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17.06.2020 - 20:23 / breakingnews.ie
Famous Scots have joined a new campaign to support refugees across the country.
Harry Potter actress Katie Leung and TV presenter Jean Johansson have joined Elaine C Smith and crime writers Denise Mina and Val McDermid to take part in the Scottish Refugee Council’s I Hear You video.
The famous faces read the words of people who came to Scotland seeking safety from war and human rights abuses.
Leung said: “Taking part in this made me want to get to know the person behind the story more, to see
J.K. Rowling is facing unprecedented criticism from fans running two of the biggest Harry Potter websites over her comments about transgender rights.
Nearly a month after JK Rowling tweets about transgender women were posted, two of the most popular Harry Potter fansites are speaking out and condoning her words.
J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender people, said today they will no longer provide links to her personal website, use photos of her, or write about her outside of her role in creating the fantasy world they love.The sites, Leaky Caldron and Mugglenet, said in a joint statement that Rowling’s personal views are at odds with the attitudes reflected in her best-selling books.
Harry Potter RPG is reportedly in the works and is set to release in 2021 on the PS5 and Xbox Series X.The title is described as “a big-budget Harry Potter game that will let players role-play as wizards and roam a vast, open-world re-creation of Hogwarts and its surrounding areas.”Footage of the project leaked back in 2018 and showcased the game in action.
Let’s never forget – before he was Batman, Robert Pattinson was Cedric Diggory.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are making some power business moves.
Harry Potter actress Evanna Lynch has described modern fan culture as “unhealthy” and “kind of dangerous” in a new interview.Lynch portrayed Luna Lovegood in the final four film adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s phenomenally popular book series, and admits her own fandom of the series was already intense before joining the cast.“I was a really obsessive Harry Potter fan,” she explained on the Talking Tastebuds podcast.
The Harry Potter actor Jessie Cave who essayed the character of Lavender Brown in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, is expecting her third child with boyfriend Alfie Brown. The actress, Jessie Cave, 33, shared a post on Instagram wherein she is happily flaunting her baby bump.
Pandemic-hit cinemas in the U.K. will have their pick of 450 titles, from the golden age of cinema right up to the modern day, when they reopen their doors, which many are expected to do in July.
Rupert Grint joined his Harry Potter co-stars in slamming JK Rowling for making insensitive comments against the trans community. The author posted some highly controversial opinion about trans people on social media earlier this month.