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Wednesday 7 October 2015
Fox probing claims ‘Maze Runner’ cast took artifacts
RUSSELL CONTRERAS “They want to make it and don’t take any ar- In this Sept. 15, 2015 photo, Dylan O’Brien attends the premiere
Associated Press right,” Hart said. “Right tifacts like rocks, skulls ... of “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials” at the Regal Cinemas
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) now, we don’t know if any- anything like that. And ev- E-Walk, in New York.
— Representatives from thing was removed, but we eryone just takes stuff, you
20th Century Fox are trying are taking the claims very know, obviously.” Associated Press
to determine if actors took seriously.” O’Brien, 24, didn’t say what
American Indian artifacts During an appearance was taken, but he said lat- Ranch, which sits between Hispanic village of Placitas
while filming “Maze Runner: on “Live with Kelly and Mi- er illnesses were blamed the Sandia and San Felipe and an abandoned mining
The Scorch Trials” at a pri- chael” last month, O’Brien on the artifacts that were pueblos, is near the historic community. q
vate New Mexico ranch, a said cast members took removed from the ranch.
ranch manager said Tues- artifacts from the private O’Brien said he also got
day. ranch north of Albuquer- sick, but it was unclear if
Diamond Tail Ranch man- que, despite warnings not he also admitted stealing
ager Roch Hart told The As- to do so. any items. A representa-
sociated Press that follow- “They gave us this big tive for O’Brien did not im-
ing comments by the film’s speech when we got mediately return an email
star, Dylan O’Brien, the stu- there to shoot, and they from the AP. Chris Petrikin,
dio is investigating claims said, ‘Don’t take anything. a spokesman for 20th Cen-
the cast took artifacts and Respect the grounds’,” tury Fox, also did not im-
will seek to return any sto- O’Brien said. “They were mediately return an email
len items. very strict about littering from the AP.Diamond Tail
