J.K. Rowling Archives

Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Reveals She Has Received Death Threats Over Her Views On Transgender Issues

July 21, 2021

Best-selling Scottish author J.K. Rowling, widely known for her creation of the insanely popular Harry Potter series, recently revealed that she has received a number of death threats from various woke transgen...

Harry Potter Star Ralph Fiennes Defends J.K. Rowling, Stating The Backlash The Author Has Faced Is “Irrational” And “Disturbing”

Josh Berger

March 19, 2021

Celebrity, Censorship

Ralph Fiennes, who played the villainous Voldemort in the popular Harry Potter series, has recently defended series creator J.K. Rowling — classifying the backlash that the renowned author continues to face as ...

Twitter Seemingly Disables Likes On Controversial J.K. Rowling Tweet Expressing Support For Maya Forstater

Donald Edmonds

March 3, 2021

Celebrity

Today user @JayneTheory noted something strange happening with a controversial tweet from J.K. Rowling from 2019. Earlier in the day, clicking on the heart button would not register as a like. Archive Link ...

Rumor: Hogwarts Legacy Video Game Will Allow Players To Create Transgender Characters

Josh Berger

March 3, 2021

Books, Celebrity, Censorship, Video Games

Hogwarts Legacy, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment and Avalanche Software's new take on the Harry Potter Legacy, was initially announced during a special PlayStation 5 event that took place in September of ...

Hogwarts Legacy Lead Designer Troy Leavitt Under Fire For Formerly Running “Anti-Social Justice YouTube Channel”

Spencer Baculi

February 21, 2021

Video Games

The discovery that Troy Leavitt, a lead designer for the studio in charge of the upcoming Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy, used to host an “anti-social justice youtube channel” has led to outrage among the ma...

J.K. Rowling Attacked As Transphobic Again After Rumor About New Live-Action Harry Potter TV Series For HBO Max

John F. Trent

January 25, 2021

Celebrity, Television

Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling finds herself under attack again following a new rumor that HBO Max is developing a new live-action Harry Potter series. The report that HBO Max would be developing a new li...

Former Congressional Candidate Brianna Wu Recalls GamerGate to Claim Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling “Is Not Harassed”

Spencer Baculi

November 23, 2020

Celebrity

The wave of written attacks and various calls for violence to her person faced by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling in recent months for sharing her views on transgender sociopolitical issues do not qualify as h...

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment President Allegedly Defends J.K. Rowling’s Right “To Express Her Personal Opinion On Social Media”

Spencer Baculi

October 5, 2020

Video Games

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment President David Haddad, whose studio will be developing and publishing the upcoming Harry Potter MMO Hogwarts Legacy, recently defended franchise author J.K. Rowling’s rig...

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Star Eddie Redmayne Under Attack for Condemning Attacks Against J.K. Rowling As “Absolutely Disgusting”

Spencer Baculi

September 29, 2020

Celebrity

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them star Eddie Redmayne has come under fire for criticizing the “vitriol” being leveled towards Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for her comments on transgender issues. ...

Australian Bookshop To Stop Stocking J.K. Rowling’s Novels – Including Harry Potter – In Order To Create “A Safer Space”

Spencer Baculi

September 22, 2020

Books

An independent book retailer in Australia has announced that they will no longer stock novels written by J.K. Rowling, including the Harry Potter series, due to their belief that the author's views on transgend...

Tagged J.K. Rowling