J.K. Rowling Claims She Declined An Invitation To Join The ‘Harry Potter’ Reunion Following Speculation Around Her Controversial Transphobic Views

Victoria Beckham, 48, in a recent interview when she was asked why the fashion designer did not return for the reunion tour.Melanie appeared on the podcast, The Diary of a CEO, earlier this week to discuss her upcoming book, Who I Am.The singer spoke candidly about the Spice Girls reunion in 2019 and revealed that Victoria turned down taking part for personal reasons.The shows went on with Mel C, Emma Bunton, Mel B, and Geri Halliwell, and ultimately became the pop group's most successful tour.Podcast host Steven Bartlett asked Mel the big question about Victoria's absence.She revealed: "On a more personal level, and I think this has been said, I don't think she'd mind me saying..."When we did the Olympics in 2012, she had a really hard time.She was petrified.She had a lot of anxiety about that performance."Despite Victoria having since referred to the performance as one of the "proudest" moments of her career, Mel did not remember it as that.Mel continued: "She was like, 'You know what girls, I'm putting my dancing shoes up'."We respected her decision.

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Harry Potter series and now pens the Cormoran Strike detective novels under the pen name Robert Galbraith, has incorporated a new element into her latest installment than anyone familiar with her recent work will recognize: internet backlash.Rowling has been one of the most vocal and visible, let's say, , lending her money and her celebrity to groups that make the world less safe for trans people, and in the process receiving death and rape threats herself. A lose-lose situation for all.

Zack Sharf J.K. Rowling recently told Graham Norton that her new novel, “The Ink Black Heart,” is not based on her own experience being slammed as transphobic despite featuring a character who finds herself in a similar social media firestorm (via Rolling Stone). The new book, published under Rowling’s pseudonym Robert Galbraith, is part of Rowling’s “Cormoran Strike” crime thriller series and includes a character named Edie Ledwell, a “creator of a popular YouTube cartoon who sees internet trolls and her own fandom turn on her after the cartoon was criticized as being racist and ableist, as well as transphobic for a bit about a hermaphrodite worm.” As reported by Rolling Stone, the character in the novel is “doxxed with photos of her home plastered on the internet, subjected to death and rape threats for having an opinion, and is ultimately found stabbed to death in a cemetery. The book takes a clear aim at ‘Social Justice Warriors’ and suggests that Ledwell was a victim of a masterfully plotted, politically fueled hate campaign against her.”

J.K. Rowling has insisted her new book isn’t about her own experiences despite featuring a character who is persecuted for having transphobic views.

J.K. Rowling has written a new book about a character being persecuted for transphobic views.The announcement of the book comes after previous comments from the Harry Potter author, in which she mocked an article with the phrase “people who menstruate” in its headline and published a 3,000-word essay titled JK Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking Out on Sex and Gender Issues, resulted in a significant backlash from the trans community and beyond.Among those to criticise Rowling were Harry Potter stars Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

JK Rowling’s new book centres around online trolls and the murder of a writer and creative.Since the massive success of Harry Potter, Rowling has branched out into the crime genre, where she writes her Cormoran Strike novels under the name Robert Galbraith.The author has made headlines more for her views on trans people than her writing in recent years, however the spotlight is on Rowling’s work again as she prepares to release a new novel.The Ink Black Heart is the sixth in the Strike series, and sees detective Robin Ellacott and Strike himself team up to solve the murder of an artist.It follows the creator of a popular YouTube cartoon whose fandom turns against her as they claim the series is racist and transphobic, according to Rolling Stone.The artist begins receiving rape and death threats from an anonymous online account, and comes to the detective for help – but is later found dead in Highgate Ceremony, where her cartoon is set.Rowling is no stranger herself to being on the receiving end of vitriol online – the author has been in the middle of multiple Twitter spats in recent years, often due to her ‘gender-critical’ views.Earlier this year, the writer revealed she was working with police after a Twitter user seemingly sent her a death threat following the stabbing of author Salman Rushdie in New York.She shared screenshots of his account and posts where he had responded to her tweet about the stabbing to tell her ‘you’re next.’Rowling then confirmed: ‘To all sending supportive messages: thank you.

J.K. Rowling says she made the decision not to participate in the HBO Max reunion special, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, which aired on New Year's Day. The 57-year-old author opened up about the decision over the weekend in an interview for with Graham Norton. «I wasn't actually [excluded],» Rowling told Norton, who assumed she had not been asked to join the special.

JK Rowling says social media is a “gift” for her online trolls. The ‘Harry Potter’ writer landed herself in hot water with the LGBTQ community after making comments about trans women. A few weeks ago, the author was hit with death threats for showing her support to stabbed novelist Sir Salman Rushdie.

J.K. Rowling is finally addressing her absence from the Harry Potter reunion special.

It was her call. J.K. Rowling said she was not intentionally excluded from HBO Max’s Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special earlier this year.

debuted on HBO Max, J.K. Rowling addressed her absence from the special.On January 1, stars , , , and a slew of other castmembers, directors, and crew returned to the set of the magical franchise to reminisce on the makings of the films and reveal .

Police began investigating earlier this month after Rowling, 57, was sent a threatening message on Twitter when she posted her support of Sir Salman Rushdie. A user had written “don’t worry you are next” in response to her tweet about the author, who had been stabbed on stage in New York.Speaking to Graham Norton on Virgin Radio, Rowling, who has also been criticised for her views on transgender rights, said: “Social media can be a lot of fun.

J. Kim Murphy J.K. Rowling has explained her conspicuous absence from “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts,” stating that she declined an invitation to be included in the special. The author of the original “Harry Potter” series only appeared within a few excerpts of “Return to Hogwarts” via segments from a 2019 interview. Her limited presence was noted by critics and audiences around the special’s HBO Max premiere on Jan. 1 this year. Some viewers presumed that Rowling’s absence could be attributed to her troubled public image over the past few years. The author has been mired in controversy as she continues to voice sentiments that have been seen as harmful to the trans community, such as opposing laws that would make it easier for trans people to legally change their gender. Franchise stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have made public statements in support of the trans community since Rowling first faced controversy.

"Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling on Saturday discussed the dangers of social media, weeks after receiving a death threat when she tweeted support to Salman Rushdie following his stabbing attack earlier this month.  "I try to behave online as I would like others to behave," the author told British host Graham Norton on his radio show when he asked how online rhetoric could be de-escalated.

Harry Potter 20th anniversary reunion special Return To Hogwarts, and wasn’t blocked from taking part.Return To Hogwarts saw Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) reunite with other cast members to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first film in the series based on Rowling’s books, Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.Upon the show’s airing in January, many critics noted the absence of Rowling, who only appears in archive video clips. There was then speculation that the writer was shut out of the programme after her previous comments about the trans community resulted in a backlash.Speaking to Graham Norton on his Virgin Radio UK show this week, Rowling revealed that she was in fact asked to take part in the show, but decided not to.She said: “I was asked to be on that and I decided I didn’t want to do it,.

J.K. Rowling is finally breaking her silence on why she didn’t appear on the HBO Max special 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. The author of the books that spawned the successful movies revealed that her absence from the reunion was simply because it was not something she wanted to do.

JK Rowling has broken her silence after she was absent from the highly anticipated Harry Potter reunion. The world renowned author has received backlash in recent years after coming off as transphobic in a series of controversial tweets. Many Harry Potter fans thought this may have been the reason she wasn’t invited to take part in the reunion alongside the likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, but she’s since insisted that she was invited but simply declined the offer.