Sideshow: Emma Watson: I wasn't bullied
Emma Watson, familiar to fans of the Harry Potter film series as the boy wizard's brainy gal pal Hermione Granger, denies media reports that bullying chased her out of Brown University. In a statement on her website Friday, the British thesp said her deci
Emma Watson
, familiar to fans of the Harry Potter film series as the boy wizard's brainy gal pal Hermione Granger, denies media reports that bullying chased her out of Brown University. In a statement on her website Friday, the British thesp said her decision to take the spring semester off had "nothing to do with bullying." Fact, nobody has ever bullied her, she says - at Brown or elsewhere. The accusation "seems beyond unfair," she adds. Media reports of the bullying were attributed to an anonymous Brown "insider."
The New York Daily News recently reported that classmates shouted "Three points for Gryffindor!" (a reference to her character's dorm in the Potter series) whenever Watson answered a question in class. Watson has denied that ever happened.
No comment from Brown.
Richie to rehab?
Bon Jovi
guitarist
Richie Sambora
is dropping out of the group's current tour. Reports are that he's headed for rehab, but neither the band nor its rep would say anything about that. What his bandmates did say, in a statement released Thursday, is that Sambora, a rehab veteran, has their "absolute" support and they look forward to his "healthy return." No word on how many performances he'll miss.
Oops
Thursday's Sideshow gave the wrong date for author Salman Rushdie's appearance at Drexel University. Rushdie will be there on Wednesday at 6 p.m.