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A school has dropped Winston Churchill and JK Rowling as house names after students said they did not think they represented them. Stunned parents with children at Seaford Head School in East Sussex received the letter this week slamming both famous figures. The note – which was marked as being from students – said wartime Prime … Read more
Fury as Open University censors leading academic just for mentioning JK Rowling during free speech debate following ‘woke’ backlash she faced over trans views Alistair Bonnington, 68, has angered trans rights activists at the Open University In a discussion about Voltaire’s exile, he cited author JK Rowling’s experience He referenced Scotland’s Hate Crime Bill which … Read more
Creators of West End musical Six refuse to appear with ‘transphobic’ J K Rowling on Graham Norton’s Radio 2 programme West End show creators boycotted BBC Radio 2 show with author J.K Rowling Ms Rowling appeared on the show last weekend to discuss her latest book She has become the victim of ‘cancel culture’ after … Read more
JK Rowling has announced that she will donate the royalties from her new children’s book, The Ickabog, to charities hit the hardest by the coronavirus. The Harry Potter author, 55, made the announcement on Twitter today, sharing a picture of her first physical copy of the novel, writing: ‘My royalties will be donated to medical and … Read more
Etsy bans craft-maker from selling ‘I love JK Rowling’ items that ‘promote hatred’… while promoting badges and cards carrying slogan ‘F*** JK Rowling’ Online marketplace removed products with ‘I heart JK Rowling’ slogan While another postcard being sold on the website said ‘F*** JK Rowling’ Social media users slammed the site for being ‘bang out … Read more
JK Rowling has been subjected to an onslaught of abuse that highlights an insidious, authoritarian and misogynistic trend in social media. Rowling has consistently shown herself to be an honourable and compassionate person, and the appalling hashtag #RIPJKRowling is just the latest example of hate speech directed against her and other women that Twitter and … Read more
JK Rowling shakes off transgender row as her controversial new book shoots straight to top of the charts Book Troubled Blood features a male killer who dresses up in women’s clothes Transgender rights activists want a boycott of the fifth in the Strike thriller series The book has sold 64,633 copies in its first five … Read more
Actor Brian Cox has leapt to JK Rowling’s defence in the author’s transgender debate and criticised the so-called ‘cancel culture’. The Scottish Succession star, 74, revealed he was out of the loop with the Harry Potter writer’s widely publicised debate on menstruation and the transgender community after she shared her controversial opinions on Twitter in … Read more
JK Rowling has offered a rare insight into her 19-year marriage to husband Neil Murray while discussing her favourite and most memorable songs. The author, 55, who married Neil in 2001 and shares two children with him, shared an anecdote during the Tracks Of My Years segment on Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 show. While listing some … Read more
JK Rowling has revealed the cross-dressing villain in her new book is based on real-life serial killers Jerry Brudos and Russell Williams after facing another transphobia row. The Harry Potter author released Troubled Blood under her crime-writing pseudonym Robert Galbraith earlier this week. The thriller sees detective Cormoran Strike try to work out what happened … Read more