Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JK Rowling (middle) has been criticised by some Harry Potter stars including Daniel Radcliffe (left) and supported by others such ...

The age-old debate over civility in online discourse has taken a disturbing turn following a viral claim that JK Rowling was battling cancer. The rumor began with a tweet on September 9 from a user ...

(NewsNation) — British author JK Rowling amassed her wealth through creating the wildly popular “Harry Potter” universe, making her the first author ever to become a billionaire. How did Rowling go ...

JK Rowling reacted to Emma Watson's response about where the pair stand amid the author's stance on trans rights -- and it's clear she's fired up. "I'm here for ALL the spoofs," Rowling first wrote on ...

J.K. Rowling — the billionaire Harry Potter author who has used her money to fund the roll back of U.K. civil protections for transgender people — has written a bitter screed against Emma Watson, the ...

A San Francisco bookstore has pulled the popular "Harry Potter" series from its shelves due to author J.K. Rowling’s advocacy for women’s rights in the transgender culture wars. Booksmith on Haight ...

In an apparent jab to her one-time "Harry Potter" child star Emma Watson, J.K. Rowling reshared and praised a video mocking the actress' recent podcast appearance where she again distanced herself ...

JK Rowling has responded after Emma Watson made conciliatory comments in a podcast posted Wednesday about their relationship, which has been marked for years by conflicting views on transgender rights ...

Pansexual nonbinary drag and theatre performer Jinkx Monsoon mocked transphobic billionaire author Joanne Kathleen Rowling for using the pen name “J.K. Rowling” in order to, allegedly, appear more ...

In August 2025, a rumor spread online that the language learning app Duolingo apologized for calling "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling "mean" in a German lesson. Duolingo did, in fact, apologize in an ...

Rowling has sold 500 million copies of the “Harry Potter” books since the series' release nearly 30 years ago.