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Succession's Brian Cox slams 'high and mighty' JK Rowling critics amid transphobia row
Brian Cox, 76, has spoken out about treatment of the Harry Potter author, slamming her "high and mighty" critics, while also claiming she is "entitled to her opinion".Brian appeared on the BBC show Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg this weekend, where he was asked about the award-winning author.He said as Metro reported: "I don’t like the way she has been treated, actually."Actually, I think she’s entitled to her opinion, she’s entitled to say what she feels, as a woman, she’s very much entitled to say what she feels about her own body."There’s nobody better to say as a woman.So I do feel that people have been a bit high and mighty about their attitude towards JK Rowling, quite frankly."JK Rowling came under fire in December 2019 when she tweeted in support of a British researcher, Maya Forstater, who was fired from the Centre for Global Development over anti-trans stances.The author then later tweeted about taking issue with the phrase "people who menstruate" and has regularly since drawn criticism from the LGBTQ+ community.Critics turned on JK Rowling for reiterating ideologies that had been linked to the trans-exclusionary radical feminist (TERF) movement that often adopts the belief that trans women are not women.Despite Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and organisations like GLAAD voicing opposition to the author, other Harry Potter stars have supported Rowling's right to express her opinion.Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes told the New York Times last year: "JK Rowling has written these great books about empowerment, about young children finding themselves as human beings."It's about how you become a better, stronger, more morally centred human being."The verbal abuse directed at her is disgusting, it's appalling.
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Emma Thomson's romantic costar, 29, 'grew to love' her and left 'part of his soul' on set
Daryl McCormack, 29, was announced as one of the five nominees for the 2023 EE Rising Star BAFTA Award, and opened up about his work in the film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande in front of Express.co.uk and other reporters today.The young actor gushed about his romantic co-lead Emma Thompson, 63, and described how he had “left a piece of his soul behind” on set after filming with her.The quirky film, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival this time last year, sees widowed school teacher Nancy Stokes (Emma) hire male prostitute Leo Grande (Daryl) in the hopes of having an orgasm for the very first time.Speaking about the relationship he formed with Emma, Daryl explained how honoured he felt to have the “opportunity to work so close with her” so early on in his career.The Peaky Blinders actor said: “The whole experience just felt really, really personal and it felt really small.“We spent three weeks in Norwich making this film and it felt like we left part of our souls behind. “We just really grew to love each other and so, for it to be really contained in one room, and then to have such a lovely response from people - it just feels really great.” Asked about whether he and Emma spent time working out the dynamics of their relationship before shooting the movie, the star spoke about how they approached filming together.
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Margot Robbie's childhood pal crashes red carpet interview lifting lid on school nickname
“We have been friends since we were four years old.”Margot has had an incredibly successful year to date, even taking on a new challenge in the first live-action Barbie movie.Speaking to Express.co.uk and other media last year, Margot admitted that she’s concerned the hype is coming too fast, too soon for the flick.Margot pleaded with the public just to hold on until it is actually released before trying to reveal any leaked details.The Hollywood star became one of the youngest subjects ever for BAFTA’s iconic Life In Pictures series back in November, where she delved into her entire film career.From appearing on Neighbours as a teen to her new films; Babylon, which was released in December, and Barbie.While filming the latter in Los Angeles, the actress was bombarded by crowds and paparazzi, which saw many photos of her and her co-stars in costume going viral.The snaps set the internet ablaze, but Margot worries that it all may die down when the film eventually arrives in cinemas.She shared: “I’d love the hype…but in a couple months, not now.”The actress is also an executive producer on a number of films through her production company LuckyChap Entertainment, with Barbie being her latest credit.She admitted during the BAFTA event that becoming a producer has given her a different insight into the film business, compared to being on camera.However, it has also added new concerns, so when the photos were leaked, the logistics of the film were at the forefront of her mind.The leaked photos went viral on social media, featuring both Margot and her co-star, Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken.The pair were pictured filming on location by paparazzi, dressed in neon spandex and brightly coloured roller
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Piers Morgan blasts 'woke’ Harry and Meghan Markle for rejecting Jeremy Clarkson’s apology
TalkTV host Piers Morgan, 57, was left fuming following Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s response to Jeremy Clarkson’s apology.The Clarkson’s Farm star’s column about the Duchess of Sussex has become the most complained about in history, with more than 20,800 complaints to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso).In view of his 8.3 million Twitter followers tonight, Piers wrote: “This is why you should never apologise to the woke brigade.“They never accept it, and - ironically - just throw more sh*t at you. “When do we get an apology from Hypocrite Harry for HIS hateful rhetoric?” he fumed.Underneath his tweet, the former Good Morning Britain host shared the statement from a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in response to Jeremy Clarkson’s apology.The full statement read: “On December 25, 2022, Mr Clarkson wrote solely to Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex.“The contents of this correspondence were marked Private and Confidential.They continued: “While a new public apology has been issued today by Mr Clarkson, what remains to be addressed is his long standing pattern of writing articles that spread hate rhetoric, dangerous conspiracy theories, and misogyny.“Unless each of his other pieces were also written ‘in a hurry’, as he states, it is clear that this is not an isolated incident shared in haste, but rather a series of articles shared in hate.”This statement follows a grovelling Instagram post from Jeremy, where he explained he was “sorry [all] the way from the balls of my feet to the follicles on my head.
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Olly Murs criticised for 'disturbing' swimwear he bought fiancée amid tropical holiday
Instagram followers the new swimsuit he had designed for Amelia.The one piece swimwear featured a picture of his face all over the torso, something some fans were left unimpressed by.Olly captioned the snap: "Oh plus on holiday I got Amelia a new beach outfit! Something low profile… think she loved it."Amelia appeared to be in on the joke, replying: “You just wait and see what you’re getting for your birthday this year.”However, other fans rushed to the comments’ section to question the bizarre choice.Beastboy_ad_786 said: “Bro ur getting Corny post by post.” (Sic)Amsie7 commented: “With that body she can rock anything even your disturbing choices.”Bethynicolexo added: “I am honestly speechless.”As well as the unconventional choice of swimwear, Amelia was modelling a pair of fish slippers and a blue tote bag.The post comes after Olly’s new album Marry Me has sparked controversy as fans have called for one song, in particular, to be taken off air completely.Olly’s song, I Hate You When You’re Drunk, left some listeners outraged, with one fan believing they knew what his fiancée's reaction song would be titled.As the title suggests, the track focuses on the behaviour of boozy loved ones and some have called for the song to be taken off air completely due to some lyrics.One fan on Twitter screenshotted a section of lyrics, slamming it as “pretty gross”.The lyrics read: “Oh you got them drunken eyes / Should we call it a night / Cos you’ve been telling stories four/five times / Yeah I’ve heard it before and my ears are bleeding.
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