Former bodyguard to skewer Mark Wahlberg in tell-all
A former bodyguard to the stars is writing a tell-all about protecting the privileged, and among his subjects will be Mark Wahlberg. The New York Daily News reports that Bronx native Leonard Taylor is writing the book because he feels “used’’ by several of the celebrities he worked for. “Why should I respect their privacy when they don’t care about me?’’ he told the paper. Taylor, who describes himself as a 6-foot-5, 320-pound “gentle giant,’’ developed relationships with Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman, Paris and Nicky Hilton, “Entourage’’ actor Kevin Connolly, and Sudbury’s own Chris Evans. But he’s particularly sour about Wahlberg, whom he claims “filled my head with dreams and then kicked me to the curb.’’ Taylor claims he spent more than three years protecting (and partying) with Wahlberg, but he “didn’t pay me a dime.’’ A call and email to the actor’s rep was not returned.
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