JK Rowling Claims Ex-Husband Kept ‘Harry Potter’ Manuscript As ‘Hostage’

For all the pearl-clutching and outcry that has swirled around Bruno Fernandes over the past week, many seem to have forgotten just how important he is to Manchester United.

Shout! Studios presents The Magic Flute by Florian Zigl, executive produced by Roland Emmerich, at 325 theaters with expansion likely. A reimagining of the Mozart opera, it follows a present-day teen sent from London to the Austrian Alps on singing scholarship at the legendary Mozart boarding school. There, he discovers a century old forgotten passageway into the magical world of Mozart’s famed opera.

A woman who has claimed to be missing Madeleine McCann has flown to the US and called for her mother to do a DNA test.

Manchester United fans believe Casemiro should be the next captain of the club rather than Bruno Fernandes following the latter's display with the armband against Liverpool.

Princess Eugenie is set to welcome her second child later this year - but that's just one of a series of huge life changes coming her way over the coming months, OK! can reveal. Along with the exclusive news that Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson's youngest daughter has taken over Harry and Meghan's former UK home Frogmore Cottage, Ok! can also reveal that she will be splitting her time between the UK and US.

A referee support charity has called for Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes to face a ban after he pushed a linesman during the Reds' defeat at Liverpool on Sunday.

It was reported last week that the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were evicted from Frogmore Cottage to make way for Prince Andrew. But a source has told OK! that Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank have actually taken residence of the house in Windsor after being handed the keys two weeks ago.

her claim that she is the missing Madeline McCann has said her doctor received a bombshell phone call from her mother. Julia Wendell had been documenting her claim that she was the missing Leicestershire girl who disappeared in Portugal on social media, however, she recently deleted her Facebook and TikTok accounts, with her Instagram account also disappearing.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Evanna Lynch is the latest “Harry Potter” star to comment on the ongoing controversy regarding author and franchise creator J.K. Rowling’s gender beliefs, which have been routinely criticized for being anti-transgender. Lynch starred in the “Harry Potter” film franchise as the quirky Luna Lovegood. Back in 2020, Lynch deleted her Twitter after commenting on Rowling’s controversy. The actor said “it’s irresponsible to discuss such a delicate topic” as transgender rights on Twitter and “I wish [Rowling] wouldn’t,” but she added, “That said, as a friend and admirer of Jo I can’t forget what a generous and loving person she is.” Lynch received blowback at the time for supporting Rowling. In a new interview with The Telegraph, Lynch opened up about her relationship with the controversial author. The two first linked up long before Lynch joined the “Harry Potter” movies. The actor was 11 and living with anorexia and wrote a letter to Rowling about her struggle. The author responded and sent Lynch “incredible, wise letters” while she was in recovery.

TalkTV host Piers Morgan, 57, has stepped in to defend Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling, 57, once more amid the continued backlash to her views on the transgender community.

Harry Potter actor Evanna Lynch has addressed J.K. Rowling’s trans controversy, describing her as an author who advocates for “the most vulnerable members of society”.In recent years, Rowling has generated uproar with a number of remarks that many have perceived as transphobic. In 2020, Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint defended transgender women and men after Rowling questioned the phrase “people who menstruate” on Twitter.“If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction,” Rowling wrote in a Twitter thread at the time.

In one fell swoop, King Charles III is getting revenge on three of his estranged relatives!

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has struck a deal with Paris-based sales firm Wide for North American distribution rights to Carlos Conceição’s Locarno Film Festival war drama Tommy Guns.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes appeared to aim a subtle dig at Barcelona manager Xavi as he celebrated the Reds' Carabao Cup final win over Newcastle.

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, said to the Daily Mail. “The first book was fascinating; the writing was wonderful, and I always liked it because we shared a passion for literature, and especially literature for children.” The former Portuguese television reporter continued, “The project was for seven books, and I was very involved with the first one and she knows that.

A Polish woman named Julia Faustyna shocked the world after she emerged on Instagram two weeks ago claiming she was missing Madeleine McCann. However, it's now looking increasingly unlikely that Gerry and Kate McCann will go ahead with a DNA test, the Irish Mirror reports.

Princess Eugenie was spotted at an art show in LA after rumours she's reuniting with her cousin Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. Eugenie, 32, who just announced she's pregnant with her second child, was seen looking down at her phone as she attended the Frieze LA VIP preview held at Santa Monica Airport on 16 February.The princess wore a black turtleneck with beige belted coat on top as she balanced a pair of sunglasses on her head. She also wore some gold necklaces layered over her top as well as a black handbag slung over her shoulder.

JK Rowling has revealed her abusive ex-husband hid the manuscript for the first Harry Potter novel in a bid to stop her from leaving him. The author said Portuguese TV reporter Jorge Arantes kept the pages of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone like a "hostage" and she feared he would burn them.

Madeleine McCann, has shared a picture of her "smile" and compared it to Kate McCann's mouth. The 21-year-old believes she is the missing Brit, who disappeared in May 2007 in Praia da Luz in Portugal. She has now shared side by side images of herself and Maddie's mother Kate, suggesting they are similar.

Liza Foreman ZDF Studios has signed a deal to distribute the second season of the remake of the iconic Spanish horror series “Stories to Stay Awake” (“Historias Para No Dormir”). The series is a reboot of the classic series created by Spain’s Chicho Ibáñez Serrador in the 1960s which proved a milestone in Spanish horror, introducing Spain to classic tales from Ray Bradbury, Edgar Allen Poe,   The deal sees ZDF Studios taking distribution rights to “Stories” in all territories outside Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America, which will be handled by Paramount Global Content Distribution. ZDF operated in the same capacity for the first season.