JK Rowling says she has received thousands of messages thanking her for 'speaking up' amid trans row

Josh Flagg and Bobby Boyd are ending their marriage. The “Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles” star announced on Friday they’re getting divorced more than four years after tying the knot.

Stockport's Ukrainian Club is alive with activity - and concern.

River Plate's director of football has claimed that there is no truth to the rumour regarding Edinson Cavani joining the club at the end of the season.

It’s been over a week since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.

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Wilson Chapman editorJohnny Brown, the actor, comedian and singer best known for his role as superintendent Nathan Bookman on the popular 70s sitcom “Good Times,” died Wednesday. He was 84 years old.Brown’s death was confirmed by his daughter, Broadway actress Sharon Catherine Brown, through a post shared on her Instagram. No further details on Brown’s death are available at this time.“He was literally snatched out of our lives.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched “One Plus One Equals Two,” the finale of the first season of “The Boys Presents: Diabolical.”Amazon’s animated anthology “The Boys Presents: Diabolical” launched Friday, just under two months out for the third season premiere of its parent series, “The Boys.” While the majority of the bite-size shorts that make up the adult cartoon’s first season serve mainly as “a bloody amuse-bouche for Season 3” of the OG show, per “The Boys” showrunner Eric Kripke, there are pieces of the third-season plot that will be served up straight from the delicious chaos in “Diabolical.”First, there’s the finale episode, titled “One Plus One Equals Two,” written by “Diabolical” showrunner Simon Racioppa, which centers on Homelander’s (played by Antony Starr on “The Boys,” and voiced by him in this animated episode) introduction into the Supes of the Seven and the bond he forged with Black Noir (played by Nathan Mitchell on “The Boys” but voiced by no one in this because he’s always silent) out of working together to cover up a mostly accidental massacre on Homelander’s part. (Starr was arrested for alleged assault after these interviews were conducted.) “The finale is canon, yeah,” Kripke told Variety.

 fans are in for some fun cameo surprises when season 5 drops later this year, and while Peyton List can't divulge about exactly who joins in on the fun in the upcoming season, she says it was so impressive it freaked out the cast!The 23-year-old actress spoke to ET's Cassie DiLaura and they got on the topic of celeb cameos after discussing Carrie Underwood's surprise appearance during season 4. The Grammy-wining singer appeared in «The Fall» episode and sang «The Moment of Truth,» which was originally performed by Survivor on the soundtrack to the original 1984 film, .List said she was on set the day Underwood filmed her scene, and it was quite a sight.«They were having me train for the tournament scenes and I was just trying to learn all of the karate,» List explained, «but I got to go in and see her and she had her tour bus there and all of her people there.

Elon Musk has refused to bow down to officials of some governments who have urged him to remove Russian news sources from SpaceX's Starlink Internet service.The billionaire CEO took to Twitter with an extreme reaction to the requests as he claims he would have to be at 'gunpoint' to remove them.The tweet, posted today (Saturday, March 5), read: "Starlink has been told by some governments (not Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. "We will not do so unless at gunpoint." The tweet comes less than 24 hours after the Tesla founder shared his support for Ukraine and the citizens of Russia who are standing against the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukraine beauty queen who has taken up arms to fight Russia is pleading for donations to help war victims. Anastasiia Lenna recently stepped away from her job as a public relations manager to defend help people who have become victims of Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.But the brave model has returned to social media to share a link for people across the world to donate to those who have become victims of the ongoing conflict. The 24-year-old wrote on Instagram: "Hi, people from all over the world, my name is Anastasiia Lenna and I am Miss Ukraine."As you have heard on every news channel our people are in a fight to defend our homes from unprovoked invaders.

Dancing On Ice stars Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have slammed former Strictly dancer James Jordan as they hit out at claims that the show is "fixed".Judges Jayne, 64, and Chris, 63, admitted feeling "bored" at suggestions the show is giving an unfair advantage to contestants who come in with professional dance training as they cited James as an example of the lack of truth behind the accusations.Viewers have hit out at former Strictly professional Brendan Cole on the current series as they feel his professional dancer training has helped him progress on the show.But now Jayne and Chris have insisted that Brendan's one-time Strictly colleague James put on a “very weak” performance as a skater before he won the show in 2019.Talking to The Sun Jayne said: “We're used to it, aren't we, Chris really?”They then confessed being "bored" of the accusations as Chris said: “We're just judging what we see.“But the majority of the time, it's the viewers at home that are voting to keep people in.”Jayne then gave James as an example saying: “James Jordan, we were very excited that he was doing it.“But his actual skating skills at the beginning were really very weak, very poor, and it was only the fact that he went away and worked really hard that moved him on.”Their comments came after Happy Mondays star Bez, 57, said he felt contestants with pro dance training had an advantage after he was voted off the show.He told The Sun: “For everybody, we're all in the same boat. Everyone has to learn how to skate and that is such a hard skill to learn.“You've got to give everyone credit for it.

