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The Third ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Movie Finally Addresses Dumbledore’s Sexuality — nearly 15 years after J.K. Rowling first revealed he’s gay

In 2007, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling made a remark that would echo in the franchise’s fandom for years to come. Speaking at Carnegie Hall that year, she said that

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Harry Potter Fans mock JK Rowling’s latest insistence that Dumbledore is gay

The Harry Potter fandom has turned on Fantastic Beasts writer J.K. Rowling, however temporarily, after her latest comments on the sexual relationship between Dumbledore and Grindelwald. It doesn’t seem to

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The final Fantastic Beasts 2 trailer is out and we are giving major side-eye

The first full-length trailer for Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald is out and fans are giving everybody involved a collective side-eye, especially after it’s purported to have featured a “gay”

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Jude Law explains why Dumbledore won’t be ‘explicitly gay’ in Fantastic Beasts 2

Jude Law has addressed concerns from fans that the sexuality of fan favourite character Albus Dumbledore will be “erased” from his origin story in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts film. Law

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Fantastic Beasts 2’s Dumbledore and Grindelwald Love Is About More Than Representation

Originally published on player.one Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald director David Yates told Entertainment Weekly that, while Johnny Depp as the dark magician Grindelwald and Jude Law as Albus

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Harry Potter fans furious over director confirming that Dumbledore won’t be ‘explicitly gay’ in Fantastic Beasts 2

Harry Potter fans have accused the Fantastic Beasts films of straightwashing, after the director said that Hogwarts’ beloved gay headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, would not be “explicitly gay” in the upcoming

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JK Rowling hints Dumbledore’s gay life will be explored in Fantastic Beasts films

JK Rowling has hinted that Albus Dumbledore’s sexuality will be explored in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. According to the author, the next five films will give fans a lot of

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Johnny Depp might be Dumbledore’s gay love interest in upcoming Harry Potter spin-off

Johnny Depp has been cast in Harry Potter spin-off series Fantastic Beasts, and speculation is rife that he is playing dark wizard Grindelwald. Film series, Fantastic Beasts and Where To

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JK Rowling Educates Fan On Gay Dumbledore

JK Rowling loves tweaking the Harry Potter universe even though the books are finished, and one of her biggest reveals came in 2007 when she said that Dumbledore was gay.