[HPFGU-Movie] OoP England shooting back on

[artsylynda at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/21/2005 2:06:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com writes:

But  Daniel's parents, Alan Radcliffe and Marcia Gresham, told 
producers they  were concerned at letting their son - who turns 15 
next month - spending  long periods of time in a city increasingly 
famous for its wild nightlife  and growing sex industry.

to show how inaccurate this reporting is - Dan will be 16 in July,  not 15!  
That's "legal" in England for many things, as I understand it  (they finish 
school at 16, they can get married at 16, actors that age can work  a full day 
just like an adult, etc.).  And he's going to Australia in  November to film 
"December Boys" where his character will have a LOVE  AFFAIR!!  (according to 
the press info released).  Yes, Dan's representatives sent both DanRadcliffe.com 
and  DanRadcliffe.com.uk total rebuttals of that article, but if his parents 
are  willing for him to do love scenes, as in "having an affair" love scenes, 
they  ARE allowing their boy to grow up.  
 
All that said, hopefully they'll be wise enough (and they've shown  
themselves to be VERY wise in handling him and his career so far!) to go with  him to 
Australia.  Dan, himself, seems to be pretty wise in how to handle  himself, 
managing to keep his private life private, handling interviews like a  pro, 
managing to keep his fans happy with regular newsletters.  Too bad so  many 
American child stars are allowed to run wild and get in so much  trouble.  Their 
parents should all take lessons from Dan's  parents.
 

Lynda

"The cat's among the pixies now." Mrs. Figg,  OoP


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