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OCTOBER 12, 2005 at 8:49 AM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: Daily Record via DanRadcliffe.com
Tabloids love exploiting (and paraphrasing and exaggerating) quotes about celebrities to hype up stories and increase readership. Doing so about Harry Potter isn't new, and the Daily Record hit a home run yesterday by claiming
star Daniel Radcliffe is "dreading his naked screen debut" in November's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Jenna from DanRadcliffe.com, from whose interview the Daily Record lifted quotes and based their story, tells it straight:
Just to clarify this mess they've created - At no time was Dan naked or did he say he was for the Prefect's Bath scene. They took a quote from my article and turned it into something it's not.
Not only did they lift quotes from my interview without permission, they did so without giving credit as if it were their own interview... and then took it and twisted it. Yet another reason why none of you should ever put any trust into anything you read in one of these tabloid rubbish liners.
Well said, Jenna.
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Head Girl
Points: 464
Glastea says:
Ewww... Too Much Information! The papers always do that though, to get more money, because they are evil money suckers. to quote Rita Skeeter..."the paper exists to sell itself, you silly girl". Silly people!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 11:53 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2465
undisputed760 says:
Well obviously if the movie is rated PG-13 hes not gonna be naked in it. Hes freaking like 15 or whatever. freaks.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 11:55 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1348
~*Veela Grl *~ says:
I can't stand tabloids. And how dare they twist his words around!!!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:01 PM EST
Mrs. Ronald Weasley
Points: 2606
hplover234 says:
That really sucks. I hate the tabloids. They always take everything and make it go out of control. I think that they should just state the truth and then stuff like this just wouldn't happen. They just want people to buy their magazines.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:02 PM EST
Hogwart's Ghost
Points: 2604
gemma_barnett1985 says:
I wouldn'y have thought hed be completely naked anyway, they could always put him in a skin coloured thong. he he.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:03 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1601
Silhouette says:
He wasn't naked? Oh my god! I just thought so... *sarcasm*
Did someone realy think he was naked?
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:07 PM EST
Squib
Points: 124
kbowen4456 says:
Oh my gosh, where will tabloids go next, to speak of a 16 year old being naked in a movie!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:09 PM EST
Weasley Garden Faerie
Points: 4481
Tamlynn says:
Duh! Most of the time actors in parts like this are not naked unless they want to be and plus he is only a teenager and on top of that being naked was totally unnecessary since the scene involved him in the tub mostly. It is no surprise how tabloids like to twist things like this. My shock is that they didn't add more twist to it.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:10 PM EST
Student
Points: 258
white_tiger2200 says:
Hmm... Well, I must say that this is awkward, I mean, c'mon! Why the heck would they film it with him naked, that's RIDICULOUS! How many children geared movies have you seen where the actors filmed scenes and you saw or heard that he was totally nude, I mean... ? Whatever, Come quickly November 18th!!!!!!!!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:20 PM EST
Points: 30
geewiz says:
I only have this to say...if the bath scene hadn't been brought up in the first place, this mess wouldn't have happened, period.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:20 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2495
Jbird says:
I hate tabloides, anything for a sale. And for that matter I hate the Poparazzi. They're a bunch of jurks, sometimes they go way to far for a stupid picture of someone walking-who cares!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:25 PM EST
The Warrior Sorceress
Points: 3333
Devilish Katlyn says:
Honestly, the things people will do for circulation! That was so blatantly false, it was rediculous. Like they would have anyone completely naked in a Harry Potter story!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:31 PM EST
Squib
Points: 184
Davar says:
As if that would make a difference . . . Last I heard in the USA it was illegal to exploit a minor (dan) and this is still a pg movie . . . the question is not who are the goof balls that writes such articles but what kind of reader(s) actually believe them? Scary.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:45 PM EST
Witch
Points: 804
PadfootsGirl says:
Does it really matter - your not going to see anything anyway?! (The film would be rated an 18 if so...)
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 12:57 PM EST
Vampire
Points: 2939
Dansgirl34 says:
My sister saw this and told me about it. But I knew it was the stupid tabloid people. Why do people even bother with that stupid junk. Lets put them out of business for good by boycotting!! Who wants to join me? Just kidding. Them to take Jenna's work, so wrong. And they call themselves journalist, Please!!!!!!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 1:07 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2419
Gwenyth says:
Geez people can you give him a break!!! He is only 16!!!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 1:13 PM EST
Dark Mark Caster
Points: 7648
FireboltFlyr says:
Wow he isn't naked in the tub! Well duh... usually actors do where shorts when they have shower scenes. I don't really care that he wasn't naked because I wont really pay attention to that... I'll be looking at how he opens the Egg and what it sounds like! only 36 more days!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 1:19 PM EST
The Girl Who Lived
Points: 4219
Tacha says:
I second that! Well said Jenna! I don't like to read tabloids, it's soooooooo obvious that they steal actual new and make it more sensational and give it a twist. Twisting is for dancing, not when you're reporting news!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 1:19 PM EST
Squib
Points: 197
Amber luvs Dan! says:
Stupid tabloids. People stoop real low for some good dirt these days!!!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 1:24 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1375
'Arry + Hermy says:
Too bad! Just Kidding! They magazine is boggus, they are horrible and I happy Dan spoke out about it! Harry Potter Rocks!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 1:51 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1345
Dracos_Gurl13 says:
Why would people do that? It makes no differene to the scene. And anyone who read the book through this website would know that. It obviously means that they are being ignorant of the facts.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 2:00 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1314
Lemon Drop says:
Tabloids are so desperate for news that they will make stuff up about people. They should get into trouble for that.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 2:00 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 639
Cameron the House Elf says:
And all the preteen girls said, "Awwwwww shucks!"
Who cares if he was or wasn't, I can tell you it wouldn't be in the movie either way!!
I'm betting there's a cut to the feet and the robe dropping then a cut to him already in the tub. Perfectly harmless.
You'd think people would be more mature about nudity, it's not anything to freak about. It happens everyday...unless you don't change your clothes and that's just plain gross, and much more worthy of a tabloid headline than nudity.
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Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 2:08 PM EST
Auror
Points: 4040
Dan's no.1 fan 4ever says:
Yeah...well, it's long since the days I ever trusted newspapers, especially tabloids...and I'm only 16. I don't think Dan would really be that bothered about it though... It's just pathetic. These journalists seriously need to consider getting a life, instead of trying (and failing) to make other peoples' miserable.
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 2:17 PM EST
The Indian Auror
Points: 3845
nandi2005 says:
The tabloids really love to make an issue out of nothing!!
What does it matter if Dan was not wearing anything in the bath?? none of us do!!
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 2:19 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1894
Hermione5 says:
Stupid topic. Why should he be naked for that scene? Anyway, I find it ridiculuous, that teen girls would scream to see Dan naked.. Come on.. :S
P.S.: Ron and Hemione forever
Posted Oct 12, 2005 at 2:31 PM EST
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