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JK Rowling's tweets about a lurid murder story reopened a heated debate about transgender convicts
Author JK Rowling posted about a lurid UK murder, reopening a fierce debate about how society shoul…
Nathan Rennolds
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The Harry Potter video game 'Hogwarts Legacy' is here, and topping sales charts — despite the JK Rowling controversy
The new Harry Potter game "Hogwarts Legacy" was at the top of Steam and PlayStation sales charts on…
Travis Clark
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Bloomsbury had its highest sales year ever thanks to Sarah J. Maas
Bloomsbury reported record-setting revenue for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, and its CEO said romantas…
Samantha Grindell
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J.K. Rowling pranked by Russian duo pretending to be Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
A spokesperson for the author told The Hollywood Reporter that the hoax was "distasteful" after a r…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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'Heartstopper' actor addresses backlash over 'Harry Potter' game role: I was cast 'before I was aware of JK Rowling's views'
Sebastian Croft responded to criticism on Twitter saying that he was cast before he became "aware o…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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A 'Harry Potter' book was dropped from Queen's jubilee book list amid accusations of transphobia against JK Rowling
The 'Harry Potter' author was excluded from the reading list designed to commemorate 70 books from …
Rachel Hosie
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The third 'Fantastic Beasts' movie finally addresses Dumbledore's sexuality front and center — nearly 15 years after J.K. Rowling first revealed he's gay
J.K. Rowling announced in 2007 that Dumbledore was gay, but the character's sexuality didn't appear…
Palmer Haasch
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'Harry Potter' actor Rupert Grint says J.K. Rowling is still his 'auntie' even though he doesn't agree with her views
"I don't necessarily agree with everything my auntie says, but she's still my auntie," he said. "It…
Yasmin Garaad
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Jon Stewart accuses J.K. Rowling of using an antisemitic trope for goblin bankers in 'Harry Potter'
Stewart drew comparisons between goblins in "Harry Potter" and illustrations of Jewish people in an…
Zac Ntim
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The 'Harry Potter' reunion special doesn't address J.K. Rowling's history of transphobic remarks
The "Harry Potter" 20th Anniversary special "Return to Hogwarts" includes archived clips of J.K. Ro…
Palmer Haasch
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J.K. Rowling's comments around a reported Scottish police policy are labeled transphobic by fans and critics
J.K. Rowling's latest comments on a Scottish police policy around gender are being called transphob…
Palmer Haasch
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J.K. Rowling accused 'activist actors' of publicizing her family's home address online
The "Harry Potter" author, who's been accused of transphobia, said she has "now received so many de…
Callie Ahlgrim
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'Harry Potter' director reveals Peter O'Toole turned down being the new Dumbledore because he 'didn't feel it was right' to step into Richard Harris' shoes
Richard Harris played the beloved Hogwarts headmaster in the first two films. After his death, acto…
Debanjali Bose
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There is no good way to introduce 'Harry Potter' to the next generation
Hogwarts was a safe escape for many young readers in the 1990s and 2000s, but J.K. Rowling made it …
Pam Segall
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Anti-trans comments from Dave Chappelle and J.K. Rowling show the risk organizations face when celebrities go off script
Guilty by association: Companies and organizations that depend on celebrity star power sometimes ha…
Ebony Flake
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'Harry Potter' director reveals the most difficult scenes to film were any that involved Quidditch because he only understood 'about 75%' of the rules at first
Chris Columbus told Insider designing the Quidditch pitch and working out the scoring system was li…
Debanjali Bose
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The upcoming Harry Potter game is already a top seller, despite JK Rowling controversy and boycott calls
Signs point to "Hogwarts Legacy" being a blockbuster game, even after calls to boycott it due to au…
Travis Clark
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Daniel Radcliffe revealed there are 2 other 'Harry Potter' characters he'd want to play in a reboot
The actor, who starred as Harry Potter, wouldn't want to return as his revered character in a futur…
Yasmin Garaad
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Johnny Depp went on a bender in front of his two kids because he was 'upset' he had to sell his yacht to JK Rowling, Amber Heard testifies
Heard said that Depp's behavior led his daughter, Lily-Rose, to start crying and she and Heard left…
Ashley Collman
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J.K. Rowling says she's been targeted by 'trans activists' after blasting a pipe bomb death threat from a Twitter user
The author wrote on Twitter that "hundreds of trans activists" have "threatened to beat, rape, assa…