"Harry Potter" actor Rupert Grint, cast as Harry's pal Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, is infected with swine flu, his publicist said Saturday.
British actor Rupert Grint, actor best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films. "It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu," his publicist said in a statement. EPA/CARMEN JASPERSEN
The AFP reports that the young actor became ill just three days before the latest Potter premiere in London.
"It has just been confirmed that Rupert Grint has taken a few days out of filming due to a mild bout of swine flu," his publicist said in a statement.
"He has now recovered and is looking forward to joining his fellow cast members at the junket and premieres this week and will then return to filming directly afterwards."
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" opens in most of Europe on July 15 and in the United States and Japan two days later.
This news coincides with the reports of four deaths in the UK related to the same strain of Swine Flu - the A(H1N1) virus.
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