2 years, 3 months ago

JK Rowling says she ‘does not consider’ herself ‘cancelled’ amid trans view backlash from Harry Potter stars

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy JK Rowling has said she “does not consider” herself “cancelled” after criticism of her trans views. The author’s well-documented views have led to intense criticism from Harry Potter stars, including Daniel Radcliffe, who wrote an open letter decrying her views, and Katie Leung. Hermione actor Emma Watson However, in a new interview, Rowling has declared: “I do not consider myself cancelled.” She told Letters from Suzanne: “The only time I’ve ever made reference to being cancelled, my book sales went up. In the new interview, Rowling said: “I have no irrational fear of or hatred towards trans people in the slightest – as, God knows, I’ve said so many times.” Earlier this year, Ralph Fiennes defended Rowling from death threats she received in response to her views, while Helena Bonham Carter said: “I think has been hounded.

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Nobody voted for it’: JK Rowling lashes out at leftists for ‘imposing gender ideology’; Elon Musk agrees

Live Mint

British author JK Rowling recently criticised the leftist leaders for imposing gender ideology on people. Her social media post calling gender ideology a major cause of ‘irreparable physical damage to vulnerable kids’ also received support from Elon Musk. JK Rowling also mentioned that many people have suffered and had to pay a heavy price for raising their voices against ‘gender …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ed Sheeran slams ‘divisive and damaging’ reports he attended JK Rowling’s New Year’s Eve party

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

JK Rowling says ‘trans kids’ do not exist, asserts children are never ‘born in wrong body’

Hindustan Times

JK Rowling has once again spoken out against the transgender community. Taking to social media Sunday, the Harry Potter crooner denied the existence of “trans kids,” arguing that children can never be “born in the wrong body.” The 59-year-old's scathing remark came in response to a critic who blasted her controversial views on transgenders as “hurtful” and “unnecessary.” In this …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

JK Rowling admits she’s ‘cancelled’ over trans views after wedding anniversary post

The Independent

3 months, 3 weeks ago

HBO Reveals J.K. Rowling's Participation In Upcoming 'Harry Potter' Series

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the cloak of invisibility starts to slowly get lifted, more details are being revealed surrounding J.K. Rowling’s involvement in the upcoming “Harry Potter” TV series. In a recent statement from HBO provided to Variety and The Wrap, HBO said that it has “been working with J. K. Rowling and in the Harry Potter business for over …

4 months ago

"Harry Potter" series to benefit from J.K. Rowling, says HBO: Defends her right to free expression

Salon

With a "Harry Potter" show long in the works at HBO, it seems as though efforts are being made to protect the reimagining of J.K. Rowling's popular series of books from the backlash that trails behind her name — often targeted by critics, fans and even cast members of the films based on her books for what's been perceived as …

5 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling accused of ‘frothing up rage’ after criticising Butlin’s over response to security controversy

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8 months ago

Producers of controversial JK Rowling play at Edinburgh Fringe preparing for protests

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The producers of a controversial …

9 months, 1 week ago

Play set to debut at Edinburgh Fringe which criticises Harry Potter author JK Rowling's views on gender struggling to cast women as 90 actresses reject parts

Daily Mail

A play due to debut at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer that explicitly criticised Harry Potter author JK Rowling's views on gender is struggling to cast women. Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter series of children's books, has been harshly criticised for being an outspoken critic of transgender people. Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter series of children's books, has …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

JK Rowling says loved ones ‘begged’ her to keep trans views to herself

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Daniel Radcliffe refuses to rule out appearing in Harry Potter TV series

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10 months, 1 week ago

Gender-critical feminists defended by JK Rowling after they were heckled by activists shouting 'a Terf, a bullet, social justice' warn France 'is not learning from Britain's trans mistakes'

Daily Mail

Gender-critical feminists in France backed by JK Rowling after they received death threats say their country is failing to learn from the UK's 'mistakes' on trans issues. French feminist Dora Moutot, pictured in Paris in October 2021, has been criticised by French politicians for the new gender-critical book Transmania she has co-written Ms Moutot shared on X, formerly Twitter, how …

10 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling row continues after she doubles down on mocking trans football manager Lucy Clark

Hindustan Times

JK Rowling opened fire on social media on Saturday, May 11, as she resumed her online tirade against transgender people. JK Rowling The British Harry Potter author's comments came as a reply to @prideukorg's Saturday tweet celebrating Clark's achievement: “Lucy Clark, the world’s first openly transgender referee, has made history by becoming the first trans manager in the top 5 …

10 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling doubles down on fresh trans row by saying transgender football manager 'IS a straight, white, middle-aged bloke'

Daily Mail

Bestselling author JK Rowling has doubled down in a new trans row by insisting a transgender football manager is a 'straight, white, middle-aged bloke'. Author JK Rowling, pictured at the premiere of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore at London's Royal Festival Hall in March 2022, has doubled down on new trans row tweets The Harry Potter writer has been …

