Woody Harrelson's talk at a small-town elementary school never reached the ears of 44 children whose parents say he's a bad role model.
While young fans chanted "Woody! Woody!," some parents pulled their children out of Simpsonville (Ky.) Elementary School on Wednesday to protest his film roles as a mass murderer and pornographer.Harrelson, whose visit to the school sparked protests last spring, returned to discuss his efforts to legalize hemp for paper and other industrial uses as a way of preserving old-growth forests. Hemp is related to marijuana but does not contain the ingredient that gives pot its "high."
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