Riddikulus! Jessie Cave, 36, who played Lavender Brown in the “Harry Potter” movies, is slamming her co-star, Miriam Margolyes, 82, who played Professor Sprout. “I worry about Harry Potter fans because they should be over that by now,” Margolyes said during a recent interview with New Zealand’s 1News network. “It was 25 years ago, and … Read more
A rare first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” will go up for auction — and could sell for thousands of dollars. The animal charity RSPCA Isle of Wight branch in Godshill, England, received the book as an anonymous gift and took it to Hansons Auctioneers for an appraisal. RSPCA marketing and engagement officer Rebecca … Read more
Goodbye, Hogwarts — hello, prison? J.K. Rowling claims she would “happily” serve jail time over her negative views about transgender women. The “Harry Potter” author bluntly dismissed the transgender community Tuesday on X when she posted a photo of a message — “Repeat after us: Trans Women are Women” — that was projected onto the … Read more
His name is Harry Potter — but he’s not a wizard. A British man in his twenties named Harry Potter was born six months before J.K. Rowling’s “Philosopher’s Stone” was published in the UK in 1997. The next year the best-selling book came out in the U.S. with the title “The Sorcerer’s Stone.” Ever since … Read more
She’s flicking away the haters. Author J.K. Rowling issued her own snarky response to those who said that they would not watch the upcoming “Harry Potter” by saying that she will take precautions by “laying in a large stock of champagne.” The embattled author tweeted the sarcastic comment after saying that several people were already … Read more
It’s official: The Boy Who Lived is being given new life. The first “Harry Potter” TV series is a go at “Max,” the platform that was formerly known as HBO Max. “The stories from each of Rowling’s Harry Potter books will become a decade-long series produced with the same epic craft, love and care this … Read more
Joan Collins is all about breastfeeding — not “chestfeeding.” In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Golden Globe winner of “Dynasty” fame published an impassioned opinion piece for the Independent, spotlighting the dangers she feels gender-inclusive language or “politically correct stealth” poses to women’s rights. “It worries me that we might be … Read more
Jorge Arantes isn’t rowling in royalties. The ex-husband of author JK Rowling has claimed that he helped write the first book in her multimillion dollar “Harry Potter” franchise. “When she was writing the book, I was participating in it, she was reading it out to me, and I was reading it to her,” Arantes, 54, … Read more
J.K. Rowling is a literary hero, an anti-Christian promoter of the occult and now either a transphobic firebrand who uses “dangerous” language — or a woman with the moral courage to speak up for biological truths. In other words, she is a complex person worthy of closer examination. Enter the new seven-part podcast series, “The … Read more
J.K. Rowling has made a shocking revelation about her past controversial comments, claiming her statements about transgender people have been “profoundly” misunderstood. “I never set out to upset anyone,” she said in the trailer for her forthcoming podcast, “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.” “However, I was not uncomfortable with getting off my pedestal.” Rowling, … Read more
“Hogwarts Legacy” continues to summon negative feedback. The brand-new new game, which has faced a slew of backlash due to the continued fallout against JK Rowling, was labeled on Steam as a “genocide simulator” on Saturday reports Indy100. “Hogwarts Legacy” takes place nearly two centuries before the actual series takes place and allows players to … Read more
The highly anticipated “Harry Potter” video game, “Hogwarts Legacy,” will reportedly feature a trans character — despite J.K. Rowling’s ongoing controversial comments about the transgender community. “Hogwarts Legacy” is set two centuries ago in the wizarding world created by Rolwng — where a witch named Sirona Ryan runs the Three Broomsticks tavern in Hogsmeade village. … Read more
Sebastian Croft is casting a protective charm over himself. The “Heartstoppers” actor is addressing the backlash he has been receiving from fans of the Netflix series after it was revealed he would voice one of the characters in the upcoming “Hogwarts Legacy” video game. “I was cast in this project over 3 years ago, back … Read more
“Harry Potter” star Ralph Fiennes defended JK Rowling on Tuesday, saying that the abuse and death threats the author has received are “disgusting” and “appalling.” Fiennes — who played the Dark Wizard Lord Voldemort in the film franchise based on Rowling’s books — discussed his feelings about the author while promoting his new film, reports … Read more