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Celebrity astrologer Mor Krit faces a future in court - 'confirm' - after |forecasting singer Lydia is pregnant

Celebrity astrologer Supakrit Pathomsriviroj, aka "Mor Krit Confirm" is obviously so busy predicting others' futures that he had no time to check his own before leaving home on Monday.

His fortunes turned bad at an event held by "Siam Dara" newspaper, where he was verbally attacked right on the stage by Sansanee Wisutthithada - mother of singer Saranrat "Lydia" - after he suggested the singer might be pregnant.

"What duty are you doing, fortune-teller?" asked a furious Sansanee. "Who asked you to do this? I'm doing my duty, a mother's duty."

Mor Krit hastily apologised, but Sansanee demanded he "kraab" at her feet.

Following up her mum's "courageous" act, Lydia vowed she wouldn't forgive the soothsayer. "I will file criminal and civil lawsuits," she said.

Appearing on Channel 3's "Rueng Den Yen Nee" hosted by Sorrayuth Suthassanajinda, the tearful singer said the prediction of a pregnancy had left her very stressed.

Ruining reputations?

"Mor Krit Confirm", so called because he ends his predictions with the word "confirm", recently claimed that 50 out of his 53 forecasts on high-profile people are accurate. Critics point out that his predictions are vague and can easily become true by chance.

Sansanee's latest daring act has brought some angry responses. Sukhum Chaloeysap, director of Suan Dusit Poll, told Daily Xpress that Mor Krit had overstepped the mark. "Mor Krit has violated Lydia's rights - even she is pregnant, he has no right to reveal it."

Supensri Puengkoksoong of the Friends of Women Founda-tion recommends taking the astrologer to court. "Krit has to take responsibility for ruining the reputations of people in the public eye."

Word on the Web

Websites and blogs were also abuzz with opinions.

"I don't like Lydia but I think it's disgusting that a guy can earn a living giving a bad name to women," wrote an anonymous poster on the Manager newspaper's website. "Shame on him".

Pop, another contributor, said: "Fortune-telling is a private matter and she didn't ask you to do it. I support Lydia's mum."

Some were not so approving of Sansanee's "mother hen" act. "Barbaric behaviour," commented one poster. "She should have saved her anger for the courts."