Snorting remark by Keith Richards doesn't sit well with Disney

[babylonsister]

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Snorting remark by Keith Richards doesn't sit well with Disney

He has a cameo in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' but he 'won't be doing a lot of publicity for this movie.'

By Sheigh Crabtree, Special to The Times
April 5, 2007

Snorting a speedball of cocaine and dear old dad may be the stuff of rock 'n' roll legend but apparently it's not the sort of tale told to children at the Happiest Place on Earth.

Keith Richards' macabre remark about snorting a mixture of cocaine and the cremated remains of his deceased father may have amused music fans with its ghoulish sensibilities, but it caused a moment of alarm inside Walt Disney Studios, home to the movie marketing team behind the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Richards has a much-anticipated cameo as Teague Sparrow, father of Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), in the hit franchise opening May 25. While drinking, womanizing and cannibalism may be comedic themes that course through the film, the real-life substance abuse and off-screen antics of "Pirates" stars are no laughing matters when it comes to marketing and publicizing one of the summer's biggest family films.

"When forwarded the story to me ... I thought, 'How are we going to spin this?' " Dennis Rice, Disney's senior vice president for publicity, said during a presentation to the media of the studio's upcoming films Wednesday morning.

As a result of Richards' remark, which was later discounted by his representatives as just a joke, it is likely that the rocker's appearances on the red carpet in support of the film will be curtailed.

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[ccpup]

1. yeah, right

who knew Keith Richards ever abused drugs or alcohol? :sarcasm:

[RB TexLa]

2. Was there someone it did "sit well" with?

[slackmaster]

9. I thought it was pretty damned funny

Taking advantage of a gullible reporter.

:hi:

[Virginia Dare]

3. LOL!!! Disney just got a clue about Keith Richards...

I'm sure he'll be chastened by their disapproval...:eyes:

[SemperEadem]

4. screw disney

they are the most anti-family family company on the face of the earth when it comes to their employess.

[sasha031]

6. I love it, give them some bad publicity

The fake world of Disney...

[Botany]

5. So Keith will not be doing P.R. for Disney?

[Forrest Greene]

11. Where's The Photo

...from about the same time period showing him in gigantic black shades, sliding down / propped up by a water fountain? The scene is apparently the customs area of an airport: behind him, on the wall over the fountain, a sign reads:

THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
A DRUG-FREE AMERICA
COMES FIRST.

Stay Happy, Keef!

[Lautremont]

7. And he was probably so looking forward to doing all those interviews, too.

'E's a clever sod, our Keef!

[notadmblnd]

8. hey, they knew what keith Richards was when they bought him

Disney shouldn't be crying about his behavior now.

[foo_bar]

10. "A pirate? Well, that's hardly the image we want for Long John Silver's!"