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Daniel Radcliffe makes rare comment on JK Rowling fall-out

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe reopens war of words with JK Rowling over trans views insisting he doesn't owe her 'the things he truly believes' just because she made him a superstar - and says he

Daily Mail

Daniel Radcliffe has reignited a row with JK Rowling over trans views by saying his beliefs don't have to align with the author's just because she made him a star. The actor, 34, and fellow Harry Potter stars Emma Watson, 34, and Rupert Grint, 35, have been outspoken in their support of gender ideology - that biologically male trans women …

11 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling podcast reveals how Harry Potter author U-turned on promise to respect pronouns

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The revelation was made when the podcast host, Megan …

11 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling trans row: Timeline of Harry Potter author with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery JK Rowling photographed with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma …

11 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling won't forgive Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson for their trans rights take: ‘Can save their apologies’

Hindustan Times

In the midst of renewed controversy surrounding transgender rights, famed author JK Rowling has once again found herself at the centre of a heated debate. JK Rowling says she won't forgive Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for their take on trans rights According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rowling's latest comments come in response to a recent report …

11 months, 1 week ago

Harry Potter: JK Rowling says Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson can ‘save their apologies’

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11 months, 1 week ago

J.K. Rowling slams Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for supporting transgender rights

Salon

J.K. Rowling is hitting out at former "Harry Potter" actors Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for previously supporting transgender rights. The fantasy series creator, who frequently posts her views about transgender identity on social media, responded to an X user who wrote, "Just waiting for Dan and Emma to give you a very public apology … safe in the knowledge …

11 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling: Harry Potter stars would not be forgiven if they apologise to me

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Harry Potter author JK Rowling has criticised celebrities who “used …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Gender Question | JK’s Rowling’s new X post, and the limits of logical reasoning in anxieties that surround gender

Hindustan Times

Enough has been written about JK Rowling’s views on transgender persons, or, more specifically, trans women who identify as women.. She waded into it yet again on Saturday, when she wrote a long post about who she thinks are women, and who she thinks aren’t. In the beginning of her post, she talks about women and men as thus: “What …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

JK Rowling refuses to bow down to trans identity politics, challenges Scottish police to arrest her for not accepting biological males as 'women'

Op India

JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author who is often in headlines for her strong opinion on gender identity issues has literally broken the new ‘hate crime’ law of Scotland on the very first day. Notably, right after the Hate Crime and Public Order Act came into force in Scotland, JK Rowling took to her X account and dropped an 11-post …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lionel Shriver says watching Harry Potter actors speaking out against JK Rowling is ‘hideous’

The Independent

1 year ago

"You're engaging in Holocaust denial": Critics slam J.K. Rowling's latest anti-trans stance

Salon

J.K. Rowling, the British author known for the beloved "Harry Potter" series is in hot water yet again for her controversial views on transgender women. On the social media platform X, the author responded to post that challenged her: "The Nazis burnt books on trans healthcare and research, why are you so desperate to uphold their ideology around gender?" One …

1 year ago

JK Rowling under fire for ‘transphobic’ remarks, claims Nazis never burnt books on trans health

Hindustan Times

Once again, J.K. Rowling is under fire for her controversial remarks, this time stirring up a storm on X. On Wednesday, the renowned Harry Potter author found herself trending after posting comments denying the historical fact that Nazis burned "books on trans healthcare and research." As revealed by Scientific American, Adolf Hitler's regime targeted various marginalized communities, including Jewish people, …

1 year ago

India Willoughby’s JK Rowling complaint did not meet criminal threshold, police say

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Northumbria Police has stated that India Willoughby’s accusation that author JK Rowling …

1 year ago

Author JK Rowling Faces Criticism for Misgendering Trans Newsreader India Willoughby

News 18

Harry Potter author JK Rowling is facing backlash for ‘misgendering’ trans newsreader and activist India Willoughby. “When men – all men, however they identify – are banned from women’s spaces, those who disregard the ban can be challenged, inside the space and out,” Rowling said in a lengthy X post. The news anchor, who holds a gender recognition certificate, claimed …

1 year ago

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Ire: Furious trans broadcaster India Willoughby says she has reported JK Rowling to police over alleged misgendering, but author doubles down and says 'views are protect

Daily Mail

JK Rowling has been reported to the police by India Willoughby over accusations the author allegedly 'misgendered' the broadcaster. On Sunday, Rowling posted a criticism of trans women being allowed into women's changing rooms on X and in the thread she spoke about Willoughby and said: 'India didn't become a woman. JK Rowling has hit back after being reported to …

1 year ago

UK: Trans activists reports JK Rowling to police, wants Harry Potter author arrested for 'misgendering' him

