And now it's shot to pieces.
You said you were a virgin,
But your baby ain't named Jesus.
--Joe-Bob Briggs
Posted on 11/29/2006 8:22:47 PM PST by paulat
Pregnant star misses Vatican gala
Keisha Castle-Hughes has said she is too busy to attend the premiere The teenage star of a film about the Nativity is missing its Vatican premiere because she is expecting a baby with her 19-year-old partner. New Zealander Keisha Castle-Hughes, 16, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in Whale Rider, plays Mary.
Pope Benedict XVI will also be unable to attend the Vatican's first premiere due to his forthcoming visit to Turkey.
A member for the Papal Council for Culture said the actress was expected to play her part well, not be a saint.
The actress, who is expecting a child in spring, said that she was "thrilled" at the news and had made the film "in a state of grace".
Biblical tale
The premiere of The Nativity Story, expected to be attended by 7,000 people, will take place in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, which is used for Sunday masses when they are not held outside in St Peter's Square.
The film was shot in southern Italy and Morocco
The film was shot partly in Matera, Italy, the same location used for Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ.
It recounts the Biblical tale from the Angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she will give birth to Jesus, to the visit of the three wise men to the new baby.
It has been produced by the US-based production company New Line Cinema, which was also involved in the Lord of The Rings trilogy, and will open in the US and Italy next month.
Oscar Isaac, a 30-year-old US actor, plays Joseph opposite Castle-Hughes.
Born in Australia, Castle-Hughes moved to New Zealand aged four with her Maori mother and Australian father. She became a New Zealand citizen in 2001.
Proceeds of the premiere will go towards the building of a school in the northern Israeli village of Mughar which Druze, Muslim and Christian children will attend
LOL. Whatever. Golly, the hypocrisy is THICK around here sometimes.
He's not a father; he's a babydaddy. Just ask Maury Povich. :O)
I repeat...you are a nasty, sick person!
Thanks!
I read this as both "parents" are lesbians.
No, I'm not. Really. :-)
Sorry...you don't read very well. Her "partner" is a 19-year-old boy.
Thank goodness she's rich. Otherwise, this thread would be hijacked with talk about being on welfare.
Okay...I guess I just don't like you.
This child was brilliant in her previous movie. She has a super-lib mom and no dad...hence...preggers.
Say it ain't so... we were just getting to know each other... I'm sure we can work this out. :-)
Whale Rider was an awesome movie. She looks good as Mary. At least she didn't have an abortion unlike...
Scarlett Johansson has blasted George W. Bush for his stance on abortion.
The outspoken actress has accused the President of trying to take away women’s rights by attempting to stop them terminating unwanted pregnancies.
"We're supposed to be liberated in America but if our president had his way, we wouldn't be educated about sex at all,” Scarlett says.
"Every woman would have six children and we wouldn't be able to have abortions," she adds.
I can't think of any other young actress who has gotten pregnant without being married. Is this a first?
There is no way I could have been a good mother at 16.
Where in the article does it say 19 year old BOY. It says 19 year old partner. And in the States, a partner is commonly considered same sex.
You could have ,I was and my granddaughter is.You could have.
No...but this is a particularly talented young actress who has a whacked-out lib mom and an absent dad.
It struck me as worth of comment, because she was obviously looking for love in all the wrong places.
I don't know what to say. I am not negating your experience. I only know mine.
It is fantastic that a new life will be brought into this world... what a glorious day and blessing.
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