Fakin' It: False Rupert Profiles on the Internet

Claire: Something that we get all the time, Rupert, without fail, is the question 'Does Rupert have a Myspace?' Please can you confirm if you do or do not have a Myspace?
Rupert: No, I don't actually, no.

Even though we had it confirmed by the man himself back in 2006, something we still get asked from lots of fans is "Does Rupert have a Myspace/Bebo because I've seen one which says it's him?!"

There are lots of people online pretending to be Rupert (you can't exactly blame them...he is pretty great), but - to the best of our knowledge - we can safely state that Rupert still does not have a profile on any of these internet networking sites.

However, the great Kait has put together a list of "Fake Rupert Profiles: The Best of the Worst!":

Least Discreet Graphic Stealing: -
http://www.myspace.com/rupertgrintofficial
Not only is the graphic under the "Who I'd like to meet" blatantly taken from Stephanie's header for our gallery, the manipulated graphic's link leads back to their personal photobucket account!

Worst Case of Confusion: -
(Profile is now dead)
All the atrocious spelling aside, this profile claims that Rupert is from Italy and "Hertsfordshire, London," as if Herts were a section of London. It also sprouts Americanism like "mom" and "lax." All photos are also photo gallery sized thumbnails.. hmmmm...

Worst Header on Profile: -
(Profile is now dead)
The profile's header is "Rupert/in love with emma/she has no idea. There's also several mentions of soccar, not even soccer! 'Nuff said!

Most Obvious Stolen Description: -
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=145302436
If you've ever seen RG.net's Rupert Facts page, this description maaaay look strangely familiar! And soccer strikes once again!

Worst Attempt to Prove its Rupert through the Profile Picture: -
(Profile is now dead)
We don't even have to ask where the picture actually came from, because the imposter never took the tag off the picture! They also claim Rupert is 15 despite being updated earlier this week!

Most Outdated Information: -
(Profile is now dead)
After explaining that all pictures are on private because Rupert aparently hates pictues of himself besides the profile picture he sent to RG.net (with the tag cut out,) this profiler goes on to list a fanmail address with Rupert's old agent, whom he hasn't been affiliated since at least 2005.

Most Believable.. but Still Fake: -
http://www.bebo.com/Profile.jsp?MID=...rId=1605354208
This Bebo profile is a huuuuuge pain in Rupert fans' collective butts because we know it's not Rupert, but there are very few things to prove it other than that all of the pictures can be found in our gallery and all of his mentioned "likes" are generally well known. Also, I find the mention of Budweiser a little strange because I didn't think it was really popular in the UK..?

If you'd like to vote on the best worst profile (confusing!), you can currently do so over at our forums!

So there you have it folks, long story short: Rupert does not have a Myspace/Bebo, but RG.net has both an official site Myspace and Facebook which you can join and meet other Rupert fans!

We hope this answers your question!