For a lot of people, the smallest interaction with their favorite celebrity would be a dream come true. However, often, overly — ahem — zealous fans take things a little too far.
The resulting interactions can be awkward, uncomfortable, or sometimes dangerous.
Here are 17 of the wildest interactions between celebrities and their fans:
1.After "Jolene" became a hit in the '70s, a Dolly Parton fan named her baby Jolene, then left the infant at the singer's gate.
2.After Jessie J broke her leg, a teenage fan broke her own leg, obtained the singer's personal contact information, and sent her pictures of it.
3.In 2013, Jared Leto received a fan's severed ear in the mail along with a note that said, "Are you listening?"
4.A fan decided to send John Boyega a pair of nipple covers with his face on them in order to promote her start-up.
5.A woman confronted Matt Smith with a picture of a hedgehog, insisting that he looked just like it, then tried to kiss him.
6.A Jonas Brothers fan preserved a dead baby shark in a tube and gifted it to the band.
7.When Cole Sprouse got up to go to the bathroom at a restaurant, a bunch of kids followed him in and tried to check which stall he was in.
8.Fifth Harmony cheered on a Harmonizer as he chased after their car for 20 minutes.
9.At a meet-up, a viewer saw Tyler Oakley's phone sitting on a table and stole it.
10.While Niall Horan was walking through the crowd at a music festival, a Directioner jumped on his back to get a picture of him.
11.A Lorde/Jack Antonoff shipper made a PowerPoint presentation trying to "prove" the pair were dating.
12.While Beyoncé knelt to interact with the crowd, a concertgoer jumped on stage and pulled her down.
13.John Travolta once opened his closet at home and found a fan waiting inside.
14.The day after Kaya Scodelario signed a fan's arm, the girl returned the next day to show her she'd gotten it tattooed.
15.A couple followed Finn Wolfhard home and asked him to take a picture with them, which he refused.
16.When Jerry Trainor was walking out of a restaurant, an entire birthday party of fans saw him and tackled him.
17.And finally, while taking a picture with Norman Reedus, a fan howled "like a werewolf" then leaned over and bit his chest.