British author and philanthropist (born 1965)
BBC Sparks Backlash After Announcing New JK Rowling Documentary: The Harry Potter author has become an increasingly divisive figure due to her stance on issues ...
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JK Rowling To Release Two New Harry Potter Books In February: JK Rowling is officially releasing two new Harry Potter books in February 2027 ...
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‘Harry Potter’ is on course to be among the most expensive series ever made by HBO.
A source familiar with the adaptation of J.K ... Show more
J.K. Rowling’s Agent Slams Trans Rights Protest at Harry Potter Show: J.K. Rowling’s agent Neil Blair has slammed the actions of trans rights protesters at a ...
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Paid articlePaywall#HarryPotter author J.K. Rowling is the subject of an upcoming BBC docuseries.
It will trace her “dramatic rise, cultural influence and contested legacy ... Show more
Transgender rights activists wearing masks and a ‘Rowling money kills’ t-shirt rushed the red carpet at London's Palace Theatre ahead of a gala ... Show more
ComingSoon by Mandatory Oct 16
Trans Rights Activists Rush Harry Potter Red Carpet in Protest Against J.K. Rowling
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Super-rare Harry Potter book full of spelling mistakes sells for over £300,000: JK Rowling's name appears as 'Joanne Rowling'
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Harry Potter play gatecrashed by trans rights protestors as they storm red carpet
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Vanity Fair Sep 24
John Green on J.K. Rowling:
“I think it’s important when we talk about her to talk about the fact that supporting her work now is directly supporting efforts ... Show more
Kit Harington speaks out after replacing X-Men star on new Harry Potter TV show: The new HBO show aims to be a faithful adaptation of Rowling’s novels
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Met Police confirms complaint over Graham Linehan arrest will be reopened: Conservative politicians and Harry Potter author JK Rowling had criticised Mr ...
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New BBC documentary about J.K. Rowling sheds light on the polarizing Harry Potter author
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J.K. Rowling Will Officially Publish Two New 'Harry Potter' Books in February: Ahead of HBO's upcoming adaptation, Harry Potter is officially returning to ...
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New J.K. Rowling Series Coming Ahead Of Harry Potter Release: Before HBO's Harry Potter arrives, its controversial author gets a closer look, as J.K ...
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ComingSoon by Mandatory Oct 07
Harry Potter Is Getting 2 New Books From J.K. Rowling Next Year After TV Show Reboot
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She was the ultimate fan, but YouTuber Coldmirror feels "no more love" for Harry Potter
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6 Harry Potter Wizards More Powerful Than The Movies Showed, Ranked: Even some of the most powerful and renowned wizards and witches in the Harry Potter movies ...
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🟢 Green Party members have been told to stop using "unacceptable" words such as "nutter" and "lunatic" under new guidance on ... Show more
This Harry Potter Character Is Completely Unrecognizable Compared to the Books: J.K. Rowling gave one Harry Potter character a much deeper story than the movies ...
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TelevisaUnivision’s ViXMicrO Gets Microdramas From JK Media: ‘Sin Filtro’ Producers shoot first microdramas made in the U.S. for TelevisaUnivision’s mobile-first ...
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Disney Is Quietly Building Their Own Fantasy Universe To Compete With Harry Potter
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Scottish nurse Sandie Peggie is taking action against her own union, the Royal College of Nursing. She says her union reps didn't support her when she was ... Show more
Vanity Fair Sep 24
John Green Was “Really Afraid of Adulthood.” He's Decided to Grow Up: Over breakfast and a visit to MoMA, the YA whisperer opens up about ‘Hollywood, Ending ...
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Lilly Wachowski: ‘If You Support Harry Potter, You’re Supporting Trans Genocide’: ‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for ...
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Lily Wachowski slams Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling for inflicting cultural damage on the trans community:
"There is a one-to-one connection between Elon ... Show more
Casey Bloys on ‘Harry Potter’ cadence & J.K. Rowling influence
DEADLINE: You have 'Harry Potter' on a very tight production schedule with just a ... Show more
OpinionWhat JK Rowling’s Voldemort can teach us about Ukraine war: Since the start of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 ...
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ComingSoon by Mandatory Sep 21
Harry Potter TV Show’s Kit Harington Says J.K. Rowling Books Helped Him Get Sober
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JK Rowling identified as owner of secret superyacht at LA harbour: The 89-metre Samsara had its name concealed while docked at Marina del Rey ...
