Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes has new treats. “Harry Potter” stars James and Oliver Phelps, who played mischievous twins Fred and George Weasley in all eight movies, return to host Season 2 of Food Network show, “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.” “I’m the kind of person that will forget to put the oven on preheat. And then … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” went after J.K. Rowling. The Season 51 premiere hosted by Bad Bunny featured a “Weekend Update” segment where Bowen Yang played Dobby the House Elf to mock the “Harry Potter” author, 60, for her controversial views on the transgender community. Yang’s Dobby joined Michael Che and Colin Jost at the table and … Read more
J.K. Rowling bluntly trashed Emma Watson as being “ignorant of how ignorant she is” after the Harry Potter actress recently broke her silence on a years-long public rift with the famed author about their opposing trans views. The “Harry Potter” creator slammed the 35-year-old actress, who played Hermione Granger in the franchise, after Watson suggested … Read more
Boy, this is messy. Boy George picked a fight with JK Rowling on X (formerly Twitter) over the “Harry Potter” author’s controversial views on the transgender community. The feud started Saturday when the British DJ, 64, responded to a thread between Rowling, 59, and another user where she asked, “Which rights have been taken away … Read more
J.K. Rowling is not backing down from her opinions on the trans community. Last week, several “Harry Potter” actors including Eddie Redmayne, Paapa Essiedu and Katie Leung signed a pro-trans open letter after the UK Supreme Court ruled that the terms “woman” and “sex” refer strictly to a biological woman and biological sex. Rowling, 59, … Read more
John Lithgow isn’t being intimidated by “Harry Potter” fans. The actor, 79, did an interview with The Times of London published Sunday where he addressed the backlash he’s gotten for joining HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series because of J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans controversies. Lithgow said he “absolutely” didn’t expect to get so much hate from the … Read more
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling is playing a part in the making of the upcoming HBO series based on the fantasy books — despite her history of anti-transgender rhetoric. HBO CEO Casey Bloys confirmed at a press event Tuesday that while Rowling, 59, is an executive producer on the show, her controversies have not affected … Read more
Hogwarts will not be welcoming Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson home anytime soon. After JK Rowling shared a recent review “of the medical evidence for transitioning children” that found that NHS did not know the longterm effects of gender-affirming healthcare for minors, fans were curious if the report could change the author’s relationship with the former … 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
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
Harry Potter could soon be returning to Hogwarts. Warner Bros. Discovery is on track to close a deal that would bring the long-rumored “Harry Potter” television series for HBO Max to the small screen. As first reported by Bloomberg, the show would be based directly on J.K. Rowling’s best-selling novels, with each season focusing on … Read more
Things got juicy. Embattled author JK Rowling slammed trans rights activists in New Zealand Saturday after several doused anti-trans campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull in tomato juice, according to local outlet RNZ. Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull — also known as Posie Parker — was in Australia as a part of her controversial “Let women speak” tour when a … 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
More “Harry Potter” movies may not be a fantasy. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav wondered Thursday if the company “can do something” more with the franchise with controversial “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling. Variety reported that during Thursday’s earnings call, Zaslav was asked how content will be “different” under Warner Bros. Discovery compared to the AT&T-run … 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