Hollywood star Gerard Butler increased his security team at the Toronto Film Festival over the weekend (10-11Sep11) after receiving death threats.
The 300 star has been promoting his role in controversial movie MAChine Gun Preacher, a true-life story based on a Hells Angel who rescues orphans in Muslim-dominant Sudan after converting to Christianity.
Butler was forced to hire more bodyguards when he took to the red carpet at the Canadian festival after reportedly receiving a string of threatening messages.
A source tells Scotland's Daily Record, "It is quite a controversial subject and some people are upset by the strong religious theme. We are treating this matter seriously."