Watson won’t flip off paps

By Alexandra Heilbron on July 12, 2007 | 33 Comments


Emma WatsonEmma Watson was shopping in Los Angeles this week when TMZ.com cameramen zeroed in on her and asked her to wave. She complied, so the paparazzi went one step further and asked her to flip them off. British born Emma laughed and asked Maria Menounos, who was interviewing the Harry Potter star, what they meant. Getting the answer, Emma’s face registered a moment of shock as she turned to the paps and replied, “No!”, then burst out laughing. Those crazy Yanks….



Comments & Discussion

  1. Wrapped in Plastic • July 12, 2007 @ 10:49 AM

    Why should anyone care what Emma Watson does?! It’s not like she’s Paris or Li-Lo…

  2. Kevin • July 12, 2007 @ 5:03 PM

    ur right, shes not paris, because she actually has REAL TALENT!

    “wrapped in plastic”, got ur such a loser its not even funny, to admit that u think more people give a s*** about paris..

  3. Pencil Neck • July 12, 2007 @ 8:05 PM

    THEY DO.

  4. Anonymous • July 12, 2007 @ 10:40 PM

    Amreican are losers
    Not British PPl

  5. Anonymous • July 13, 2007 @ 1:25 AM

    I couldnt agree more

  6. Anonymous • July 13, 2007 @ 8:38 AM

    what I find funny is she didn’t know what it meant to flip them off.

    And they wanted her to do it to ruin her image as a star in a child’s movie, make studios question casting her again.

  7. Armpit Hair • July 13, 2007 @ 9:06 AM

    She’s either a prude or a square.

  8. Alexandra • July 13, 2007 @ 9:09 AM

    She’s got class.

  9. Gewher • July 13, 2007 @ 9:44 AM

    Awesome. I almost want to say: You go girl! Only I hate saying that. So I won’t. She’s cool.

  10. Gary Burcher • July 13, 2007 @ 9:46 AM

    Ya, but I’ll bet she has cute feet. Anyone know where there are any good pictures of her lucious peds?

  11. Shanice Ross • July 13, 2007 @ 10:08 AM

    Who’s excited about the new BRATZ movie? Can’t wait!!!

  12. stephanie • July 13, 2007 @ 10:09 AM

    What is wrong w/ ppl, first of all she probably didn��t know what it meant because she��s English, we have a lot of sayings they don��t understand and trust me they have even more that I don��t understand, like what does �Take the Mickey out of her�� mean and derive from and so on. She comes off as a sweet girl and has manners and some sort of sense of what is right and proper and what is wrong. I don��t think that it deserves her to being called a prude or uptight just because she has manners and is polite. Maybe you should be questioning the paparazzi behavior to even ask or want her to �flip them off��. I hate to group ppl into a huge labeled group but Americans can be so rude and crass it doesn��t surprise me that they asked that, I��m Canadian and we aren��t much better but in my experience it��s us ppl who live in North America who are the rude questionable ppl, Europeans are much more well mannered and polite in comparison to us as are their paparazzi are far less aggressive. One last thing ppl need to remember we all have things we have done that we are less than proud of the only difference is that we don��t have millions of ppl constantly in our faces and trying to dig up every last thing about us, think how much of your dirty laundry you wouldn��t want aired out for the world to see. And thank god she��s not as messed up as Paris and Li-Lo, she has a much firmer grip on REAL life.

  13. Slippery Pete • July 13, 2007 @ 1:44 PM

    “Ya, but I��ll bet she has cute feet. Anyone know where there are any good pictures of her lucious peds?”

    She has man hands.

  14. nikki • July 13, 2007 @ 2:59 PM

    I agree fully wih ‘stephanie’! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE EMMA WATSON! She has dinity and proper manners, and people don’t see that often! Everyone needs to grow up! Papparazzi is becoming way out of control! They’re asking a 16 year old British girl to flip them off! How horrible is that! You people making fun of her need to buzz off!
    Luv you Emma, and I totally can’t wait to see you in HP5! XD

  15. Anonymous • July 13, 2007 @ 4:11 PM

    um what exactly does flip them off mean?

