Let's call it – The Full Muggle.
Some intrepid theatergoer snapped blurry cameraphone shots of Daniel Radcliffe nekkid onstage in 'Equus', currently on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre. Here are a couple of the pics:
Some fans that are flipping out over this. Some comments from the Daily News article:
The snapshot shows Radcliffe, 19, standing totally naked in front of co-star Anna Camp, who is also bare to the bone.
The scandal surrounding the teenage star's nudity has helped ticket sales with advance box office receipts topping $3 million.
Fans buying tickets vented their outrage at the sneaky snapper.
"They're turning art into pornography," said stage technician Rachel Juozapaitis, 27.
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"Someone has violated his privacy," said Susan Zimmerman, 32, an NYU graduate student.
Um, not exactly. Someone – admittedly, someone kinda pervy – took pictures of something happened on a Broadway stage and posted them online. Porn? Violation of privacy? I don't think so.
"It's just wrong, he still has to do some more Harry Potter films for the kids."
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"He didn't sign up for this, now it's for all time, forever on the Internet. What about all the Harry Potter children?"
Ah, yes. The children. Methinks very young children are unlikely to surf to these shots on their own, and I don't think any parent will show them to their kids. Even if they did (which would be nuts), there's not much to see. (That's a comment on the photo quality, not Mr. Radcliffe's, um, bangers and mash, as they say in the U.K.)
As for "he didn't sign on for this," the play calls for his character to be fully nude, and if he thought that someone wouldn't take pictures of it, Daniel needs to get out more. So, you know, sure, it's kinda lame, but the level of fan outrage is a bit kooky.
So why did I post it here? Honestly? I just wanted to use the phrase "The Full Muggle." Sorry.
Go to this site if you want to see all the pics.(Link via the Daily News.)
Source/image: nydailynews
non-naked pic: telegraph.co.uk
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