't give them my autograph,' she told her eight million followers. 'It's insane. They will yell at me and make a scene and the people around me are scared.' Dunne claims her 'stalkers' know her every trip and will be waiting for her regardless of her plans, including a business trip or a family vacation. 'They're waiting there,' she said. 'It's something with the airline, and it's weird.' She prefaced her situation that the men would find her in odd locations around the country. 'Yes I know I'm chronically online and I post my life, but I'm talking about like a 20-minute connecting flight through Omaha, Nebraska, they would be waiting there,' she said. 'I'm not making content on a connecting flight. I'm talking about the most random cities.' Dunne included a clip of herself from earlier in the day inside a car, crying after an unsettling event she faced after a red-eye flight. Dunne says the group had 'circled' the MLB WAG as she waited at baggage claim at the undisclosed airport. On Thursday, she shared a picture of herself and Pittsburgh Pirates boyfriend Paul Skenes sitting together on a private jet. Dunne said she wasn't the only one to experience the traumatic celebrity treatment while out in public, referring to Olympic sprinter Gabby Thomas' recent problems with the autograph hounds. 'It's not only me, I remember Gabby Thomas made a video about this and it needs to stop because it's scary for girls, it's weird,' Dunne said. Thomas praised Dunne for speaking out over the frightening encounters. 'Girl!! So sad that because we're good at what we do people feel like they should have constant access to us and give us travel anxiety. glad you're speaking up too,' Thomas commented. The Olympic gold medallist said she has a group of up to six middle-aged men hounding her for autographs while she's in public, saying one time they got aggressive with her after she denied them access. 'At this point, every time I travel I'm afraid that these men, it's three to six of them, middle-aged, are going to show up and harass me. And it doesn't matter what city — they've come when I was travelling to and from Chicago, they've come when I was travelling to and from Miami and they have my flight information,' Thomas said in a TikTok video posted in January. 'What scares me is that they have my flight information, even when I don't even know what time I'm flying out sometimes. I don't tell anyone my flight information. I've changed all my email passwords. I don't know if they're hacking me. But they get really aggressive and hostile if I say no and when I'm by myself, it's really scary,' Thomas added.
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3 days ago
- Lifestyle
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Former LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne in tears over stalking fears: 'I don't know what to do'
Former LSU gymnast Olivia "Livvy" Dunne says she's fearful she's being "stalked" by apparent superfans that seem to know the social media influencer's every move. Dunne, who boasts over 13 million followers across several social media platforms, posted a video on TikTok Friday explaining uncomfortable encounters she continues to have with "middle-aged men" at airports. "I fear that I'm being stalked, and I don't know what to do. It's gotten to the point that every single time I go to the airport there's a group of at least 10 middle-aged men waiting for me, and they harass me," she explained in the video with over a million views. "It's these men that want my autograph," she continued. "They have a stack of like 40 pictures of me or my magazines, and they will run after me down the TSA pre-check line and yell at me if I don't give them my autograph. It's insane." Dunne included a video from her most recent trip to the airport that left her in tears after she claimed they "circled me at the baggage claim and were like in my face." "It's something with the airline, and it's weird," she speculated before adding, "It needs to stop, because it's scary for girls. It's weird." Just last month, Dunne announced the end of her gymnastics career after LSU failed to successfully defend the NCAA championship title. The fifth-year senior did not compete in the competition after she was sidelined in March by an "avulsion fracture" in her patella. Dunne, who is dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitching sensation Paul Skenes, was one of the NCAA's top NIL earners and boasted millions of followers across several social media platforms. She played a role in helping LSU win its first NCAA title last year. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