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Paid articlePaywallRupert Grint Faces Backlash Over Harry Potter Return Amid JK Rowling Controversy: Rupert previously voiced his solidarity with the trans community back in 2020.
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"Forewarned Is Forearmed": JK Rowling Bluntly Responds To Harry Potter Show Boycott
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Jack Whitehall ‘tanked’ Harry Potter audition set up by his talent agent father: The comedian, 38, hoped to play the boy wizard in the film adaptations of JK ...
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Fiction Horizon Sep 17
Fake J.K. Rowling Quote About Paapa Essiedu’s Snape Casting Spreads Online, Then Gets Debunked
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5 Magical Objects In Harry Potter More Powerful Than The Elder Wand, Ranked: There are very few magical items in JK Rowlings' Wizarding World that are as ...
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Matrix creator warns against JK Rowling - | this is how the Harry Potter author reacts
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EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max is ending its Harry Potter film rewatch podcast and turning it into a companion program for the upcoming HBO TV series adaptation of J.K ... Show more
Nigel Newton: Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury’s founding boss to step down: One of Mr Newton's defining moments was acquiring the rights to J.K ...
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Harry Potter TV series trailer: Wizard tries on Sorting Hat and plays Quidditch in new HBO series trailer
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Richest Authors 2026: Here are the 12 wealthiest novelists in the world today - rich list led by billionaire JK Rowling
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Harry Potter publisher who signed JK Rowling prepares to step back: Nigel Newton, who also publishes Sarah J Maas’s novels, will be executive chairman of ...
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Fans Tell Us Why They Want to Cover Up Their Harry Potter Tattoos: When I got my Harry Potter tattoo, I made the gamble that I'd never be embarrassed by my ...
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Nicholas Hoult Fans 'Disappointed' Over New Harry Potter Role Amid JK Rowling Controversy
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Why did Nicholas Hoult drop out of Harry Potter? Exit and casting backlash explained
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Nicola Sturgeon claims Harry Potter author JK Rowling is ‘obsessed’ with her: ‘I don’t spend as much time thinking about her as she does thinking about me ...
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Key FactsSturgeon says Rowling is fixated on her
Aug 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- The previous day, Rowling had portrayed Sturgeon on X as exceptionally misogynistic and deeply disloyal to her party.
- Sturgeon said she and Rowling disagreed on issues including Scottish independence and the rights of trans people.
- Sturgeon also attacked Joanna Cherry KC, describing her book published this year about Sturgeon’s time in office as poor despite not having read it.
- Peter Murrell, Sturgeon’s estranged husband, was jailed for more than five years in June after admitting to embezzling over £400,000, and Sturgeon said she had not contacted him since his imprisonment and would not visit him.
My god, that woman is obsessed with me.— Nicola Sturgeon, during an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, about JK Rowling.
Black Mirror director says she turned down HBO’s Harry Potter series: ‘Say no to funding transphobia’
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Key FactsAlly Pankiw Says No to HBO’s Harry Potter Series
Aug 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Pankiw, who directed a 2023 Black Mirror episode, shared an Instagram post that apparently showed an exchange with an agent and framed her refusal as a decision against funding transphobia.
- JK Rowling is an executive producer on the series, and many people, including several Harry Potter film actors, accuse her of transphobia over comments about gender ideology, which she denies.
- Loki director Kate Herron said she had been asked twice and that her refusal would not change.
- The series is expected to debut in December 2026, while some fans are calling for a boycott and actors including Paapa Essiedu and Bel Powley have distanced themselves from Rowling’s views.
It is simply this easy to say no to funding transphobia.— Ally Pankiw (Black Mirror director) on turning down HBO Max’s Harry Potter series; she posted a screenshot of a text conversation in which she states that it is simply this easy to say no to funding transphobia.
Bel Powley Defends Involvement In New Harry Potter Series Despite JK Rowling Backlash
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J.K. Rowling as a hindrance: These problems lie ahead for the Harry Potter series
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ComingSoon by Mandatory Aug 21
‘Stick to Your Own Weight Class’: J.K. Rowling Issues Blunt Warning to Social Media Critics
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Sturgeon says Rowling obsessed with her, slams Cherry book: Nicola Sturgeon used an Edinburgh Fringe interview to dismiss JK Rowling as obsessed ...
