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
(((Hugs)))Send Baby Claire a kiss.She went to the mother daughter tea-my great grandaughter:)3 months old.
You got it, fatima!!! Smooches all around!!
You're an idiot...do a simple Google search.
Don't be a jerk!
I'll follow up a bit by pointing out that Mary was quite probably somewhere between 14 and 17 when she found herself to be pregnant with you-know-who.
I don't know the situation that this young lady lives in, and neither do you. Perhaps it is a massive trauma, and perhaps it is not. Maybe her "betrothed" is an honorable man, and maybe he is not. None of those facts are in evidence here.
There are some for whom this fact set would be a horrible thing with a considerable moral problem and there are some jurisdictions where it would be a considerable legal problem as well. I for one, don't know any of that.
The only thing I know for sure about this story is that a young woman is having a baby, and I simply refuse to be sad or angry about that, without any other intervening facts.
So there. Neener. Neener. Neener. :-)
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Life expectancy back then was 35.
I still think there's something wrong with 16-year-olds having babies...
And NO I don't preach abortion.
She has been with her boyfriend for 3 years, according to the interview I saw today. So, they're long-term. And yes, that means she was approximately 13 when they became an item.
I repeat...you are a nasty, creepy person.
Why should I do a google search when the article proves you are wrong. No where in the article does it say 19 year old boyfriend. Partner may be the generic term applied to unwed couples in NZ, but in the States, the term partner is used when refering to a same sex relationship.
Grow up.
Life expectancy back then was 35.
I still think there's something wrong with 16-year-olds having babies...
And NO I don't preach abortion.
Which reminds me, if she is Castle-Hughes, what if her "partner" were something like Rhys-Jones. Would the child then be stuck with 4 hyphens for a surname?
Jeremiah Castle-Hughes-Rhys-Jones, for example?
Admin Mod, would you please slap this child down.
Exactly...I think these idiot think this 16-yr-old had access to the turkey-baster route....
I already notified Admin Mod.
That matters how? Incidentally... those sorts of figures only mean that many babies never tended to survive infancy. People that survived childhood tended to live just as long as people do now, more or less.
I still think there's something wrong with 16-year-olds having babies...
I wish they'd wait too. But given the choice between having the baby and killing it... well, I guess we know what you think.
And NO I don't preach abortion.
Suggestion: If you're going to tell young women they should keep the baby instead of killing it, DON'T HATE THEM FOR DOING IT. Just a thought.
It was rumoured for a long time but lately is has become clear that the rumors are true: Sara and her her partner Allison Adler have a baby boy Source: Celebrity Baby Blog
Sara Gilbert is a lesbian. Allison is her partner. No where does it mention a boyfriend or turkey baster. THAT is how it is viewed in the States.
I asked for my post to be deleted. Even though I'm right.
No, you are not right. Nowhere in the article does it say her partner is a boyfriend. If I have to google to find out that her partner is a boyfriend, then the article has failed. Again, it may be common overseas to refer to an unmarried couple generically as partners, but it isn't here in the States.
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