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Posted in: Movies, Recent Updates | Tagged: canada, daily mail, eliza dushku, fan expo, hayden panettiere, toronto
Eliza Dushku Stakes Daily Mail Over Hayden Panettiere
The Daily Mail ran a piece the other day in which it criticised Hayden Panettiere for charging $30 a signature at the Fan Expo Canada in Toronto this past weekend, claiming that she must have fallen on hard times.
Weird, since I featured her doing the same at Big Apple Comic Con right in the middle of Heroes hype back in 2007, and she's been a regular at such shows since.
The article added
Fan conventions such as these have more of a reputation of attracting actors in the twilight of their careers.
However, Hayden joined the likes of Harry Potter star Tom Felton and Buffy actress Eliza Dushku putting pen to paper at the event.
One Google alert later and Eliza Dushku took it upon herself to call out the editor of the Daily Mail, saying;
Dear Sir,
I write to you because the piece of your paper that concerns me was anonymous. The piece was 27th August titled "Are times that tough Hayden?" ridiculing and attacking the actor Hayden Panettiere for participating in a Toronto Expo fan gathering where fans are charged money (Oh shock! Oh shame!) in exchange for autographs, signed pictures, and the chance for a bit of face time with their favorite celebrity.
My dear editor, how does Hayden's action differ from what you do for much of the content of your "news" paper? There we have celebrities exchanging their name (sometimes willy-nilly, no permission asked), their time, and their pictures in exchange for a bit of publicity for their work. At least the fan shows (such as the current Toronto Expo one) are honest and up front about the exchange. In addition, at these shows both fans and celebrities get some precious small contact with each other as real people. Your paper does not provide that value.
Yes, you will have to tell me where you think you get off attempting to diminish a young actor who is attempting to reach out to fans in one of the only practical ways provided by the entertainment industry, an industry your paper is a part of and largely dependent on.
It is particularly shoddy that the author scoffs at Hayden's lack of "Harry Potter" or "Spiderman" fame while leaving himself unnamed as "Daily Mail Reporter." Talk about being a parasite! Does Daily Mail Reporter want to shoot down Hayden's career, just at it's beginning, and then take a salary for doing so. Seriously, Sir, for shame.
You realise of course, this means war.
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