NAMES IN THE NEWS : Fairchild Gets Tough in New York

Actress Morgan Fairchild says she was abducted years ago while visiting New York City for the first time but has since learned how to keep out of trouble by learning “that New York walk” and talking tough.

Fairchild, 40, said in an interview to be aired on “The Joan Rivers Show” Monday that she was abducted after traveling from Dallas to Manhattan to visit her sister. She was 20.

She said she was walking in Manhattan during the daytime when two men forced her into a waiting cab.

Fairchild said she screamed, but passers-by laughed. “I guess they thought I was one of the kidnapers’ hookers or something,” she said.

She said she was terrified as they drove around New York. “They kept telling me all these horrible things they were going to do to my body.”

The actress said she started making jokes. “Finally, one of them looked at the other and said, ‘You know what? She’s funny. Let’s let her go.’ And they did.”