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Harry Pothead Actor’s Free Time Goes Up in Smoke

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If botany hasn't already been removed from the curriculum over at Hogwarts, now might be a good time. Jamie Waylett, the Harry Potter bully turned small scale marijuana cultivator, was sentenced this morning to 120 hours of community service for his illicit green thumb. Draco Malfoy's wingman could have faced up to 14 years behind bars after pleading guilty last week to growing 10 cannabis plants in his mother's
Half-Blood Prince Crowns Brüno (& Everything Else)

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The weekend box office was the domain of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which followed up its big Wednesday opening with a big $79.5 million Friday-Sunday, per estimates, pushing its overall take to $159.7 million. Sacha Baron Cohen's Brüno, meanwhile, saw ticket sales plunge 73 percent from last weekend, a drop that put the comedy in the inglorious company of all-time free-fallers such as The
Rupert Kicks Swine Flu for Harry Potter Premiere

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Despite catching the swine flu, Rupert Grint is alive and well, and ready to celebrate. The actor, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, recently came down with the possibly fatal virus. "I thought, 'Am I going to die?' " he told reporters at a London press conference. "But it was just like any other flu, really. I had a sore throat and I went to bed
RADCLIFFE TAKES BALLET LESSONS

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The 19-year-old actor is so worried he won't be able to find a job after the "Harry Potter" films come to an end he has decided to don tights and slippers in a bid to make him more employable. He told Esquire magazine: "I'm learning the basics of ballet. The thing is, in a few years I'll be 21, 22, and that's when all the guys
WATSON TAKING A BREAK FROM MOVIES TO TRAVEL

Emma Watson is taking a break from movies to travel.The "Harry Potter" actress – who plays Hermione Granger in the wizard franchise – has decided to see the world following the postponement of the release date of the next installment in the series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." Emma, 18, said: "I've just come back from Kenya, It was amazing – I've just always really
Bollywood’s Hari Puttar Makers Defend Film

The makers of Bollywood's Hari Putter - A Comedy Of Terrors have defended the film, saying it has nothing in common with Harry Potter. Warner Bros is taking legal action against producers Mirchi Movies, based in Mumbai, India, over the film title. The studio believes the name is too similar to that of the young wizard. But Munish Purii, of Mirchi Movies, said: "Our film bears no resemblance
Rowling: ‘I Came Close To Ending It All’

Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling has stunned fans by admitting she was on the brink of suicide when she was a struggling young single mum. The novelist - now worth around $1.09 billion (GBP545 million) - succumbed to depression in her early twenties when her husband, Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes, left, leaving her to bring up baby Jessica alone. Rowling admits she sought professional help
Emma Watson Steps Out With A “Nobody”

Harry Potter star Emma Watson stepped out for the Empire Awards in London last night - with a self-confessed “nobody”. The actress - who has been romantically linked with rocker Johnny Borrell and her Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe - shunned a famous lover in favor of someone more unknown - as she made her latest romance very public at last night’s Empire Awards aftershow party. The pair