{"id":2456118,"date":"2025-07-06T16:12:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennis-legend-rips-into-hollywoods-johnny-come-lately-after-he-attacks-jk-rowling\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T16:13:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T20:13:37","slug":"tennis-legend-rips-into-hollywoods-johnny-come-lately-after-he-attacks-jk-rowling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennis-legend-rips-into-hollywoods-johnny-come-lately-after-he-attacks-jk-rowling\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Legend Rips Into Hollywood\u2019s &#8216;Johnny Come Lately&#8217; After He Attacks JK Rowling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Ftennis-legend-rips-into-hollywoods-johnny-come-lately-after-he-attacks-jk-rowling%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=2456118&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>Tennis icon Martina Navratilova has publicly defended author J.K.Rowling, who faces criticism for her views on gender identity, specifically regarding transgender issues and women in sports. Rowling recently shared a post mocking actor Pedro Pascal&#8217;s comments defending trans rights, asserting she does not feel &#8220;shut down&#8221; by him.In support of Rowling, Navratilova accused Pascal of telling women to be silent on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing debate has seen Rowling and Pascal clash on various occasions, particularly about the rights of transgender individuals and their participation in women&#8217;s sports. Navratilova, while not aligned with far-right politics, has expressed her frustration with how the Democratic Party addresses issues related to women&#8217;s rights in sports, calling for greater political courage among Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>The article questions the implications of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >policies supporting transgender rights<\/a>,particularly how they impact women&#8217;s sports and the narratives surrounding victimhood and privilege within the trans community. The discussion highlights the complexities and challenges of navigating these sensitive topics in today&#8217;s sociopolitical climate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tennis legend Martina Navratilova came to the defense of beloved author J.K. Rowling as she continues to catch flak from Hollywood for refusing to countenance men pretending to be women.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Rowling posted a headline from <a href=\"https:\/\/gayety.com\/pedro-pascal-trans-rights-vanity-fair-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gayety<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, which praised Pedro Pascal&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/pedro-pascal-cover-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with Vanity Fair<\/a>: &ldquo;Pedro Pascal Shuts Down Rowling, Defends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/upenn-must-apologize-females-forced-team-trans-swimmer-lia-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trans<\/a> Rights, and Reflects on Fame at 50.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rowling captioned the image, telling her followers, &ldquo;Can&rsquo;t say I feel very shut down, but keep at it, Pedro.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;God loves a trier,&rdquo; the bestselling author told him.<\/p>\n<p>Navratilova, in a sign of support for Rowling, reposted it with the caption, &ldquo;Another Johnny come lately telling women to STFU,&rdquo; referring to Pascal.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another Johnny come lately telling women to STFU <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nzd5MeXKC1\">https:\/\/t.co\/nzd5MeXKC1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Martina Navratilova (@Martina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Martina\/status\/1939132173711204436?\">June 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/martina-navratilova-slams-pedro-pascal-after-actor-critical-jk-rowlings-stance-trans-issues?dicbo=v2-PXaPvaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Pascal and Rowling have fought over the so-called &ldquo;trans&rdquo; issue before. Rowling received backlash over praising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/huge-trans-defeat-high-court-unanimously-rules-men-not-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Kingdom&rsquo;s Supreme Court<\/a> ruling on what defines a woman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s heinous loser behavior,&rdquo; Pascal said in response to Rowling cheering the decision, per Vanity Fair. &ldquo;Bullies make me f***ing sick.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a situation that deserves the utmost elegance, so that something can actually happen,&rdquo; the actor added.<\/p>\n<p>Navratilova herself is no right-winger, as Fox reported; she is neither a supporter of President Donald Trump nor a Republican. However, she feels the &ldquo;trans&rdquo; issue &mdash; regarding men in women&rsquo;s sports &mdash; is something Democrats have failed on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hate that the Democrats totally failed women and girls on this very clear issue of women&rsquo;s sports being for females only,&rdquo; she wrote on social media after Trump signed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-only-thing-worse-than-democrats-behavior-during-trumps-speech-was-their-official-rebuttal\/\" title=\"The Only Thing Worse Than ...&#039; Behavior During Trump&#039;s Speech Was Their Official Rebuttal\">executive order keeping men<\/a> out of women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;More Dems need to step up here. I know many who agree but are scared to speak up because of re-election. I say do the right thing. Grow a spine,&rdquo; she wrote in response to Congress passing the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which just two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-democrats-stepping-fight-member-senate-caucus-nerve-opinions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> supported.<\/p>\n<p>The real question here when it comes to Pascal is why?<\/p>\n<p>Why keep doubling down in voicing support for one of &mdash; if not the most privileged, adored, and championed &mdash; groups in today&rsquo;s culture?<\/p>\n<p>The response will be: They are at risk and victims in a world that largely does not accept them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trans&rdquo; people have an entire month to be celebrated &mdash; when they aren&rsquo;t being honored every other day of the year by the left and mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p>But how can someone be both protected and adored by mainstream politics and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-abc-reporter-let-go-attack-trump-stephen-miller-woke-media-realize-losing-culture-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">culture<\/a> while simultaneously being a victim?<\/p>\n<p>For a side that has made mental health a mainstream issue, why is it hurting &mdash; not helping &mdash; an entire group of people that suffers from a serious mental condition?<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, how can a group that claims to be made up of victims feel it is acceptable to victimize women and girls by allowing men, who have physical advantages, to compete in women&rsquo;s sports?<\/p>\n<p>The narrative surrounding that issue doesn&rsquo;t withstand simple questions like these &mdash; and bravo to those in the spotlight willing to take a stand.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Rowling, who has faced criticism from Hollywood for her stance against men identifying as women. On Friday, Rowling shared a headline from Gayety on social media that highlighted Pedro Pascal&#8217;s interview with Vanity Fair, which stated: &#8220;Pedro Pascal Shuts Down Rowling, Defends Trans Rights, and Reflects on Fame at 50.&#8221; In response, Rowling remarked to her followers that she didn&#8217;t feel &#8220;shut down&#8221; and encouraged Pascal to keep trying. Navratilova showed her support by reposting it with the comment, &#8220;Another Johnny come lately telling women to STFU,&#8221; referring to Pascal. <\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News, this isn&#8217;t the first time they have clashed over transgender issues; Rowling previously faced backlash for praising a UK Supreme Court ruling defining womanhood. Pascal criticized her reaction as &#8220;heinous loser behavior,&#8221; expressing his disdain for bullies in general. While Navratilova is not aligned with right-wing politics and does not support Trump or the Republican Party, she believes Democrats have failed women regarding transgender participation in sports. She expressed frustration over their lack of action on this issue after Trump signed an executive order barring men from competing in women&#8217;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing debate raises questions about why some continue to vocally support a group perceived as privileged while claiming victimhood in society. Despite being celebrated during Pride Month and throughout the year by mainstream culture and media, there are concerns about how this narrative impacts women&#8217;s rights-particularly regarding competition fairness in sports where physical advantages exist.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, these discussions highlight significant tensions surrounding gender identity issues and their implications for women&#8217;s rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2456119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pascal-v-Rowling.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36238,50410,4361,33321,9609],"class_list":["post-2456118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-celebrity-news","tag-controversy-2","tag-hollywood","tag-jk-rowling","tag-tennis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Pascal-v-Rowling.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456118","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456118"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456122,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456118\/revisions\/2456122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}