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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.

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 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 addressing her absence from the Harry Potter reunion special.

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.

Harry Potter, now experiments as an actor, taking on smaller, more intimate roles in films such as Swiss Army Man, Escape From Pretoria and the upcoming Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.Hermione’s Emma Watson is similar, fronting projects from 2019’s Little Women to appearing in This Is The End as herself.Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley, has also been starring in new roles, such as M Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV series Servant.He also took on a side project that no one saw coming: buying an ice cream van with his staggering Wizarding World fortune.It’s not too surprising when you consider his first dream was to be an ice cream driver long before he ever stepped into Hogwarts.In celebration of the franchise coming to an end, he fulfilled his dream, rocking up on the last day filming with his long sought-after vehicle.The final film in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II premiered in cinemas an unbelievable 11 years ago in 2011.For the final day of shooting, Rupert rocked up on set in his very own ice cream van, handing out lollies and 99s to the cast and crew.He spoke about his ice cream van in an interview with the Daily Mail in 2014, admitting that had an awkward encounter the first time he took the vehicle for a spin.Rupert said: "My first ambition was to become an ice-cream man, which is why I bought the Bedford van."Not long after I first got it, I pulled into a pub to do a U-turn and there were eight kids with their pocket money out, hoping to buy a 99 or whatever."But I had nothing to give them. I've learnt my lesson since then.”He made sure to keep it stocked ever since, though he isn’t actually allowed to sell anything from the van.He continued: “I keep my van well stocked.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has turned 34 and to celebrate his big day, we're taking a look inside his very private personal life.The actor is best known for playing Ron Weasley in the worldwide phenomenon film franchise Harry Potter.Part of the golden trio, he starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson who played Harry Potter and Emma Watson in the magical movies.READ MORE: Harry Potter star baffled after filming with Daniel Radcliffe cardboard cut outRupert shot to fame in 2001 after the first of the first of eight films Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone was released.But what do we know about his personal life now he's all grown up? Let's take a look...Rupert has been dating Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging star Georgia Groome since 2011.However, the couple have been so private that it was only in late 2018 that people learned that the pair were dating.It was only revealed to the wider world when a fan's post went viral on Twitter.The tweet read: "I was today years old when I found out Georgia from Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging has been going out with Ron Weasley since 2011?"The post was shared alongside an image of the couple where Georgia is holding her arm around Rupert.In April 2021, many fans speculated that they had gotten hitched after they were snapped wearing rings on their wedding fingers.Though according to Rupert's spokesperson, the pair are yet to be married.In 2020, Rupert and Georgia both became parents and welcomed their baby daughter Wednesday into the world.He recently shared an insight into his dad journey with ET where he explained how fatherhood had changed his perspective’.Rupert continued: “I’m absolutely loving being a dad.

Emma Watson is reportedly dating Sir Philip Green's son. The 32-year-old actress was spotted walking hand-in-hand with Brandon Green, 29 - whose father is former Topshop mogul Philip - in Venice earlier this month, in pictures obtained by the Daily Mail newspaper. Emma and Brandon have known each other for some time and were first spotted disembarking from a helicopter together in Battersea, London, last September.

—at least for a moment.On August 16, announced as the new face of Prada Beauty on Instagram, sharing a photo of the actor in an orange ensemble with her hair styled into an artfully tousled pixie cut with baby bangs. For Watson's beauty look, her skin appeared relatively untouched with rosy cheeks, subtle soap brows, a glossy nude lip, and sharp winged liner on the outer and inner corners of her eyes. “The British actor, activist, and artist embodies the essence of a multi-dimensional Prada Woman,” the brand wrote in their caption.

Netflix series Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet Of Curiosities – check it out below.The anthology series brings together a number of directors who have each helmed one of the eight episodes, including Jennifer Kent (The Babadook), David Prior (The Empty Man), Guillermo Navarro (Hannibal), Keith Thomas (The Vigil), Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), Catherine Hardwicke (Red Riding Hood), Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night) and Vincenzo Natali (Splice).Two of the episodes are based on original works by del Toro, while the others are based on short stories written by H.P. Lovecraft, Michael Shea, Emily Carroll and others.The show’s cast includes Andrew Lincoln, Ben Barnes, Chloe Madison, Crispin Glover, Eric Andre, F.

The first look at Guillermo Del Toro‘s upcoming horror anthology, Cabinet of Curiosities, is here!

Creepy creatures have never looked this good.

Michaela Zee editorSomething sinister is lurking in the shadows. Netflix has shared a special first look at “Cabinet of Curiosities,” its upcoming horror anthology series from Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro.

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Harry Potter franchise alongside his co-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Many fans grew up with Daniel Radcliffe throughout his 10-year reign as the child wizard who joined the set at the young age of 11.However, it wasn’t always as magical as it seemed to work on the Harry Potter set for almost a decade after he confessed the immense amount of pressure he and his co-stars we under during the run of the film series.

Harry Potter film series which is based on JK Rowling's best-selling novels.The actress has previously made no secret in the past that she disagrees with the billionaire author's views on transgender rights.It comes after the 56-year-old came under fire in early June 2020 for controversial tweets she posted about the transgender community.Rowling retweeted an op-ed piece that discussed “people who menstruate,” apparently taking issue with the fact that the story did not use the word women.The initial tweet garnered a lot of backlash, but Rowling did not relent and stood by her views saying she "loves and respects every trans person" but added that at the same time "my life has been shaped by being female".The author added: "I do not believe it’s hateful to say so.”Her stance has caused fans and stars like Emma, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Eddie Redmayne to speak out against her opinions.Emma took to the stage to present the award of Best Outstanding British Film at the Royal Albert Hall back in March.After she was introduced by host Rebel Wilson, she appeared to make a savage dig at the best-selling author following her controversial comments on transgender women.As Rebel, 42, welcomed Emma to the stage, the Australian actress quipped: "Here to present the next award is Emma Watson.She calls herself a feminist, but we all know she’s a witch."To which Emma replied: "I’m here for ALL the witches."Following her statement, eagle-eyed viewers took to social media at the time to discuss whether or not the actress' comments were aimed at Rowling."Ooooooh Emma Watson throwing so much shade at JK Rowling! This is the drama I needed tonight," quipped on BAFTA viewer."Loving Emma Watson's vibe tonight.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSpyglass Media Group has brought on Amanda Klein to serve as executive vice president of television, Variety has learned exclusively.In her new role, Klein will oversee all of Spyglass’ TV development and production on both scripted and unscripted series. She will work closely with Peter Oillataguerre, Spyglass’ president of production, while reporting directly to Spyglass chairman and CEO Gary Barber.

Harry Potter fans will never forget where they were when they read Albus Dumbledore’s heartbreaking death scene – but Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton almost missed out on the experience entirely.The star, who captured hearts as the mean-spirited (or simply misunderstood) Slytherin, admitted he ‘painstakingly’ read the books – to the point that his friends finished them before him.For those not in the know, the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth book and film in the series, sees the shock death of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore (played by Michael Gambon in the films) at the hands of Severus Snape (played by Alan Rickman).

Harry Potter fans will never forget where they were when they read Albus Dumbledore’s heartbreaking death scene – but Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton almost missed out on the experience entirely. The star, who captured hearts as the mean-spirited (or simply misunderstood) Slytherin, admitted he ‘painstakingly’ read the books – to the point that his friends finished them before him.