Tom Felton stands by his decision to return to the “Harry Potter” franchise despite the J.K. Rowling drama. The British actor, 37, spoke to Variety at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday and was asked if Rowling’s controversial views on the transgender community affected his decision to reprise his role as Draco Malfoy in Broadway’s … Read more
Expelliarmus. The head of HBO has insisted that the new “Harry Potter” series will not be “secretly infused” with author J. K. Rowling’s controversial anti-transgender views. Casey Bloys, who serves as CEO of the network giant, discussed the upcoming show, Rowling, and her divisive rhetoric during an episode of Matthew Belloni’s “The Town” podcast. HBO … Read more
Several “Harry Potter” actors have signed an open letter pledging to stand in “solidarity” with the transgender community – even despite author J.K. Rowling’s outspoken and “anti-woke” stance against those individuals. The pledge, which has been signed by Eddie Redmayne, Paapa Essiedu and Katie Leung, comes after the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ruled … 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