HBP delayed because of "Equus"?

[Steve]

--- "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10 at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Carol" <justcarol67@> wrote:
> >
> > Here's an article--how authoritative I don't know--that 
> > says WB is delaying the film because it doesn't want 
> > "Equus" to taint Dan Radcliffe's "virginal" image. (Hey, 
> > don't hex me! I'm just the messenger!) Read it for yourself
> > here:
> > 
> > 
>
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/ET_Cetera/Harry_Potter_flicks_release_delayed/articleshow/3373678.cms
> > ...
> > Carol, now addicted to tinyurls

> 
> Geoff:
> Well, that's plain daft.
> 
> Last year, Dan appeared in "Equus"  from 26th February- 9th 
> June in the West End - I went to see it in the last week of 
> May and OOTP premiered in the UK on 12th July. There were 
> rumours of grumbling emanating from WB then but I don't believe
> that the play affected his image.
>

bboyminn:

I think this idea the 'naked Dan' is the problem has been
discredited by everyone including Dan himself.

First, as Geoff points out, the whole notion defies logic.
Dan has already performed the play in London. When it was
announced that he was going to strip off in the controversial
play in London, we heard news report right away that Warner 
was furious at the idea. Yet, Warner threw there full support
behind Dan and the play. 

Now some trumped up reporter from Faux..er...Fox News came out
with this idea, and it has spread to countless other media 
outlets. 

And there in lies the problem. No one is actually reporting
news any more. A few stories go out on the wire services,
and everyone just repeats them over and over as if they had
some exclusive scoop. As if /this/ is really news. 

I remember when the big news story was that Dan smoked like a
steam engine. Yet, that news story started on a Spoof site,
and made it into mainstream (alleged) serious reporting and
then it was just passed from one news outlet to another;
nobody bothering the check the facts along the way.

As Craig Ferguson says, it must be true, it's written down.

This is a load of speculation and scandle mongering. Anything 
to create the illusion of controversy, especially where none
actually exists.

It's a load of cow cookies.

Steve/bluewizard