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Naked Harry Hits Internet

Two days in New York was all it took

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 11, 2008 9:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – Just two previews into his bare-all Broadway debut, and naked photos of Daniel Radcliffe —best known to the world for playing a certain boy wizard —have already leaked online, the New York Daily News reports. Radcliffe managed to play the role for five months in London without a single naughty image surfacing. “It's very, very bad behavior,” said the star. “Whoever did it is a creep.”

Around the theater most were decrying the invasion of Radcliffe's privacy. “They're turning art into pornography," opined one technician. "It's just wrong, he still has to do some more Harry Potter films for the kids."

In this image released by Sam Rudy Media, Daniel Radcliffe is shown. Radcliffe stars the Broadway production of Equus, opening at the Broadhurst Theatre on Sept. 25, in New York.

In this image released by Sam Rudy Media, Daniel Radcliffe is shown. Radcliffe stars the Broadway production of "Equus," opening at the Broadhurst Theatre on Sept. 25, in New York. (AP Photo/Sam Rudy Media, Carol Rosegg)

This file photo originally supplied by Peter Thompson Associates, shows Daniel Radcliffe in Equus, in London.

This file photo originally supplied by Peter Thompson Associates, shows Daniel Radcliffe in "Equus," in London. (AP Photo/Peter Thompson Associates, Uli Weber, file)

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