Rihanna is just 'a heartbeat away from tragedy' because of a delusional stalker who may end up killing her if released, a New York City judge said Friday. Judge Orlando Marrazzo compared stalker Kevin McGlynn to the man who murdered John Lennon as he denied the homeless man's release from a psychiatric hospital. McGlynn, 54, was arrested last  July after hand-delivering letters to the pop star's Manhattan apartment in which he calls her a 'b****' and threatens to 'bum rush' and  gang rape her. He also believes he was in a relationship with Rihanna and that she stole his music.
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Kevin McGlynn, 54, was arrested in July for lurking outside the singer's Manhattan apartment
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On Friday, he was denied release from a psychiatric hospital
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