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Tracey H. Stokes '95, Theresa F. Loong '94 and John R. Holena '94, who were involved with the Rock for Shelter concert, all said independently yesterday that Beys told them that he had been "blackmailed" last October by Phillips Brooks House (PBH) Homeless Chair Christopher J. Davidson...
Stokes said Beys told her he was blackmailed by Davidson before the October election, in which Beys won the post of vice-chair. Stokes said Beys said he gave the $3,000 "under the table...
...Davidson] made it clear to me that he had the backing of a lot of people on the council who said it should go to him," Beys said. "They're not lying. But I wouldn't call it blackmail. The term was used casually. It was nothing more than pressuring...
...Davidson, 25, was never inclined to acting. Still isn't. The son of a white Englishwoman and a black African man, he was born in Riverside, California, but moved to Hertfordshire, England, when he was three. He worked in the British fashion industry and, as late as two months ago, had a temp job in a frock shop. His conversation is nonchalance unsullied by star ego. "I find it hard to be objective about the film," he says. "I can't see past the fact that I'm in it. I can't bear to look at myself, that...
...Davidson carries fame's burden with blithe grace. He is recognized "constantly. And all one can say is, 'Thank you very much.' " It may be an apt rehearsal for his next role: as a celebrity in the Oscar-night audience. Last month, after he won the National Board of Review award for Best Newcomer, he said, "I am dying to make a speech, but didn't get to." Should the Academy award him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he might take his cue from Judy Garland in A Star Is Born: walk onto the great stage, smile regally through...