{"id":1023202,"date":"2021-11-17T11:44:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T16:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1023202"},"modified":"2021-11-17T11:44:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T16:44:47","slug":"unreal-j-k-rowling-will-not-be-interviewed-for-20th-anniversary-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unreal-j-k-rowling-will-not-be-interviewed-for-20th-anniversary-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Unreal: J.K. Rowling Will Not Be Interviewed For 20th Anniversary Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funreal-j-k-rowling-will-not-be-interviewed-for-20th-anniversary-special%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1023202&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a signal indication of how insufferably arrogant and nasty Hollywood is, a Harry Potter retrospective to be released on the 20th&nbsp;anniversary celebration of the first film, \u201cHarry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone,\u201d has invited much of the cast from all eight Harry Potter films, but will not feature any new interviews from Harry Potter\u2019s creator, J.K. Rowling.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, HBO Max, which will stream the special on January 1, announced the retrospective, titled \u201cHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts.\u201d The press release <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/harry-potter-reunion-hbo-max-special-emma-watson-daniel-radcliffe-rupert-grint-return\/\">stated<\/a> that the special will, \u201ctell an enchanting making-of story through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe release made no mention of Rowling when listing those participating in the retrospective. While Harry Potter&nbsp;remains a beloved franchise, Rowling sparked backlash from the trans community after saying that transgender individuals should be defined by their biological sex. Sources close to the project note that the retrospective will focus on the creation of the film and the central cast\/team. Rowling will, however, be featured in archival footage. She will not make a new appearance in the special,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/harry-potter-retrospective-to-feature-cast-but-no-j-k-rowling-1235048570\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry, Emma Watson, who played Hermione, and Rupert Grint, &nbsp;who played Ron Weasley, will be featured in the special.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10211245\/JK-Rowling-NOT-featured-Harry-Potter-20th-anniversary-special-controversial-tweets.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a> recalled of Rowling\u2019s comments:<\/p>\n<p><em>In June 2020, she took to Twitter to criticize an opinion piece that used the term \u201cpeople who menstruate\u201d instead of women. \u201cI\u2019m sure there used to be a word for these people,\u201d she tweeted at the time. \u201cSomeone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cIf sex isn\u2019t real, there\u2019s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn\u2019t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased\u2026. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/entertainment-jk-rowling-us-news-media-7338b2b262090c00f04deafe2e6689c2\">stated<\/a>, \u201cMy life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it\u2019s hateful to say so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/16\/entertainment\/harry-potter-special\/index.html\">CNN<\/a> reported, \u201cLast year, star Radcliffe responded to Rowling\u2019s controversial tweets about gender identity, which some labeled as transphobic, in an essay for the Trevor Project. \u2018Transgender women are women,\u2019 he wrote. \u2018Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a signal indication of how insufferably arrogant and nasty Hollywood is, a Harry Potter retrospective to be released on the 20th\u00a0anniversary celebration of the first film, \u201cHarry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone,\u201d has invited much of the cast from all eight Harry Potter films, but will not feature any new interviews from Harry Potter\u2019s creator, J.K. Rowling.On Tuesday, HBO Max, which will stream the special on January 1, announced the retrospective, titled \u201cHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts.\u201d The press release stated that the special will, \u201ctell an enchanting making-of story through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.\u201d\u201cThe release made no mention of Rowling when listing those participating in the retrospective. While Harry Potter\u00a0remains a beloved franchise, Rowling sparked backlash from the trans community after saying that transgender individuals should be defined by their biological sex. Sources close to the project note that the retrospective will focus on the creation of the film and the central cast\/team. Rowling will, however, be featured in archival footage. She will not make a new appearance in the special,\u201d The Hollywood Reporter noted.Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry, Emma Watson, who played Hermione, and Rupert Grint, \u00a0who played Ron Weasley, will be featured in the special.The Daily Mail recalled of Rowling\u2019s comments:In June 2020, she took to Twitter to criticize an opinion piece that used the term \u201cpeople who menstruate\u201d instead of women. \u201cI\u2019m sure there used to be a word for these people,\u201d she tweeted at the time. \u201cSomeone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?\u201dShe added, \u201cIf sex isn\u2019t real, there\u2019s no same-sex attraction. If sex isn\u2019t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased\u2026. I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.\u201dShe also stated, \u201cMy life has been shaped by being female. I do not believe it\u2019s hateful to say so.\u201dCNN reported, \u201cLast year, star Radcliffe responded to Rowling\u2019s controversial tweets about gender identity, which some labeled as transphobic, in an essay for the Trevor Project. \u2018Transgender women are women,\u2019 he wrote. \u2018Any statement to the contrary erases the identity and dignity of transgender people and goes against all advice given by professional health care associations who have far more expertise on this subject matter than either Jo (Rowling) or I.\u2019\u201dGrint told Esquire, \u201cI am hugely grateful [for] everything that she\u2019s done. I think that she\u2019s extremely talented, and I mean, clearly, her works are genius. \u2026 But yeah, I think also you can have huge respect for someone and still disagree with things like that. \u2026 Sometimes silence is even louder. I felt like I had to because I think it was important to.\u00a0I mean, I don\u2019t want to talk about all that. \u2026 Generally, I\u2019m not an authority on the subject.\u00a0\u2026 Just out of kindness, and just respecting people. I think it\u2019s a valuable group that I think needs standing up for.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1023202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1023202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1023202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1023202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1023202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}