JK Rowling’s abusive ex-husband claims he helped write ‘Harry Potter’

J.K. Rowling believes Harry Potter fans angry over her anti-trans views have misunderstood the bestselling book series.

JK Rowling says she “absolutely knew” her comments and views on transgender issues would make Harry Potter fans “deeply unhappy”. The author said despite an enormous backlash to a tweet made in 2019, there were “a tonne of Potter fans that were grateful that I said what I said”.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter has set a June 16 date for the official opening. Tickets go on sale beginning March 22. 

Harry Potter will open in Japan. Billed as the world’s largest indoor Harry Potter attraction, it is set to open its doors this summer, on Friday June 16. Ticket sales will begin on March 22. It is also set to be the first Warner Bros. Studio Tour in Asia. The attraction, which will feature exclusive sets and experiences, will be located on the site of the Toshimaen amusement park in Nerima, Tokyo, which shut down in Aug. 2020. Potter fans will be able to step into the world of Hogwarts and more, learning how the films were made, exploring costumes, props and sets and special effects.

Ryan Gosling is set to portray Ken in the upcoming Barbie movie, but it sounds like he could have had some competition for the role from a pro – Chris Pine.

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.

Independent, spotlighting the dangers she feels gender-inclusive language or “politically correct stealth” poses to women’s rights. “It worries me that we might be inadvertently subjugated with the censure of female-only spaces or words like ‘mother’ and ‘breastfeeding’ (and told we must use terms like ‘female parent’ and ‘chestfeeding’ instead),” Collins, 89, penned in her open letter.  “We must beware that we are not being kicked back into inequality by politically correct stealth,” the self-purported lifelong feminist insisted. “And with the awareness that International Women’s Day puts into acceptable feminism, I truly hope that this will never happen.”AdvertisementThe silver screen star’s campaign against gender-neutral speak echoes that of “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, 57. On Wednesday, Rowling — who has come under fire for her alleged transphobic views — encouraged her more than 14 million Twitter followers to join her mission to sway the British government toward defining the protected characteristic of “sex” as “biological sex.” The goal of the movement is to exclude non-biological women from female-only spaces. “If you’re concerned about the erosion of women’s rights in the UK – the right to single sex spaces like domestic violence refuges, rape crisis centers and prisons – sign the Sex Matters petition to make the Equality Act clear,” Rowling tweeted along with the hashtag #InternationalWomensDay2023 as well as a link to the “Sex Matters” petition.

Salma Hayek, with a career going back to the late 1980s, and after hits such as Frida, In the Time of the Butterflies and House of Gucci, is undoubtedly a household name.The actress has been working in the industry since she was in her early 20s, and after a decades-long career — in which she's also landed lucrative endorsement deals with fashion and beauty brands — she has amassed a whopping $200million net worth.However, as hard as it may be to fathom such wealth, it isn't nearly as unimaginable as that of her husband's, François-Henri Pinault, which sits at a staggering $40billion, yes, with a b.WATCH: Salma Hayek and daughter Valentina make surprising confession about London homeMORE: Salma Hayek is the ultimate cover girl in waist-cinching corset - and wow!Salma and François tied the knot in 2009, and together they had one daughter, Valentina Paloma, 15. Françcois also has three other kids from previous relationships, including a son, Augustin, with Linda Evangelista, who was born a year before Paloma.Her billionaire husband is the son of French businessman François Pinault, who founded the luxury group Kering, which his son has been CEO of since 2005.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Never fear, genre fans: Warner Bros. Discovery is intent on mining as much of its tentpole Warner Bros. IP as possible in the near future, whether that be through its upcoming revamped DC Universe, the newly announced “The Lord of the Rings” movies, or more projects based on J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” franchise amid the success of video game “Hogwarts Legacy.” “DC is an enormous opportunity and two important building blocks are in place now with the leadership team, Peter [Safran] and James [Gunn], and James has been breathing comics for as long as he’s been alive, essentially,” Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said during a panel at Morgan Stanley’s investor conference Wednesday. “A great creative leader here. And the second building block that is in place is the one-company approach, because I think you can only manage a franchise if everything is coordinated and the team is working together extremely well. There’s an enormous level of collaboration and joint decision making around what should work hand in hand across the franchise.”

Prince Harry has opened up on his previous drug use, saying that marijuana “really helped him” mentally while cocaine “did nothing for him”.The Duke of Sussex, 38, opened up about drugs in a Q&A session on 4 March while talking about his memoir Spare.The audience had paid a fee to tune into Harry’s chat with author and trauma expert Dr Gabor Maté. When speaking about previous substance use, Harry said of trying cocaine: "I don't think that did anything for me.

Evanna Lynch, the actress who played Luna Lovegood in the “Harry Potter” films, is shedding some light on what she thinks of J.K. Rowling’s controversial opinions on gender identity.

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.

After renegotiating her pay for hit HBO series, Euphoria, Zendaya is reportedly set to earn a huge $1million (£830,500) per episode of the show. Zendaya, 26, joins the likes of Harrison Ford and Jennifer Aniston in the $1million-per-episode club, Puck news reports .The Spiderman star not only acts in the heavy teen drama, but works as an executive producer behind the scenes. And, she’s not only securing the bag.

Perez is not a huge HarryPotter fan and he found Potted Potter at the Horseshoe Vegas highly entertaining!

The mother of a Harry Potter star who was stabbed to death keeps to the same heartbreaking ritual every day as she wakes up and kisses a picture of her son while the kettle boils. Rob Knox was 18 when he was murdered on the street in south east London while protecting his brother on May 24, 2008, the Mirror reports.

A woman was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease after her worried children noticed 'something wasn't right' when they were on a family holiday.

uses “dangerous” language — or a woman with the moral courage to speak up for biological truths. In other words, she is a complex person worthy of closer examination. Enter the new seven-part podcast series, “The Witch Trials of J.K.

According to JK Rowling, her abusive ex-husband tried to prevent her from leaving him by hiding the first Harry Potter book’s manuscript. According to the author, she worried that Portuguese TV reporter Jorge Arantes might burn the pages of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” that he was holding as “hostage.”