star-struck

As Norman Oder has perceptively written of the groundbreaking, putting the rapper "front and center" was "a brilliant move [...] relying on the unsurprising shallowness of a star-struck press."

Matt Sledge: Aqueduct Report: Jay-Z Was Clueless Matt Sledge 2010

As Norman Oder has perceptively written of the groundbreaking, putting the rapper "front and center" was "a brilliant move [...] relying on the unsurprising shallowness of a star-struck press."

Matt Sledge: Aqueduct Report: Jay-Z Was Clueless Matt Sledge 2010

Sandusky allegedly continued the sexual abuse of star-struck minor boys until at least 2007.

Wendy N. Powell: Lessons Learned From Penn State's Former Coach Joe Paterno Wendy N. Powell 2011

Meanwhile, there have long been suspicions that Mark is a little star-struck, if I may stray into the territory of euphemism – be it cuddling Wayne Rooney after the latter's elbow was head-butted by James McCarthy; or appearing to defer to Gerrard's gracious advice that an incident deserved a red card rather than the yellow he was preparing to brandish; or his repeated boast that the players "identify with me".

Mark Clattenburg: The bald truth about the referee's hair-loss deal | Marina Hyde 2011

Sandusky allegedly continued the sexual abuse of star-struck minor boys until at least 2007.

Wendy N. Powell: Lessons Learned From Penn State's Former Coach Joe Paterno Wendy N. Powell 2011

Sandusky allegedly continued the sexual abuse of star-struck minor boys until at least 2007.

Wendy N. Powell: Lessons Learned From Penn State's Former Coach Joe Paterno Wendy N. Powell 2011

And GJ was indeed a sweetie – I am so glad I actually managed to find some conversation with him and avoided falling into the same star-struck coma that claimed me when I met Julian Barnes!

Random Bullets « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

Never one to be star-struck or badger anyone for an autograph, an innate security mode usually took over.

One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

At the former, reality-TV star Kelly Bensimon was star-struck by veteran actress Jane Fonda.

Magazine Parties for Ladies, Gents 2011

One of the most amusing scenes in the book involves a star-struck Krasner going out dancing with Piet Mondrian, the Dutch master of geometric abstraction, whose famed painting "Broadway Boogie Woogie" was inspired by a genuine affection for cutting a rug.

A Painter in Her Own Right Jonathan Lopez 2011