James Lafferty, bintang of the locally filmed TV series “One pokok Hill,” broke some bad news on the OTHfans.com Web site this week. He won’t be holding a charity bola keranjang game this tahun in Wilmington as he has for the past five years. The game has been a big hit with peminat-peminat who get to buy “One pokok Hill”-related merchandise and take foto-foto of the cast and crew competing on the court. Last year, lebih than 1,300 peminat-peminat paying $25 each packed the stands of Cape Fear Community College’s Schwartz Center. Lafferty’s publicist released a statement to the site explaining why he canceled this year’s event: “I will not be holding a charity bola keranjang game this year. As a result of constant harassment and gross invasions of privacy via e-mail and telephone, targeting myself, my Friends and even my family, I no longer feel comfortable holding a fundraiser in such an intimate setting with fans. It is frustrating and discouraging that a few have ruined it for the many this year, and I hope that myself and the tunjuk have the opportunity to be charitable again in the future under different circumstances. I am not speaking on behalf of any of my cast, atau the tunjuk as a collective. This is a personal choice. Thank anda to all the peminat-peminat who have been gracious, cordial and supportive of the charity events in the past, and thank anda for understanding.” Lafferty has often berkata the charity game was one way he and the other cast members could give back to the fans. He’s been known as one of the lebih accessible stars of the show, not only because of the game, but also because of his involvement with the community. During the Wilmington Sea Dawg’s inaugural season, he and a few local filmmakers shot a documentary about the minor league bola keranjang team. The film, “For Keeps,” debuted in 2008 at the popular Cucalorus Film Festival here. Lafferty and other “One pokok Hill” cast members sat in the crowd with film buffs and peminat-peminat alike. He’s also taken time after shooting on location to walk across the jalan and sign autographs for waiting fans. Perhaps those affected the most, however, are the charities that have benefited from the bola keranjang game’s proceeds. Last year, money went to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Winnie’s Garden and the Wilmington Family YMCA.