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ComingSoon by Mandatory Aug 26
J.K. Rowling Slams Critic After ‘It Should’ve Been You’ Comment on Dolly Parton Tribute
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Nicola Sturgeon's ex-aide urges former boss to observe 'period of dignified silence'
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'Harry Potter' Officially Releases 2 New Books Next Week: Two new Harry Potter books focused on Hagrid and Dobby officially arrive on bookshelves next week, as J ...
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Amnesty apologises to JK Rowling's sexual violence support centre Beira's Place: The centre, funded by the Harry Potter author, had threatened Amnesty with legal ...
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Prolific TV Directors Claim They Turned Down Harry Potter Over JK Rowling's Involvement
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Nicola Sturgeon confronted over Salmond, Murrell and trans in Eastwood: Kevin McKenna reviews Nicola Sturgeon's Eastwood Theatre appearance ...
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Nicholas Hoult Cast in ‘Harry Potter’ Season-Two Series: HBO’s cursed television adaptation of ‘Harry Potter’ has claimed yet another beloved star in Nicholas ...
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Key FactsNicholas Hoult reportedly set for Gilderoy Lockhart role
Aug 12, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Nicholas Hoult, known for “X-Men: First Class” and “Superman”, is reportedly set to play Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season, according to Deadline.
- The first season is scheduled to air on 25 December 2026, Christmas Day.
- Hoult would take over the role portrayed by Kenneth Branagh in the 2002 film adaptation of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”.
- The series is expected to run for a decade, with each season based on one of Rowling’s seven books.
Harry Potter: Two star directors turn down HBO because of J.K. Rowling: Two successful female directors apparently turned down offers for the new HBO series ...
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'Harry Potter' Officially Releases 2 New Books Next Week: Two new Harry Potter books focused on Hagrid and Dobby officially arrive on bookshelves next week, as J ...
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JK Rowling centre says Amnesty apology does not solve ‘reputational damage’: Beira’s Place, a rape support centre in Edinburgh, was labelled ‘anti-rights’ by ...
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Grazia Aug 13
Who is Bel Powley? Meet The Harry Potter Star: Bel Powley is a future star of HBO's TV adaptation of Harry Potter. The actress has made headlines calling out JK ...
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Harry Potter: Renewed uproar over statements by J.K. Rowling: LONDON/UNITED KINGDOM. Actress Bel Powley will play Petunia Dursley in the upcoming “Harry Potter” ...
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Stephen King Meets J.K. Rowling In Netflix’s 3-Part Horror Series: One of Netflix’s most underrated fantasy horror shows to combines some of Stephen King’s ...
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JK Boots of Spokane is taking in wildland firefighters who need help: Exhausted wildland firefighters battling the Spokane Complex Fire this week have found ...
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OpinionWhy JK Rowling is right to warn about trans women trying to ‘chestfeed’ babies – Susan Dalgety
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Harry Potter becomes a risk for companies: First brands draw consequences: Harry Potter is still selling extremely well - | but protests and boycott calls are ...
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UNITED24 Media Aug 01
For nearly four years in Russian captivity, Ukrainian marine Oleksandr Ivanov kept hope alive by retelling the entire Harry Potter series from memory to his ... Show more
Granddaughter of Amnesty founder: I wouldn’t donate a single penny: Iseult White, whose grandfather co-founded the human rights campaign group ...
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Amnesty picked a fight with JK Rowling over trans rights. It backfired: The human rights body drilled into a volcano guaranteed to erupt when it called out the ...
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OpinionWhy Amnesty International may not survive JK Rowling's 'burning' fury – Murdo Fraser
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JK Rowling offers funding after festival cancels women’s rights event: Belfast’s Feile an Phobail 2026 cancelled a Women’s Rights Network panel ...
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Paid articlePaywall JK Rowling offers support to Women’s Rights Network after Féile cancellation: The group had been set to stage an event at the annual Féile an Phobail before it ...
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Illiberal Amnesty thinks a woman’s place is at back of the queue: Branding groups such as the JK Rowling-backed Beira’s Place ‘anti-rights’ is sadly typical for ...
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Paid articlePaywallI'm A Trans Harry Potter Fan, And There Are A Few Things I Want J.K. Rowling To Know
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Watchdog probing concerns about Amnesty report into JK Rowling centre: The charities regulator is looking into concerns around a report published by Amnesty ...
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JK, where are we heading? 🤔😂 BTS' Jungkook sent the internet into another frenzy after hopping on a dance trend and filming himself from different camera ... Show more
HBO’s Harry Potter Season 2 Is Officially Casting One Of The Most Important Characters Yet
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