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J.K. Rowling returning human rights award after Kennedy organization accuses her of being transphobic
29.08.2020 - 03:53 / foxnews.com
J.K. Rowling is returning a coveted Ripple of Hope Award presented to her by the Robert F.
Kennedy Human Rights organization in Dec. 2019 after recent remarks from the organization’s president criticizing the author for tweets and statements the organization deemed transphobic.
"Over the course of June 2020 – LGBTQ Pride Month – and much to my dismay, J.K. Rowling posted deeply troubling transphobic tweets and statements,” Kerry Kennedy wrote in a memo on the organization’s website on Aug.
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etcanada.com
15.09.2020 / 20:43
James Corden Returns Home After Coming In Contact With COVID-19 Positive Person
“The Late Late Show” is still broadcasting from a studio but James Corden is back home.
nme.com
15.09.2020 / 14:01
‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends JK Rowling in transgender rights row
Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane has defended author JK Rowling in an ongoing debate about transgender rights.The actor, who played Hagrid in Rowling’s franchise, spoke out in defence of comments Rowling made on social media, in which she first said: “‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out.
deadline.com
01.09.2020 / 02:07
Orlando Bloom Developing Drama About Human Rights Lawyer Jared Genser For Amazon
Peter White Television EditorThe story of human rights lawyer Jared Genser, who has helped free political prisoners in a number of hot zones around the world, is being developed by Orlando Bloom with Amazon as a TV series.The streamer is in the early stages of developing the Untitled Jared Genser Project, which will be exec produced by Carnival Row star Bloom and former HBO exec Bruce Richmond.Genser is Managing Director of Perseus Strategies and founder of Freedom Now.
etonline.com
29.08.2020 / 00:23
J.K. Rowling Returning Human Rights Award After Kennedy Family Member Accuses Her of Transphobia
J.K. Rowling is returning her Ripple of Hope Award, given to her by the Robert F.
etcanada.com
29.08.2020 / 00:13
J.K. Rowling Returns Award From Group Linked To Kennedy Family
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she is returning an award from a human rights group linked to the Kennedy family after the president of the organization criticized her comments about transgender issues.
hollywoodreporter.com
28.08.2020 / 21:33
J.K. Rowling Returning Award to Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Group
J.K. Rowling is set to return an award presented to her last year by the Robert F.
justjared.com
28.08.2020 / 20:19
J.K. Rowling Returns Award from Kennedy Family After Being Criticized by Kerry Kennedy
J.K. Rowling is returning an award that she received from the Kennedy family last year after she was criticized by Kerry Kennedy.
usmagazine.com
28.08.2020 / 19:35
J.K. Rowling Returns Kennedy Family Award After Backlash for Controversial Transgender Comments
J.K. Rowling claimed she had “no option but to return” a prestigious honor from the Robert F.
thewrap.com
28.08.2020 / 19:29
JK Rowling Returns Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award After Criticism From Kerry Kennedy
statement to her website Friday pushed back on the criticism and asserts that she does not have hatred for transgender individuals but felt she had no choice but to return the award. Rowling received the Ripple of Hope Award in December 2019.“The statement incorrectly implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible for harm to trans people,” Rowling said.
nypost.com
28.08.2020 / 18:29
J.K. Rowling returns Kennedy family award over ‘transphobic’ tweet controversy
her views on trans issues, the “Harry Potter” writer is giving back the prestigious Ripple of Hope Award given to her by the Robert F.
breakingnews.ie
28.08.2020 / 17:25
JK Rowling returns award after criticism of her views on trans rights
JK Rowling is returning an award from a group linked to the Kennedy family in the US, saying its president “incorrectly implied” that she is “transphobic”.
variety.com
28.08.2020 / 14:45
J.K. Rowling Returns Kennedy Family Award Following Kerry Kennedy Remarks
Naman Ramachandran “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has emerged into a fresh controversy after she returned the Ripple of Hope Award bestowed upon her by the Robert F.