Forbes Celebrity 100: Ed Sheeran and J. K. Rowling lead Brits in annual rich list

Forbes Celebrity 100: Ed Sheeran places in 23rd with his £47.8m fortune while J. K. Rowling’s £44.1m wealth lands her in 28th… as they lead Brits in annual rich list The hitmaker, 29, entered the list at Number 23 with his £47.8m ($64m) fortune while the Harry Potter creator, 55, placed in 28th with £44.8m … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Why won’t you let your heroine strike back, JK?

Strike: Lethal White Rating: Life isn’t fair. Tom Burke barely has to act as moody private investigator Cormoran Strike: He just stomps around with a scowl, lighting cigarettes and grunting. Yet his one-legged character gets star billing.  As JK Rowling’s crime series returned, his name was the headline – Strike: Lethal White (BBC1). His assistant … Read more

Kirsty Wark hits out at cancel culture and warns of ‘dangerous mob mentality’ growing in society

Kirsty Wark hits out at cancel culture and warns of ‘dangerous mob mentality’ growing in society Kirsty Wark, 65, says critics should engage with JK Rowling rather than shunning The BBC Newsnight presenter warned of ‘incredibly dangerous mob mentality’ She said people risked being ‘found guilty in the court of public opinion’  By Kumail Jaffer … Read more

JK Rowling visits a museum of magic while she cruises on a £24million superyacht

JK Rowling has been pictured visiting a museum of magic while holidaying on a £24million superyacht around Iceland.  The Harry Potter author, 55, has been travelling aboard the 200ft vessel with her husband Neil, 49, and their daughter Mackenzie, 15, on Sunday.   During their stay, the family stayed close to their wizarding roots as they … Read more

JK Rowling’s publisher asked transgender activists to edit court report covering free speech ruling

JK Rowling’s publisher asked transgender activists to edit court report covering free speech ruling Ian Yule has resigned after his court report was edited by charity Mermaids The 72-year-old’s article was edited at the invitation of Hodder Education He resigned from the editorial board of A-level Law Review magazine By Inderdeep Bains for the Daily … Read more

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Emma Watson slips into a neon pink bikini for a day of sunbathing in Positano

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Emma Watson slips into a neon pink bikini as she heads to the beach for a day of sunbathing in Positano By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 13:23 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 13:23 BST, 7 August 2020 Emma Watson opted for a bold neon pink bikini on Friday as she headed … Read more

JK Rowling celebrates her 55th birthday on the same day as Harry Potter’s 40th with a surprise cake

JK Rowling celebrates her 55th birthday on the same day as Harry Potter’s 40th with a surprise cake… following author’s recent transgender controversy By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 01:08 BST, 1 August 2020 | Updated: 01:42 BST, 1 August 2020 JK Rowling celebrated her 55th birthday on the same day as her iconic character … Read more

Transgender model Munroe Bergdorf slams JK Rowling as ‘dangerous’

Transgender model Munroe Bergdorf slams JK Rowling as ‘dangerous’ and a ‘threat to LGBT people’ in row over the author’s latest tweets Munroe Bergdorf slammed JK Rowling as ‘dangerous’ and ‘threat to LGBT people’ Rowling called hormone therapy and surgery ‘a new kind of conversion therapy’ Her controversial statements were backed by Baroness Emma Nicholson By Jemma … Read more

Best-selling children’s author sacked after posting hashtag ‘I stand with JK Rowling’ on Twitter

Best-selling children’s author Gillian Phillip is sacked – after adding hashtag ‘I stand with JK Rowling’ to her Twitter handle amid bitter row over transgender rights JK Rowling has become embroiled in a transgenders rights row in recent weeks  Children’s author Gillian Phillip tweeted her support for the Harry Potter author  Ms Phillip has since … Read more

JK Rowling DELETES tweet declaring her love for Stephen King

JK Rowling DELETES tweet declaring her love for Stephen King after the US author said he believed ‘transgender women are women’ Stephen King shared post from Harry Potter author quoting Andrea Dworkin He then responded to fan querying his views, writing ‘trans women are women’  Rowling then swiftly deleted a tweet praising the author from … Read more