  16. Alexandra • July 13, 2007 @ 4:21 PM

    It means give them the middle finger.

  17. Sofia • July 13, 2007 @ 6:36 PM

    I’m very proud of Emma, I mean, where in Hollywood would you find an actress that’s so much like her!!! She’s very intelligent(a straight A student), very down-to-earth, clean-looking, humble and very talented!!! Plus she and her other Harry Potter co-stars are very much grounded!!! Unlike those of young stars in Hollywood when they know they have money they think they can do everything or anything they want!!! As well as emma does not only think about her being an actress herself but also she thinks about her future, which is going to a university!!! I believe she can do it!!! There’s NO ONE like Emma Watson in Hollywood!!! GO EMMA GO!!!!

  18. Jeremy • July 13, 2007 @ 7:07 PM

    She’s so dull!!!

  19. natalie • July 13, 2007 @ 8:01 PM

    what do they mean by “flip them off”

  20. Vera • July 14, 2007 @ 2:17 PM

    Emma is one of the best teenage actress and what stephanie said is very true

  21. Armpit Hair • July 14, 2007 @ 3:32 PM

    Once she finishes Potter, no one will be the slightest bit interested. She’s NOT Paris Hilton and her fame will be fleeting.

  22. josh • July 14, 2007 @ 4:54 PM

    emma has more talent than paris and “li-Lo” put together it’s nice to see someone with class for once

  23. Karin • July 14, 2007 @ 7:46 PM

    I agree with the anonymous person. I think that the paps just wanted to make her look bad. From interviews I’ve seen with Conan O’Brian, she seems like the nicest person ever. I also think that she handled it very well by laughing it off. You can’t always take everything so seriously.

  24. MOUNTAIN MAN • July 15, 2007 @ 6:04 AM

    She’s hot!

  25. momina • October 8, 2007 @ 8:16 AM

    well i m a muslim,n being a muslim my hollywood actress is emma watson.firstly i like her acting her speaking talent body language n full of pasion she is.she is really very pretty n beautiful n doing her job nicely

    thank you

  26. momina • October 8, 2007 @ 8:18 AM

    emma is cooooooooooooool

  27. momina • October 8, 2007 @ 8:21 AM

    i m living in pakistan n a muslim too.i dont know that emma really it means but i want to meet emma atleast once in a lifetime,becoz she is my fav actress.
    ur greatest pak fan
    momina

  28. junaid • November 15, 2007 @ 8:24 AM

    i didnt know what flp ’em off meant..?
    thanks to vera
    its truly horrible that they asking a 17 year old girl to show such a gesture just to make scandals

  29. Adela • November 25, 2007 @ 4:24 PM

    I absolutly love Emma watson, I think she will have a great future, weather she will be an actress or a singer… and… I personaly think she is gonna concord the WORLD.

  30. Katie Harrington • November 25, 2007 @ 8:24 PM

    emma watson i need to talk to you i want to visit two of brothers

  31. Nia • December 16, 2007 @ 10:18 AM

    flip them off means to stick your middle finger up at them duh

  32. bollyarm • August 25, 2008 @ 1:42 AM

    I think finally paps will win the war. Happpened with many actresses before. when they are not popular . they start to pose for the paps. like the 40+actresses. Hope that doesnt happen to cute Emma

  33. Maryjo E. Wilson • October 5, 2023 @ 11:12 AM

    Emma Watson’s net worth is a testament to her incredible success as an actress and activist. With her iconic role as Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” series and subsequent work in various film projects, she has amassed a substantial fortune. However, what’s even more commendable is how she has used her platform and wealth to advocate for gender equality and social causes. Emma’s dedication to philanthropy and activism demonstrates that her impact extends far beyond the entertainment industry. Her net worth https://www.emmawatson.net/net-worth is not just a measure of financial success but also a reflection of her commitment to making the world a better place.


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