Richard Harris, who reportedly agreed to appear in the Harry Potter
movie only after his granddaughter Ella told him she would never speak
to him again if he refused, has unleashed a torrent of denunciations at
some of his fellow film stars.
In an interview with the website ShowBiz
Ireland, the Irish actor accused many of the actors attending Sunday
night’s premiere of the Harry Potter film as “spoiled.”
“They’d go to
the opening of an envelope,” he said. “Anything for exposure,” he added,
then continued: “What I hate about our business today is the elitism.
So-called stars ride in private jets and have bodyguards and dietitians
and beauticians. Tom Cruise is a midget and he has eight bodyguards all
6 feet 10, which makes him even more diminutive. It’s an absolute joke.”
He suggested that the only reason Madonna didn’t attend the movie was
that she would not be able to understand it.
