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"Fantastic Beasts" production halted after positive COVID case

Reuters
Posted at Feb 05 06:58 AM

LONDON (Reuters) - Production on the third “Fantastic Beasts” movie has been halted after a team member tested positive for COVID-19, Warner Bros. Pictures said on Thursday. Read more »

JK Rowling, Steve Jobs: 20 millionaires, billionaires who went from rags to riches

South China Morning Post by Business Insider
Updated as of Jan 17 02:18 PM

These celebrities and entrepreneurs made it big after coming from nothing – from the seedy streets of LA to the middle-income Bayview projects.   Read more »

Mads Mikkelsen to replace Johnny Depp in next 'Fantastic Beasts' movie

Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 08:12 AM

LOS ANGELES - Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen has been chosen to replace Johnny Depp in the upcoming third film in the "Fantastic Beasts" franchise, Warner Bros. said on Wednesday. Read more »

JK Rowling returns award over trans comments criticism

Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 31 08:36 AM

"Harry Potter" creator JK Rowling said on Friday she would give back an award presented by the US Kennedy family after one of its members criticized her views on gender issues.   Read more »

Cancel culture: Positive social change or online harassment?

Thomas Urbain, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 23 12:23 PM

Celebrities, brands, leaders and ordinary people are all falling foul of "cancel culture," a movement that seeks to call out offensive behavior but that critics denounce as excessive and contributing to increased political polarization. Read more »

Harry Potter fan sites step back from Rowling over transgender views

Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 07:12 AM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two of the biggest Harry Potter fan sites on Thursday distanced themselves from author J.K. Rowling because of her beliefs on transgender issues, calling them at odds with the message of empowerment in her best-selling books. Read more »

JK Rowling says she is survivor of sexual assault

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 03:47 AM

"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling revealed on Wednesday  she has been a victim of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Read more »

Daniel Radcliffe criticizes JK Rowling’s anti-transgender tweets

Jenny Gross, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 09 02:20 PM

JK Rowling, the creator of the popular “Harry Potter” series, came under fire from LGBTQ groups after she took aim at an article that referred to “people who menstruate.”   Read more »

J.K. Rowling to publish free fairy tale for children in lockdown

Reuters
Posted at May 26 08:55 PM

The Harry Potter author said the mostly handwritten manuscript had been stored in her attic until a few weeks ago. She said she had done some rewriting in recent weeks. Read more »

JK Rowling donates to coronavirus victims of domestic violence, homeless

Matthew Lavietes, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 04 09:04 AM

"Harry Potter" author JK Rowling has donated 1 million pounds ($1.25 million) to help victims of domestic abuse and homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic after recovering from the virus herself. Read more »

From 'cancelling' J.K. Rowling to 'eco-anxiety': 7 terms that took off in 2019

Rosa Furneaux, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 21 05:30 AM

LONDON - Author J.K. Rowling became the latest person to be "cancelled" on Friday in a row over transgender rights after the action signifying online outrage took off in 2019, along with terms such as "girly swot" and "eco-anxiety". Read more »

JK Rowling's gay reveal fails to impress fans

Amber Milne, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 21 02:22 PM

J.K. Rowling's revelation that two "Harry Potter" characters were in a gay relationship has sparked an angry backlash, with some fans accusing her of changing her books to keep up with social trends.  Read more »

New 'Fantastic Beasts' film casts a winning box-office spell

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 07:57 AM

LOS ANGELES - Again confirming the magic touch of J.K. Rowling, "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" took in an estimated $62.2 million this weekend to lead North American box offices, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. Read more »

Blue carpet premiere ng 'Fantastic Beasts' sa London, dinagsa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 02:17 AM

Balik-eksena ang magic ni "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling sa sequel ng "Fantastic Beasts." Read more »

JK Rowling charity urges global action to end orphanages, trafficking

Emma Batha, Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 02:31 AM

LONDON - A charity founded by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling called on Wednesday for businesses, lawyers, and tourists to help end orphanages and the child-trafficking linked to them. Read more »

The two-minute review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Nov 14 12:35 PM

The challenge is you have to be able to make your way through the thicket of mythology first before you can fully latch on to this new J.K. Rowling narrative Read more »