JK Rowling Defends Herself Amid Anti-Trans Claims

Contract rebel Daniel Ayala has been banned from the Middlesbrough training ground after refusing to play in the club's remaining fixtures.The stand-off between Boro and the long-serving defender has escalated with the Spaniard told to stay away from the club.Boro officials suspected Ayala would be on the move this summer when it emerged that he had moved his family out of their Teesside home after refusing to sign a new deal.After hobbling off at Preson on January 1, he has spent this year on the sidelines nursing an ankle injury which was taking longer to heal than expected.But now the former Liverpool centre half's relationship with his employers had hit rock bottom after his representative informed the club he wouldn't be involved in

They have a loving relationship now, but things used to be frosty between Ivanka Trump and her stepmother. Melania Trump, who is just 11 years older than President Donald Trump‘s eldest daughter, was the recipient of a less than flattering nickname from Ivanka after she started dating her father. When Ivanka was “younger,” writes journalist Mary Jordan in her new book, “she privately called Melania ‘The Portrait’, telling classmates that her father’s girlfriend spoke as much as a painting on the wall.”

Anant Singh Editor’s note: Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, veteran South African producer Anant Singh, whose films include Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom and 2004 Oscar nominee Yesterday, has penned an open letter on the 44th anniversary of the historic student uprising in Soweto, South Africa. The anti-Apartheid uprising was a series of demonstrations led by black students, many of them children, in response to the introduction of Afrikaans as the main language in local schools.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWhen Laverne Cox shot to fame for her work as Sophia Burset on Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black,” she also made history in 2014 by becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Since then, her list of accomplishments has made her one of the most recognizable trans people in Hollywood.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThis will truly be the year of the “Semi-Emmys.” That term was thrown around by Television Academy executives back in 2001, when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, followed by the U.S.

Katie Price ’s ex-husband Kieran Hayler has let rip at the glamour model – claiming she would regularly tell him she loved Peter Andre during their marriage and that they "made up" his sex addiction The former stripper, who has two children with Katie, says he’s now much happier he’s in a "real relationship".Not holding back, Kieran said: "She said she loved Pete when we were married...

Comedian Rebecca Root is set to make TV history by becoming Doctor Who’s first transgender companion.

Rebecca Root is set to make TV history by becoming Doctor Who‘s first transgender companion.Root will portray Tania Bell, opposite former Doctors Paul McGann and Tom Baker, in the hit sci-fi show’s new Big Finish audio series Stranded.The stand-up comic insists her gender identity has nothing to do with the storyline.The show first cast a trans actress, Bethany Black, in series nine, while Bill Potts served as the series’ first openly gay companion in series 10.

We hope Audrina Patridge is ready to open up her wallet!

Thanks to her twin sister Ashley, Mary-Kate Olsen celebrated her birthday amid Olivier Sarkozy’s divorce, and had the best time. Entertainment Tonight reported that Mary-Kate and Ashley spent their 34th birthday on Saturday, June 13, in The Hamptons, where they had a low-key celebration at the house that Mary-Kate rented for the summer after her split from her husband.

JK Rowling has returned to Twitter for the first time since her bombshell statement.

Not sure we’re on Rebel Wilson’s side for this one…

Love Island Australia viewers think that contestants Erin and Eden might be the first couple to have sex in the villa.

Audrina Patridge’s ex-husband, Corey Bohan, asked her to pay child support after losing his job amid the coronavirus pandemic, a source confirms to Us Weekly.The BMX rider, 38, claimed in court documents obtained by TMZ that he was laid off from his job as a bartender in March “due to the stay at home orders and [has] not yet received any unemployment.” He reportedly said that even when he was working, he only made $2,000 to $3,000 a month, while the Hills alum, 35, “earns [a] significantly higher income” in excess of $36,000 a month.Bohan alleged that Patridge should be able to afford child support as she “also owns real property, is able to fund a retirement account and has various investments,” according to the website.

Repeats of EastEnders are due to hit TV screens as BBC bosses battle the coronavirus pandemic, corporation chiefs announced today.

Prince William makes a surprise video call to a woman and her young son in a segment set to air on Tuesday’s “The One Show”.

A quirky “face bra” promises to “get rid of your double chin” without “painful diets” or “hours on the treadmill”.According to product creators, it can “slim down your chin up to 1cm with only one use”.Apparently, it does this by “boosting your lymphatic system and releasing toxins and stored sodium through sweat”.These claims sound too good to be true – but according to shoppers, the product actually works.The slimming contraption, created by Australian company Face Bra, has racked up dozens of positive reviews online.On the website, a happy shopper gushed: “Guys seriously at first I was very very skeptical about this thing but like theres so many good reviews so I decided to give it a try and seriously I've never been more amazed in my

Scott Soshnick The New York Mets are seeking to extend their existing credit facilities for one year, giving the team’s owners a cushion while they seek a buyer amid a pandemic, two people familiar with the matter told Sportico.The club’s $250 million loan led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. is scheduled to expire at the end of July, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the matter is private.