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British actor and film producer (born 1989)
A surprising number of public figures have turned what many consider taboo into punchlines, joking about the size—or perceived size—of their genitals in interviews and onstage; examples documented in ...
J.K. Rowling has taken a publicly prominent, consistently critical stance toward aspects of transgender rights and policy in the UK, framing her position as a defense of , while asserting respect for ...
You asked for J.K. Rowling’s “exact tweets and essays about transgender people, quoted verbatim with dates.” Available reporting documents many of her posts and a notable long essay she posted in June...
J.K. Rowling has repeatedly defended and clarified her views on sex, gender and related political issues since 2019, arguing she is “standing up for women” and warning that erasing the concept of sex ...
J.K. Rowling’s 2020 Twitter comments critiquing language such as “people who menstruate” and arguing that “if sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction” are accurately reported across contemporan...
J.K. Rowling’s public reputation has shifted from celebrated author and philanthropist to a deeply polarizing figure: many LGBTQ+ groups, critics and some former fans now call her statements transphob...
J.K. Rowling’s 2020 Twitter comments and subsequent essay prompted a sustained, predominantly negative public reaction that included condemnation from LGBTQ+ groups, statements of disagreement from Ha...
J.K. Rowling has repeatedly made public statements criticizing aspects of transgender rights and specific critics, notably Emma Watson, defending her views and denying accusations of transphobia while...
J.K. Rowling has for several years publicly criticized aspects of transgender rights and gender identity policy, prompting accusations of transphobia and a sustained public rift with Harry Potter acto...
The reporting supplied documents numerous celebrities who have struggled with alcohol misuse and addiction, but the phrase "raging alcoholic" does not appear as a quoted or sourced label in these piec...
Celebrities across decades have sometimes spoken bluntly about their own genitalia in books and interviews, with high-profile examples including Amy Poehler, Madonna, Brandi Glanville and Amanda Seyfr...
Several members of the Harry Potter film family publicly reacted to J.K. Rowling’s 2020 comments about gender, with many of the franchise’s most prominent actors affirming trans rights and a smaller g...
Major publishers and awards lists continue to work with J.K. Rowling while some literary-sector employees and indie bookstores have publicly protested her anti‑trans statements; individual staff at Ha...
J.K. Rowling has faced sustained public backlash, professional distancing by some collaborators, and organized criticism from LGBTQ groups stemming from her public comments about transgender issues . ...