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JK Rowling Praised By ‘Harry Potter’ Star Following Her Exclusion From HBO Max’s 20th Anniversary Amid Trans Controversy

JK Rowling was noticeably absent from the guest list when HBO Max announced the 20th reunion special for the Harry Potter cast. This comes after the trans controversy and insistent

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“Disagreeing Doesn’t Mean That One Wants To Deprive People Of Their Rights.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Elaborates On Her Views Amid Cancel Culture Debate

In Christiane Amanpour’s words, author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an “important writer and thinker” whose views “people follow very closely”.  And in June, the Half of a Yellow Sun writer

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“It Is Obscene.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Pens Scathing Essay, Calling Out Her Detractors And The Cancel Culture

Following her BlackBox interview where she promised that she was “preparing a call-out speech where I’m going to name names of people who’ve told lies”, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written

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It was a boring evening when I logged on to Twitter to alleviate said boredom. A funny video and meme later, I happened on a tweet that was talking about

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie questions lack of compassion in cancel culture as she backs JK Rowling

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose novel Half of a Yellow Sun has been hailed as the women’s prize ‘winner of winners’, has weighed in on the trans controversy surrounding JK Rowling.

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Literati come out in support of JK Rowling amid onslaught of social media abuse and deaths threats over ‘transphobia’ row

A group of some of Britain’s most prominent literary figures has signed a letter in support of JK Rowling after she received death threats on social media under the hashtag

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Kelly Rowland criticizes cancel culture, urges fans to “stop trying to be God”

Kelly Rowland has spoken out against cancel culture in an Instagram post, saying that she could have been cancelled “many-a-times.” The former Destiny’s Child singer posted a Notes app screenshot

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Bestselling children’s author Gillian Philip is sacked, after she added hashtag #IStandWithJKRowling to her Twitter handle amid bitter transgender row

A bestselling children’s author has been sacked after expressing support for fellow writer JK Rowling in the bitter row over transgender rights. In the latest example of Cancel Culture, novelist

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“I Am Not A Fan of Cancel Culture.” Laverne Cox on the SCOTUS Win for LGBT people

Laverne Cox says she was “shocked” by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that it is illegal to discriminate in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity

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Daniel Radcliffe responds to JK Rowling’s “anti-trans” tweets as the #IStandWithJKRowling hashtag trends on Twitter

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has spoken out over author JK Rowling’s comments about transgender people and said he hopes her remarks have not “tarnished or diminished” fans’ experience of