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JK Rowling’s Salman Rushdie-linked death threat investigation has been dropped by police. The ‘Harry Potter’ writer, 57, was warned “you are next” by an online troll after she voiced her support for ‘The Satanic Verses’ author after he was stabbed in August on stage as he prepared to give a talk in New York City. A Police Scotland spokeswoman has now told The Sun the investigation had been dropped into the threat as the culprit lived outside Britain.

Harry Potter author's new novel which involves the topic and theme of cancel culture, among other things. The pair spoke on his show last month, and the decision was met with some scorn by fans and critics of the author. It comes after she came under fire, initially in June 2020, for controversial tweets she had posted about the transgender community. Her stance has caused fans and Harry Potter film stars, such as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint to speak out against her. In a new conversation with The Times, Graham has defended his decision to interview the polarising writer amid the contention.He said it would feel "wrong" to not interview someone purely because he disagrees with their views.Graham reiterated that it seems "just as bad" to not speak to someone because of their views as the fact that it will "annoy some people."The TV host said: "Am I suddenly the f**king moral arbiter of the world who says who can be on TV or can’t? No.“People will be on my show and I’ll laugh with them and that will annoy some people, but not having them on seems just as bad.”He did say however, that it would have been easier to simply "not have her on", but explained it didn't "seem right". Graham added: “[I] wouldn’t have her on to air her views, [but] she has the right to still wang on about her crime novel."The easiest thing would be to not have her on, but that didn’t seem right.”After the interview was first announced, other guests Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow pulled out of their appearances on Graham's radio show.The pair explained they didn't "feel comfortable" being on the same billing as JK Rowling, according to Huff Post. JK also addressed speculation that the reason she didn't attend the recent Harry Potter

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Queen Elizabeth II had died at 96, with many flooding to London from all over the world to pay their respects. Graham Norton, 59, has said that the response was "not rational" as citizens queued over 14 hours to see the Queen lying in state this week.Many from around the world have queued this week to see the Queen lying in state at Westminster, including the likes of David Beckham and Susanna Reid.Despite the near 20 hour queues the public were happy to get to say their final goodbyes to the longest reigning British monarch.Speaking about the nation's shared mourning, Graham exclaimed: "It’s gorgeous to see the way people respond."It’s not rational.

Penny Lancaster, the wife of rock singer Sir Rod Stewart, has taken to the streets of central London to police the Queen's funeral procession. Last year in April 2021, the 51 year old TV presenter and former model completed her training to become a special police constable for City of London Police. During the Queen's funeral on Monday 19 September, Penny was spotted making her way through busy crowds in the area surrounding Westminster and Buckingham Palace while wearing the red and white chequered sleeve and cap bands of the force.

reflect wider world views. The 59-year-old Irish presenter said that talking to people we disagree with – or even those who have been “cancelled” – in order to have fair debate, makes for more interesting television. However, he added that it is not for him to be the “moral arbiter of the world” regarding who can appear on his celebrity chat show and that not inviting celebrities who have been “cancelled” on his show “seems just as bad” as inviting them and laughing along with them.

The National Television Awards have been been postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen died on Thursday 9 September at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96.

Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton once got a telling-off from The Queen over his bad etiquette at a Buckingham Palace lunch. The decorated racing driver has met the royal family on several occasions, with the most recent late last year, when he was knighted by the then- Prince of Wales, King Charles III.

The National Television Awards have officially been postponed in light of The Queen’s death on Thursday 8 September. ITV and Indigo Television confirmed the news on Friday, after they made the decision to reschedule this year's National Television Awards, following yesterday’s sad news.

ITV has revealed its plans to reboot the popular talent show set on finding new talent for West End shows. Any Dream Will Do was aimed at finding a new leading man to play Joseph in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest production.

Alison Hammond is hoping this year will be the year she’ll end Ant and Dec’s best presenter reign at the National Television Awards. The This Morning icon, 47, is flying the flag for This Morning at the star-studded ceremony, which will be hosted by comedian Joel Dommett. However Alison She’s facing stiff competition, with Ant McPartlin & Declan Donnelly, Bradley Walsh, and Graham Norton the other names hoping to bag the best tv presenter honour.

could have been written for her son Angelo after she revealed that he accidentally caused her to sustain a pretty serious back injury.In an interview with , the pop star explained that back in January 2021 she hurt herself after her 8-year-old son jumped out and scared her as she was exiting the bathroom. The incident led to a slipped L6 disc, which is located near the tailbone.

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.”

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.

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.

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 .