Op India

JK Rowling, the well-known author who penned the globally successful Harry Potter series, called a ‘trans’ TV presenter in the UK, India Willoughby a “male narcissist”. — J.K. Rowling March 4, 2024 JK Rowling refuses to bow down to trans politics, stands for women’s rights This, however, riled up India Willoughby who accused Rowling of ‘misgendering’ and “grotesque transphobia”. pic.twitter.com/iJMDmDeMaO …

1 year ago

JK Rowling deliberately misgenders trans activist India Willoughby

The Independent

1 year ago

JK Rowling criticises Sky News for referring to cat killer Scarlet Blake as woman: I’m so sick of this’

The Independent

1 year, 4 months ago

Stephen King’s shining plug of JK Rowling novel could signal end of trans row

The Telegraph

His praise for her work, written under a pseudonym, follows a public row over the issue of gender ideology, the idea that self-identified gender takes precedence over biological sex. Rowling responded with a lengthy post on Twitter, in which she included a quote stating: “Men often react to women’s words – speaking and writing – as if they were acts …

1 year, 5 months ago

‘I’ll happily do two years,’ J.K. Rowling willing to face 2-year prison sentence for her transphobic view

Hindustan Times

J.K. Rowling has declared that she would “happily” go to prison for her anti-trans views. Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling On Tuesday, the 'Harry Potter' author shared a photo on Twitter that said, “Repeat after us: Trans women are women” with the caption, “No.” One of her followers from England urged people to “vote” for the Labour Party after reports …

1 year, 5 months ago

JK Rowling claims she would ‘happily’ spend two years in prison for misgendering a trans person

The Independent

1 year, 5 months ago

J.K. Rowling says she would rather go to prison than refer to transgender women as women

Salon

J.K. Rowling — the author best known for creating Harry Potter, and for her controversial views on transgender women which have led to her name becoming synonymous with the term "TERF" — made a new series of anti-trans statements on social media this week, in which she said she would rather do a couple of years behind bars than refer …

1 year, 7 months ago

J.K. Rowling removed from Museum of Pop Culture exhibit for her transphobic commentary

Salon

J.K. Rowling has been removed from a "Harry Potter" exhibit at Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture, due to her "super hateful and divisive" transphobic views. In a blog post published in March, the museum's project manager Chris Moore — who is also transgender — slammed Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric: "There's a certain cold, heartless, joy-sucking entity in the world of Harry …

1 year, 10 months ago

A timeline of JK Rowling’s comments about women and transgender rights

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The idea that women like me, who’ve been empathetic …

1 year, 11 months ago

Judy Blume says JK Rowling comments were taken ‘out of context’ as she affirms support for trans community

The Independent

1 year, 11 months ago

Harry Potter series on Max: JK Rowling, Warner Bros get on board with HBO to adapt all 7 books into a multi-season series

Op India

For the fans of Potterverse who always lamented that the movies ‘miss too much’, there is finally some good news. Following the enormous success of the Harry Potter film series, Harry Potter and his friends are coming back to life on the small screen in a new decade-long television series. Discovery, David Zaslav, unveiled the new service, which combines the …

1 year, 11 months ago

Daniel Radcliffe says adults need to ‘trust kids to tell them who they are’ in roundtable with trans youths

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While his latest remarks were mischaracterised by some media outlets as …

1 year, 11 months ago

‘The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling’ podcast review: A timid inspection of the ‘Harry Potter’ author’s mind

The Hindu

If you live on the Internet, like I do, it is hard to have a conversation about J.K. Rowling without an eye roll, a nonchalant shrug or a shrewd hand gesture indicating we move on from the topic. She informs us that even a mention of the author’s name would attract accusations of mainstreaming witchcraft which would lead to Evangelical …

2 years ago

JK Rowling says she ‘absolutely’ knew Harry Potter fans would be ‘deeply unhappy’ over trans views

The Independent

2 years ago

What the new J K Rowling podcast contributes to the culture wars

Live Mint

“Is Rowling transphobic?” should not be a question that keeps most of us awake at night—the response will not, in all likelihood, impact our immediate lives in any big way—but the reason it is asked and debated endlessly in op-eds, on TV shows, podcasts and Twitter threads is because it cuts to the heart of some of our own deepest …

2 years ago

Harry Potter’s Luna Lovegood actor Evanna Lynch says she ‘wishes people would just listen to JK Rowling’

The Independent

2 years ago

JK Rowling claims she was bullied off a Harry Potter forum she joined under a pseudonym

The Independent

2 years ago

JK Rowling podcast latest: Author dismisses concerns trans backlash will harm her legacy

The Independent

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2 years ago

What did JK Rowling say about trans people? Harry Potter author brushes off concerns over legacy on new podcast

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2 years, 1 month ago

JK Rowling podcast host suggests Harry Potter has helped prevent LGBT+ books from being banned

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