Top 10 Celebrity Pseudonyms
When New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg on Nov. 29, he checked into the hospital under the alias "Harris Smith." He's far from the first celeb to try to pass under an assumed name; here's how a few of them attempt to avoid detection.
Plaxico Burress
"Harris Smith"
Well-paid Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress made national headlines when he shot himself in the leg early on Nov. 29 at a Midtown Manhattan nightclub — an incident the sports blogosphere has aptly dubbed the $35 million "Plaxident." But his intention was apparently to avoid disclosing the injury at all. According to the New York Post, when Burress checked into the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, he identified himself as "Harris Smith" — a pseudonym less colorful than some other celebrity aliases, but no more authentic.
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