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J.K. Rowling is embroiled in a fresh row with another Harry Potter actor over transgender rights. Following exchanges of fire with Daniel Radcliffe and others, Rowling has blasted David Tennant after the Goblet of Fire star voiced strident views on those who speak out against trans…

UPDATED with latest: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Harry Potter television series has found its writer and director. Four months after Deadline revealed that Francesca Gardiner was one of three finalists to win the prize to reboot the classic kids franchise for the small screen, the Succession consulting…

David Tennant has been criticized after the Doctor Who actor told British equalities minister Kemi Badenoch to “shut up” because he disagrees with her views on trans rights. Tennant was recognized for being a "celebrity ally" at the recent British LGBT Awards and, in an acceptance speech that has…

J.K. Rowling, previously a big supporter and donor of the UK's Labour Party, has penned a blistering attack on the party's current leadership, accusing it of "abandoning women" in its ongoing chasm over trans rights. The Harry Potter author wrote in The Times of London that Labour leader Sir Keir…

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It's been three short days since UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced the country would be going to the polls on July 4th for a general election, and J.K. Rowling has made her presence felt on social media, slamming the opposition leader for his treatment of a gender-critical politician in his own…

Daniel Radcliffe has expressed his excitement over the Harry Potter series being developed at Max. However, at the Drama League Awards, Radcliffe stopped short of revealing if he would make a cameo or a guest star appearance. “Like the rest of the world, [I'm] very excited to watch as an…

JK Rowling has shared the conversation she had with actor Alan Rickman, when she revealed to him the true complications of his character in the Harry Potter movies. Rickman played Severus Snape, Harry's teacher and apparent tormentor who eventually turns out to be working for good forces, including…

Daniel Radcliffe has been a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community and is disappointed in J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans comments over the years. In a new interview, Radcliffe shared how he feels about Rowling’s repeated shots at the trans community. “It makes me really sad, ultimately," he told The Atlant…

The years-long war of words between Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling and supporters of transgender rights heated up again today with the release of an independent review of gender identity services for children and young people delivered by Britain’s National Health Service. The four-year review was…

UPDATE, 8.50am PT: J.K. Rowling’s social media posts about trans women are not being treated as criminal, according to Police Scotland. "We have received complaints in relation to the social media post. The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken,” said a…

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling posted her idea of an April Fool’s Day gag today, describing various criminals, a model, a TV presenter and others – all of whom identify as trans women – as women before writing, “Only kidding. Obviously, the people mentioned in the above tweets aren’t women at all, but…