Megan Barton Hanson wants to empower sex workers. The Love Island star is a massive hit on racy subscription site OnlyFans and years ago she worked as a stripper. And she wants to use her fame to help break down the stigma around sex work.She told Daily Star Sunday: “Girls who have only ever worked in the sex industry are slut shamed, so I think it’s really important that they have someone to look up to.

Manchester City in the Premier League title race by claiming a narrow 1-0 win over West Ham.In their first league game since lifting the Carabao Cup, the Reds edged out the Hammers despite a lacklustre second-half performance in what was a tight game.Ultimately, Sadio Mane’s first-half tap-in was the difference, but both sides also had efforts cleared off the line, with Aaron Cresswell and Trent Alexander-Arnold coming to the rescue of their teams in quick succession.Andy Robertson and Naby Keita were both forced to make last-ditch challenges to protect Liverpool's lead after the break as the hosts struggled to put the game to bed.Here, Daily Star Sport looks at four things Jurgen Klopp got right to ensure his side closed the gap on City to three points…Klopp opted to hand Luis Diaz his third successive Premier League start for the visit of the Hammers, with the Colombian playing down the left wing.His trust in the new signing from Porto was repaid in bucket loads, with Diaz looking lively throughout the clash.It was a performance that deserved a goal, with one run just after the half-hour mark dragging his side from their own half to winning a free-kick right on the edge of West Ham’s box.Who was your man of the match as Liverpool defeated West Ham? Let us know in the comments section...Diaz’s place on the left meant that Sadio Mane was once again selected in the central role in Liverpool’s front three.It is a position that Diogo Jota has made his own for much of the season, but Mane impressed in the Portuguese’s place at Anfield.He scored the crucial goal to set the Reds on their way to the win when his clever run was picked out by Mohamed Salah and he turned the ball home.Mane ensured that he kept involved with play

Wolves' clash with Crystal Palace.Wolves star Hoever was hauled off during the Premier League fixture with a suspected hamstring injury after struggling for the opening 25 minutes on Saturday.Wolves' incensed boss Lage said: "I have too many kids in my team that don't work the way they should."And then when they come into the team, this kind of things happen."Injuries can happen, but this one happened because he's not prepared.

J.K. Rowling’s views on transgender people, said today they will no longer provide links to her personal website, use photos of her, or write about her outside of her role in creating the fantasy world they love.The sites, Leaky Caldron and Mugglenet, said in a joint statement that Rowling’s personal views are at odds with the attitudes reflected in her best-selling books.

Harry Potter fansites have distanced themselves from JK Rowling following her tweets about transgender people.The author has been accused of transphobia after a series of tweets and later a blog post which argued that transgender people ‘erased the concept of sex’ and same-sex attraction, and that only women menstruate. The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet, two of the largest Harry Potter fansites, have both issued statements sharing their new outlines for their coverage of Rowling, stating: ‘We must reject her beliefs.’A statement shared on The Leaky Cauldron, which was established in 2000, read: ‘As this fandom enters its third decade, J.K.

Harry Potter fan sites have chosen to distance themselves from author JK Rowling.The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet, which have a total of over a million followers on Facebook, issued a statement explaining that Rowling’s recent comments on transgender issues were “out of step with the message of acceptance and empowerment we find in her books and celebrated by the Harry Potter community.”“As this fandom enters its third decade, J.K.

Points for Slytherin! Seriously, that’s the Harry Potter house that Supergirl actress and trans-right activist Nicole Maines belongs to. And, like many Potterheads, Nicole, 22, was disappointed by J.K. Rowling’s recent anti-trans statements, especially since she thinks they run counter to the message of the Harry Potter series. “I firmly believe that she created a world where transgender people were accepted,” Nicole tells HollywoodLife in an EXCLUSIVE interview. “I do not believe for a second that Hogwarts would put up with some separate bathroom bullsh-t.”

Harry Potter creator tweeted, then deleted, praise for the It author amid accusations of transphobia.On Sunday, Rowling posted a lengthy thread regarding Labour MP Minister Lloyd Russell-Moyle, who claimed that the author was ‘using her sexual assault history to discriminate against transgender people’ – which he would later apologise for.

JK Rowling appears to have deleted a tweet praising fellow author Stephen King after he shared his support for trans women.The writer of the Harry Potter franchise, 54, has found herself at the centre of a row around transgender rights following tweets about an article on menstruation.After facing criticism online, Rowling penned a lengthy blog post in which she spoke about being a survivor of domestic abuse. This weekend then saw Labour frontbencher Lloyd Russell-Moyle wade into the discussion, accusing Rowling of using her own story as a “justification” for her comments on transgender people.

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