Estrada urges Danes boycott

Estrada urges Danes boycott

MANILA (AFP): President Joseph Estrada called on Thursday for
a national boycott of rising Hollywood star Claire Danes over
published comments in which she trashed the Philippines for its
beggars and unsanitary conditions.

"She should not be allowed to set foot here," Estrada, a
retired movie star himself, told reporters. He said he backed a
resolution passed by the Manila city council this week to ban
films featuring the teenager. "Her remarks are uncalled for,"
Estrada said.

Danes, whose film credits include Romeo and Juliet and Little
Women, was a recent Manila visitor during the shoot of the movie
Brokedown Palace, about two American tourists' travails in
Bangkok and which is set for release in the United States later
this year.

The city council's resolution has received mixed reviews here,
with some arguing that Danes was merely telling the truth. Danes
made the unflattering comments in recent issues of Vogue and
Premiere magazines, the daily said.