Warner Bros ‘wholly wrong’ to block Sky News questions in JK Rowling press censorship row
It is widely presumed that Rowling has been forced to take more of a back seat at Harry Potter launches and anniversaries because of her stance on women's rights.
Her June 2020 tweet about"people who menstruate" led to highly publicised accusations of transphobia, which she denies, and an impassioned essay on same-sex spaces and gender, and specifically proposed law reform on transgender rights from the 56-year-old author followed a few months later.The brains behind Harry Potter, Rowling has seemingly been forced to take a back seat in recent years.
In the lengthy essay she revealed for the first time her own experience of serious sexual assault and domestic violence which, Rowling said, she felt compelled to write about after reading about the Scottish government's latest progress towards changing gender recognition laws.responded to denounce Rowling's comments as hurtful to the trans community, and over the last two years the debate has only intensified, becoming increasingly polarised.
Deadline reported last month that they couldn't publish their interview with Cannes Film Festival head Thierry Frémaux because the press team not only demanded copy approval but removed"content including potentially uncomfortable answers from Frémaux relating to diversity and controversial filmmakers".
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