As disturbing as it is to think about United Nations feminist and Harry Potter heartthrob, Emma Watson, dating some sleazy Hollywood A-lister, word has it that the Perks of Being a Wallflower sex-symbol got her Hermione heart broken by none other than Instagram predator James Franco shortly after the release of This Is the End. According to the latest gossip news updates, the Good Ambassador dated the Pineapple Express deviant just before getting involved with Oxford rugby star boyfriend, Matthew Janney. Thankfully, Emma was able to keep the alleged tryst quiet until after she was accepted to the University of Pennsylvania.
As hard as it is to believe, there are reports surfacing that Emma Watson not only dated James Franco but fell head-over-heal for the star, while there were promoting Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg's directorial debut back in 2013.
A source claiming to have all the insides deets insists in the April 27, issue of OK! Magazine, that Emma soon fell so madly in love with Franco that the serial womanizer felt he should call things off before he did any more damage:
"She fell hard for him during filming and while doing press for This Is the End.
"The chemistry between them was undeniable."
According to the informant, Emma kind of fell apart when James finally did let her know that he had enough and was ready to move on to his next Hermione:
"She didn't take it well and cried for days.
"Then she immediately started dating Matthew [Janney] to help heal, which only made her miss James more."
As strange as it sounds, the spy goes on to claim that the reason Emma eventually broke things off with her Oxford boyfriend month later was because she was still all hung up on Franco:
"She told Matthew the truth -- she's still in love with her ex."
Thankfully, Watson was somehow able to keep this whole ugly thing under wraps while the University of Pennsylvania was considering her graduates' school application.
Emma's publicist, Kingsley Pennyton, told the university's Daily Pennsylvanian that Watson was very much looking forward to joining to prestigious Ivy League school in the fall:
"She loved the vibrant atmosphere of the school and how it provides students with a sense of belonging and community while allowing them to be part of a larger, diverse student body."
Let's just hope that the University of Pennsylvania is the kind of joint that wouldn't allow someone like James Franco within 50 miles of its campus.
