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Actor Dafne Keen Recalls Drug Exposure and Child Safety Measures on Set

Actor Dafne Keen revealed she was offered drugs at industry events while filming her breakout role as a child actor.

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Actor Dafne Keen revealed on the Inside of You podcast that she was offered cocaine at Hollywood events when she was a young teenager, according to Variety and Entertainment Weekly. The Hollywood Reporter, Us Weekly, and Yahoo also reported on her statements regarding her experiences as a child actor in the film industry. [1][4][5][7][8]

Keen stated that she was offered drugs at wrap parties when she was 11 or 12 years old, according to reports by Entertainment Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, and Us Weekly. Variety noted that Keen is now 21 years old and earned her industry breakthrough playing the mutant Laura in the 2017 feature Logan. [1][4][5][7][8]

During production, co-star Hugh Jackman took steps to protect her work conditions, Variety reported. Jackman ensured that no one abused her working hours on set while she was a child actor. [1]

Logan is a 2017 superhero film starring Hugh Jackman as the titular character, directed by James Mangold. The project served as the tenth installment in the X-Men film series and followed an aged Wolverine defending a young mutant character named Laura. [1][9]

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In short

  • Dafne Keen revealed on a podcast that she was offered cocaine at industry parties as a child.
  • Keen played the character Laura opposite Hugh Jackman in the 2017 film Logan.
  • Hugh Jackman helped ensure Keen's working hours were protected during filming.

Sources

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  1. [1]‘Logan’ Star Dafne Keen Says ‘I Was Offered Cocaine’ as an 11 Year Old in Hollywood and Hugh Jackman ‘Made Sure No One Abused My Hours’ on SetVariety, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Kartik Aaryan To Star In ‘Ladaku’ With Kabir Khan Directing; Worldwide Release Date Set For 2027Deadline, 17h ago
  3. [3]Hollywood Celebrates Midterm Results: “The Blue Wave Made Landfall, And Now The Red Wedding Begins,” Says Jimmy KimmelDeadline, 21h ago
  4. [4]‘Logan’ Star Dafne Keen Says She Was “Getting Offered Coke at Wrap Parties” at 11 Years OldThe Hollywood Reporter, 2h ago
  5. [5]‘Logan’ star Dafne Keen says she was offered cocaine at 11 years old at wrap partiesEntertainment Weekly, 5h ago
  6. [6]‘Logan’ Star Dafne Keen Says ‘I Was Offered Cocaine’ as an 11 Year Old in Hollywood and Hugh Jackman ‘Made Sure No One Abused My Hours’ on SetIMDb, 3h ago
  7. [7]‘Logan’ Star Dafne Keen Recalls Being Offered Cocaine at Wrap Parties When She Was 11 Years OldUs Weekly, 4h ago
  8. [8]Dafne Keen Says She Was Offered Coke at Wrap Parties as a Kid: “Like Tiny, Like 11, 12”Yahoo, 14h ago

Background

  1. [9]Logan (film) on Wikipedia
  2. [10]Joe Jackson (talent manager) on Wikipedia
  3. [11]Crack cocaine on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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