Just call him Harry Puffer! Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe was allegedly photographed smoking marijuana at a party in North London this month. The 20-year-old star was seen laughing uncontrollably during a get-together thrown by a friend of his on-off actress girlfriend Laura O’Toole.
Photographs have emerged of the former child star appearing dazed and confused after apparently smoking a “joint.” Onlookers say Daniel was so high he let a girl scribble all over his face. Wadia Tazi, a 26-year-old Londoner also present at the party, describes Radcliffe as completely out of his mind and behaving erratically during their encounter. Daniel even wondered around the apartment exclaiming: “I love weed,” if Wadia’s words are to be believed. Read the rest of this entry »
Whoopi Goldberg was left shamefaced on The View Friday after she confused Lord of the Rings’ star Sir Ian McKellen with the wizard from the Harry Potter film franchise.
The actor who played Gandalf in the hit trilogy was a guest on the when host Whoopi asked: “Are you coming back in Harry Potter?”
Sir Ian, 70, closed his eyes, paused, and said: “I don’t play Dumbledore – I play ‘Lord of the Rings.’”
Hogwarts’ own Emma Watson was left “quite shaken” after a group of Harvard students harassed and stalked her at a recent college football game, according to The New York Post.
Emma, who is a 19-year-old freshman at Rhode Island’s prestigious Brown University, journeyed to nearby Cambridge to cheer on her school only to be hassled by a group of student reporters from the Harvard Voice Magazine. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have grown up before our eyes as the stars of the Harry Potter film franchise – and it’s earned them a record-setting honor.
The young stars have entered the Guinness World Records book as the highest-grossing lead actors over the past ten years after their first six Potter films earned more than $5.4 billion at the box office worldwide, according to Britain’s Daily Telegraph.
Daniel, who plays boy wizard Harry Potter, earned an average of $558 million for his work in the series. While Emma, who stars as Hermione Granger, clocked $753.7 million for her work on the big screen, which includes the animated movie The Tale of Despereaux.
Universal Orlando Resort, together with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, revealed first-ever details about the incredible scope of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, a new attraction scheduled to open in the Spring of 2010.
On Tuesday, actor Tom Felton announced details on the planned Harry Potter Theme Park at Universal. The park will live on 20 acres at Islands of Adventure in Orlando, The Gainesville Sun reports. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will boasts a 15-story Hogwarts Castle, a roller coaster, a real Hogwarts Express, an Owlery, a Three Broomsticks Restaurant, an Ollivanders wand shop, and a Hogs Head Pub – which will serve Butter Beer!
It’s back to school for Hermione! Emma Watson has began her studies at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Over the weekend, the 19-year-old Harry Potter star and her boyfriend, Jay Barrymore, were photographed relaxing on the steps of a building on the campus of the historic Ivy League institution. Emma appeared happy as she mingled with her fellow freshman wearing a simple white T-shirt and denim mini-shorts.
You’re nobody ’til somebody kills you…on the Internet.
Emma Watson is the latest celebrity to become the subject of death rumors on the Web.
On Friday, rumors began circulating that the 19-year-old star of the Harry Potter film franchise had died after suffering a fatal head injury in a car crash outside London. Read the rest of this entry »
Daniel Radcliffe — who has been on the receiving end of gay rumors for much of his career — has lashed out at homophobes, blasting people who hate same-sex couples as repulsive and uneducated.
He tells gay-friendly Attitude Magazine: “I just loathe homophobia. It’s just disgusting and animal and stupid and it’s just thick people who can’t get their heads around it and are just scared. I grew up around gay people entirely. I was the only child in my class who had any experience of homosexuality or anything like that.”
The Harry Potter star is reportedly dating his former Equus co-star, actress Laura O’Toole. Earlier this month, Daniel revealed that he finds it “awesome” when fans think he is gay.
The world is still enchanted by the magical fantasyland of Harry Potter. After a two-year break, the boy wizard and his pals stormed the box office Tuesday night. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince raked in the biggest midnight gross of all time, earning $22.2 million at the box office, according to early estimate from Warner Bros.
The film — the sixth in the beloved franchise — beat out previous record holders, The Dark Knight and Star Wars: Episode III, which earned midnight grosses of $18 and $17 million, respectively.
Half-Blood Prince raked in $10 million more from midnight screenings than the last Harry Potter feature, The Order of the Phoenix, which opened in the summer of 2007.
Who’s seen the movie already? Is it any good? Let us know.
After fighting fierce battle against a potentially deadly bout with swine flu, actor Rupert Grint swung by The Early Show Wednesday to chat about the sixth Harry Potter film and his rising fame in film.
Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince is in theaters now.
