
"Harry Potter" in Racy Photos
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe, who
gets naked for his new role in the London West End revival of the play "Equus,"
is being attacked by some Harry Potter fans and parents after appearing
in nude publicity shots for the play.
Many other fans, however, have come to Radcliffe's defense, saying the
photos are beautiful and presented in a tasteful manner.
Radcliffe plays the role of a stable-hand who has an erotic fixation
with horses. In the publicity photos, Radcliffe, 17, bares it all
alongside a white horse. "Equus," directed by Thea Sharrock, opens at
London's Gielgud Theater on Feb. 27.
Producer David Pugh said of Dan: "There was no hesitancy about taking
off his clothes. He has a confidence in his own appearance. With the
performances that I've witnessed, when that boy takes his shirt off,
Harry Potter has flown out of Hogwarts for good."
"Part of me wants to shake up people's perception of me, just shove me
in a blender," Radcliffe said in a recent interview with Newsweek
magazine.
"It's a really challenging play, and if I can pull it off we don't know
if I can yet I hope people will stop and think, 'Maybe he can do
something other than Harry,'" he said.
Radcliffe's spokesperson, Vanessa Davies, recently responded to the
controversy: "Daniel does not want to step away from Harry Potter but he
does want to show he is a rounded actor capable of very different
roles," she told the UK's Daily Mail. "He has tremendous support from
Harry Potter fans."


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