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Rowling Responds To Criticism About Dumbledore’s Sexuality
J.K. Rowling expressed her displeasure about the criticism she received in response to news that Dumbledore’s sexuality will not be explicitly addressed in the Fantastic Beasts sequel. The film’s director David Yates made that clear in an Entertainment Weekly interview. The piece was updated with Rowling’s tweet and a comment that she’s suggesting angered fans are jumping the gun without knowing what will happen in the story long-term. But fans, including some high profile types, remain skeptical.
Octavia Spencer and Little Miss Flint Mobilize For #BlackPantherChallenge
Mari Copeny, crowned Little Miss Flint, and her cousin, Felicia Copeny, are mobilizing for kids in their city of Flint, Michigan to see the comic adaptation Black Panther. Felicia created the Help Flint Kids See Black Panther GoFundMe page as part of the #BlackPantherChallenge. In the same vein, Octavia Spencer is planning a free Black Panther screening to help brown children see themselves as superheroes.
Rose McGowan Confronted About Trans Rights At Book Event
At a promotional event for her new autobiography, Brave, Rose McGowan got into an argument with someone in the audience. The audience member brought up comments McGowan made on RuPaul’s “What’s the Tee?” podcast in July 2017, and said, “Trans women are dying and you said that we, as trans women, are not like regular women.” According to Variety, the conversation turned into a shouting match, and the guest was escorted out by security. Read the full story here.
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