Warner Bros Responds To J.K. Rowling Comments, Resolves To “Confront Difficult Societal Issues”

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Jonathan Van Ness has some strong words for J.K. Rowling.

Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content and advertising business officer, said in a statement.Warner Bros. will lead the development and production of the projects in collaboration with Spotify.

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J.K. Rowling is being hit with a fresh wave of backlash after an essay explaining her controversial views on the transgender community.

Warner Bros. have issued a statement in response to JK Rowling‘s anti-trans tweets.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWarner Bros.

How much can one controversial tweetstorm cost? That’s the burning question as Warner Bros., Universal Parks & Resorts and Scholastic execs all grapple with the fallout after Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, 54, spent part of Sunday tweeting her views on cisgender and transgender women, whom she said, by nature of biology, will never be the same.

which have seen her be accused of transphobia, in a statement outlining his disagreements with her views.The actor currently plays Newt Scamander, the main character in the Fantastic Beasts franchise, a Harry Potter spin-off also written by Rowling.“As someone who has worked with both J.K. Rowling and members of the trans community, I wanted to make it absolutely clear where I stand,” Redmayne wrote in a statement on Variety.“I disagree with Jo’s comments.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has joined the transgender debate recently sparked by comments made by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.

Daniel Radcliffe has responded to J.K. Rowling following her controversial “transphobic” tweets, insisting, “Transgender women are women”.The Harry Potter author hit headlines over the weekend (June 6-7, 2020) with a series of Twitter posts that many deemed transphobic, such as: “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction.

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