J.K. Rowling Defends Controversial Comments, Says She's a Sexual Assault Survivor

Over the past several years, the #MeToo movement has been going strong, allowing for people to come forward with their tales of sexual harassment and assault. This has resulted in folks Hollywood figures such as Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein getting convicted of crimes.

Some of the cast of Riverdale are the latest celebrities to get hit with sexual assault allegations.

Another day, another ‘Harry Potter’ star speaking out to show their support for trans people. This time, we have actress Emma Watson voicing her support for trans folks after the transphobic comments and essay from Wizarding World creator JK Rowling.

website on Wednesday in which she set out to explain the reasoning behind a controversial tweet that has angered the LGBT community, J.K. described herself as ‘a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor.’In an essay titled ‘J.K.

J.K. Rowling is responding to the backlash she’s receiving from many on social media and beyond following a number of tweets she recently sent referencing the transgender community.

J.K. Rowling is opening up after receiving backlash over her tweets about the transgender community.

Eddie Redmayne has followed Daniel Radcliffe in criticising Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for tweets LGBTQ+ campaigners have called “transphobic.”

Eddie Redmayne has followed Daniel Radcliffe in criticising Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling for tweets LGBTQ+ campaigners have called “transphobic.”The Harry Potter author hit headlines over the weekend by writing on Twitter: “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction.

posted Wednesday on her website comes just after the author was lambasted online for a series of tweets that argue “sex is real,” which offended transgender-identifying people and their supporters as well as “Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe.Now, Rowling, 54, has outlined her thinking at length — and revealed her experience with domestic abuse and sexual assault for the first time.“This isn’t an easy piece to write, for reasons that will shortly become clear, but I know it’s time to explain

J.K. Rowling has been under fire ever since the writer posted certain tweets related to the transgender community some time back.

J.K. Rowling is candidly opening up about her recent controversial tweets, which have been labeled transphobic.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIn a 3,600-word long essay posted to her website this morning, Harry Potter author J.K.

J.K. Rowling is speaking out after being roundly criticized for recent comments about trans people.

Eddie Redmayne is the latest member of the Harry Potter franchise to weigh in on J.K. Rowling's transphobic comments.

Eddie Redmayne is making his position clear when it comes to J.K. Rowling's recent tweets regarding the transgender community.

J.K. Rowling has responded to the backlash following her multiple tweets about the transgender community.

As many in the Harry Potter fandom and allies of the trans community continued to protest recent tweets by J.K. Rowling about transgender people, the author took to her personal website to further defend her decision to speak out on trans issues. In a 3,600 word essay, Rowling states clearly that her stance is in support of ‘single-sex spaces,’ laying out five points behind her opinions, including her confession that she is a survivor of sexual assault.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has written a lengthy essay about claims that she’s transphobic, dating back years to tweets she has “liked” in the past that led to claims that she is a TERF (trans-exclusionary radical feminist).