“Emma Watson has split from her boyfriend of two years, Jay Barrymore. Harry Potter star Emma Watson decided to end her relationship with financier Jay Barrymore after reportedly finding the distance too tough.” [Link]

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“She said: ‘I am saddened that yet another claim has been made that I have taken material from another source to write Harry. ‘The fact is I had never heard of the author or the book before the first accusation by those connected to the author’s estate in 2004; I have certainly never read the book. ‘The claims that are made are not only unfounded but absurd and I am disappointed that I, and my UK publisher Bloomsbury, are put in a position to have to defend ourselves. ‘We will be applying to the Court immediately for a ruling that the claim is without merit and should therefore be dismissed without delay.’” [Link]

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“Emma Watson has unveiled her new fashion collection with Fairtrade brand People Tree. The Harry Potter actress – who’s currently filming the final two movies in the blockbuster franchise, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – took on a creative advisor role, working closely with People Tree’s design team and CEO Safia Minney to design a capsule lifestyle collection for teenagers, titled Love From Emma.” Link

“Warner Bros. will release the next two ‘Harry Potter’ films in 3D, a move underscoring the post-’Avatar’ rush for extra-dimensional box office returns.” Link

“Actress Emma Watson has said that she enjoyed filming the action scenes in the latest ‘Harry Potter’ movie. According to Yahoo, she said: ‘It was so nice to be outside, in the forest and out of the studio – running about.’” Link

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“The first real-life Quidditch team debuted at Middlebury College in 2005. Today, Harvard is among 200 schools with club-level teams. This fall, the university gave the newly formed team $600 to purchase Intercollegiate Quidditch Association-approved equipment. Most of it was spent on 14 Mugglenet Exclusive broomsticks, from Alivan, the Florida company that makes the world’s only association-approved broomsticks.” Link

“According to Zap2It, The Simpsons have just signed Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe for their ‘Treehouse of Horror’ special scheduled to air around Halloween 2010.” Link

“Harry Potter idol Daniel Radcliffe laughed his head off as he smoked pot at a party. Dopey Daniel, 20, even wandered about the house-warming bash, babbling to other party-goers: I love weed. And the star who has spoken about shunning drugs  was so out of it he let a girl scrawl all over his face with a pen.” Link