Dafne Keen, 21, says she was offered cocaine at “wrap parties” when she was as young as 11—and that she turned it down. The “Logan” actor made the claim in a recent interview, according to Variety.
What she says happened
“I was getting offered coke at wrap parties. Like, tiny. Like 11, 12, 13,” Keen said, per Variety. “So I saw what that was, so I was like, ‘I don’t really have any interest in that’… I was saying no, fortunately.”
She added, “I don’t think I’ve ever been drunk enough to even have a hangover. I’m such a control freak with that,” explaining that seeing substance use as a child actor left her uninterested in it, Variety reported.
How she avoided peer pressure
Keen said she sometimes pretended to have already taken something so friends wouldn’t push her to drink. “I did used to lie as a teenager so I wouldn’t get peer pressured,” she said, according to Entertainment Weekly. “I’d be like, ‘Nah, I’m good. I don’t wanna drink. I already took something.’ Dead sober.” She recalled telling friends, “Oh my God, no, I’m already so high,” despite only having soda, Entertainment Weekly reported.
Her praise for Hugh Jackman
Keen also credited Hugh Jackman, her “Logan” co-star, with looking out for her on set. She said he “gave me a lot of really positive reinforcement and a lot of really good advice,” calling him “the best on-screen dad.” Keen said Jackman “made sure that no one was abusing my hours, that I was having fun on set, that I wasn’t aware of any tensions… He was so incredibly protective and amazing,” according to the outlet’s account of her interview.
Context
Keen broke out as Laura/X-23 opposite Jackman’s Wolverine in the 2017 film “Logan.” She was 11 during that production.
