Posts with tag "HarryPotter"

Jamie Campbell Bower Gets Taken 'Prisoner'

Posted Nov 13th 2009 at 05:09 PM by Denise Warner

'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' vampire Jamie Campbell Bower stars in the upcoming AMC remake of 'The Prisoner' as 11-12, a troubled, rebellious young man whose father -- played by Sir Ian McKellen -- rules over "The Village,' a remote island kingdom. The actor talks with PopEater about working with the legendary Oscar-winner, starring in both the 'Twilight' series and 'Harry Potter,' (He will ...

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Daniel Radcliffe Slams 'Harry Pothead' Photo

Posted Nov 13th 2009 at 07:40 AM by PopEater Staff

'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe is steaming mad over reports today he was smoking a joint at a friends party recently. Britain's Daily Mirror ran a cover photo Friday showing the actor in a painted-on mustache and taking a toke from something. The actor's rep tells WENN that all he was doing was smoking a "roll-up cigarette" and posed the possibility he will seek legal action against the ...

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Emma Watson Stalked by Harvard Fans

Posted Oct 1st 2009 at 07:11 AM by PopEater Staff

It's rough being an A-list star of the hit 'Harry Potter' franchise, if all you want to do is attend your college's football game -- as Emma Watson has found out. According to the New York Post, the actress was left "quite shaken" at a recent Harvard football game, where she was cheering on her school, Brown. Page Six reports that a Harvard student magazine meant to draw as much attention ...

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Did Rowling Get Dissed By White House?

Posted Sep 30th 2009 at 12:30 PM by PopEater Staff

JK Rowling, author of the 'Harry Potter' book series, was denied a top US honor because politicians believed her books promoted sorcery, BBC News is reporting. Some US politicians believed the Potter books "encouraged witchcraft," claims Matt Latimer, a former speech writer for President George W. Bush. Latimer alleges that this belief caused her to lose out on a Presidential Medal of Freedom. ...

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'Potter' Helps Prevent Teen Suicide

Posted Aug 10th 2009 at 12:12 PM by PopEater Staff

'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe hopes to save the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth through a "major donation" to The Trevor Project. "It's extremely distressing to consider that in 2009 suicide is a top three killer of young people... It's vitally important that young people understand they are not alone and, perhaps even more important, that their ...

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Boy Charged in 'Potter' Bleach Attack

Posted Aug 3rd 2009 at 09:15 AM by PopEater Staff

A 16-year-old boy accused of throwing bleach on a woman who shushed him at a screening of the newest 'Harry Potter' film has been remanded in custody and charged in a Leeds, England court room. ...