A couple of years away from ordinary

Hermione_corona_1What’s the value of a beer endorsement if the celebrity drinker in question is underage? The celebrity blogs are all atwitter over this pic of 15-year-old Emma Watson, aka Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter films, apparently swigging from a bottle of Corona. Defamer debates the context of the photo, wondering if it was taken somewhere 15-year-olds can legally drink or, humorously, if it’s a publicity still (possibly part of a scene where “the young wizards get shitfaced on butterbeer and draw genitals on Ron Weasley’s face with their wands after he passes out”). On the Corona Web site (tagline: “Miles away from ordinary”), where coconuts plop into a placid green ocean and ragged-clawed crabs scuttle about, the brewer feels compelled to note that it “supports the Century Council’s fight against underage drinking and drunk driving.” Defamer doesn’t speculate on whether the pic might help Corona, but isn’t optimistic about the effect on Watson: “Corona? Haven’t the Lohans of the world taught us that teen stars should be shoring up their tolerance with hard liquor?”

—Posted by Tim Nudd

March 1, 2006 | Permalink

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Show me the photo where she's actually drinking (rather than just holding the bottle to her lips) and I'll believe this stupidity.

Posted by: Steve Hall | Mar 1, 2006 11:12:25 AM

Looks like shes in a restuarant. Don't know about everyone else, but in England you can drink from 12yrs in restuarants, from 5yrs in your house.

Posted by: Dave | Mar 1, 2006 12:19:11 PM

Came across this on Drudge last week so maybe there's some truth to it.

http://tmz.aol.com/article2?id=20060221140009990001

Posted by: makethelogobigger | Mar 1, 2006 1:54:37 PM

She's posing...as if to say "ha ha, wouldn't it be funny if I drank this?" It's so obviously staged that I doubt she's actually drinking.

Posted by: Jerry | Mar 1, 2006 5:15:50 PM

not posing... http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/5775837.html#cutid1

there's pics of her drunk with the empty bottle.

Posted by: Apurva | Mar 2, 2006 10:21:52 AM

OH NO a teenager drinking beer! What an anomaly! (just felt the need to be sarcastic, sorry)

Posted by: shannno | Mar 2, 2006 11:28:31 AM

From Corona Extra:

The brewer and importers of Corona Extra hold tightly to the rule that any beverages containing alcohol are only for the consumption of people over the legal drinking age (21 in the U.S.). Both our packaging and marketing speak to our commitment to this issue and we trust our customers to hold these rules in the same high regard.

Posted by: Corona Extra | Mar 10, 2006 3:45:37 PM

Show me the photo where she's actually drinking (rather than just holding the bottle to her lips) and I'll believe this stupidity.

Posted by: frenchboy | Jun 30, 2006 5:18:51 PM

I swear to god this has got to be the stupidest form of publicity ive seen lately i mean all teens drink at some point or another and everyone else here is like holy sh** shes drinking a beer oh my god alert the press shes just being a teenager so shut the hell up

Posted by: | Jul 5, 2006 10:28:41 PM

by the way my fucking name isnt frenchboy

Posted by: notfuckingfrechboy | Jul 5, 2006 10:40:40 PM

oh my goodness a teenager drunking corona which must have about 0.5% volume. disgraceful! come, on everyone does it. Everyone is just going crazy cos she's an actress. I feel sorry for her friends as they're myspace and bebo pages are being watched very closely by stalkers wanting more pics of Emma (that's origionally where this pic came from)

Posted by: Emma | Jul 19, 2006 1:11:21 PM

she is a liar

Posted by: gth | Aug 15, 2006 4:39:11 PM

she is a liar

Posted by: gth | Aug 15, 2006 4:39:19 PM

she is a liar

Posted by: gth | Aug 15, 2006 4:39:25 PM

she is hot

Posted by: why | Aug 15, 2006 4:40:31 PM

Curse that girl

Posted by: cloe | Nov 28, 2006 11:29:00 AM

I really cant stand people talking trash about her!!! First of all she is NOT a liar. She may be posing. And even if she did drink, wats the big deal, its not like every other teenager doesnt drink.

Its legal for a 14 year old and up to be drinking in the U.K. So before people go around teeling f**king lies or f**ked up s**t stories about her, find out what it really is.

I'll really appreciate it if people stop sayign things that arent true about her. I didnt mean to swear, but i couldnt help myself!!!

Posted by: Hanisa | Dec 22, 2006 12:16:05 AM

Well, any 15 normal 15 year old who hasn`t drunken any alcohol by now?
I think Emma just has the bad luck that people are interested in her, so everybody makes a bug fuss about that little pic. Think about what you're doing now, or've been doing when u where underage and swear that u've never ever been drinking unlegal and than start offend Emma for drinking sometimes.

Posted by: Zoey | May 9, 2007 9:51:31 AM


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