• Deck the (Great) Halls: The mouthwatering magic behind the 'Harry Potter' festive feasts

    Deck the (Great) Halls: The mouthwatering magic behind the 'Harry Potter' festive feasts

    The prop maker from all eight 'Harry Potter' films takes us through making a meal fit for a few hundred wizards and witches.
  • ‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends J.K. Rowling’s transgender remarks

    ‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends J.K. Rowling’s transgender remarks

    Robbie Coltrane, who starred as the hairy Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, has come out swinging in defense of J.K. Rowling. The actor told Radio Times that people expressing outrage about the author’s controversial comments about the transgender community “just hang around waiting to be offended.” Rowling, 55, ignited ongoing allegations of transphobia …
  • Is J.K. Rowling dead? Here’s why #RIPJKRowling is trending on Twitter

    Is J.K. Rowling dead? Here’s why #RIPJKRowling is trending on Twitter

    J.K. Rowling fans are out for blood. The author, 55, has penned a book called “Troubled Blood” slated for release Tuesday about a male serial killer who dresses as a woman while on violent killing sprees. A day before the book’s release, fans and foes lambasted Rowling, who has previously made a slew of controversial …
  • Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is a property tycoon

    Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is a property tycoon

    Rupert Grint can cry all the way to Gringotts Wizarding Bank because it turns out he’s a property tycoon. Grint, who played Harry’s best pal Ron Weasley in the series, is a savvy property investor who is quickly building quite the portfolio. The 31-year-old, who earned over $53 million from the film franchise, is raking …
  • Abusive guests terrorize staff at ‘Harry Potter’ castle over COVID-19 safety rules

    Abusive guests terrorize staff at ‘Harry Potter’ castle over COVID-19 safety rules

    The British castle that served as the exterior of Hogwarts in the first two “Harry Potter” films has been stupefied by the number of guests being rude to employees over its COVID-19 safety measures and is moving to crack down on the unruly guests. Alnwick Castle, the second-largest inhabited castle behind Queen Elizabeth’s Windsor Castle, …
  • ‘Harry Potter’ actress Jessie Cave says she was raped by tennis coach at 14

    ‘Harry Potter’ actress Jessie Cave says she was raped by tennis coach at 14

    “Harry Potter” star Jessie Cave was raped by her tennis coach when she was just 14 years old. Jessie, 33, who played Ron Weasley’s love interest Lavender Brown in the hugely successful series spoke of the traumatic experience on the “We Can’t Talk About That Right Now” podcast with her sister Bebe, 23. The siblings …
  • ‘Harry Potter’ alum Jason Isaacs details ‘decades-long love affair with drugs’

    ‘Harry Potter’ alum Jason Isaacs details ‘decades-long love affair with drugs’

    Jason Isaacs, best known for playing Lucius Malfoy in the “Harry Potter” movies, opened up about overcoming his struggle with addiction. “I’ve always had an addictive personality and by the age of 16 I’d already passed through drink and was getting started on a decades long love affair with drugs,” Isaacs recently told The Big …
  • ‘Harry Potter’ fans removing tattoos after J.K. Rowling’s trans comments

    ‘Harry Potter’ fans removing tattoos after J.K. Rowling’s trans comments

    These “Harry Potter” tattoos have lost their magic. Die-hard adult fans of the fantasy wizard franchise are rushing to rid themselves of their now-tainted ink in light of recent cringe-inducing comments made by J.K. Rowling about trans issues. The author came under fire again this week for tweets insisting that “sex is real” and then …
  • J.K. Rowling’s ex-husband admits to slapping her, but says ‘I’m not sorry’

    J.K. Rowling’s ex-husband admits to slapping her, but says ‘I’m not sorry’

    J.K. Rowling’s first husband admitted to slapping her but denied “sustained abuse” in response to the author’s recent essay where she called her first marriage “violent.” “Yes. It is true I slapped her. But I didn’t abuse her,” Jorge Arantes, 52, told The Sun on Wednesday night. Arantes, who according to the outlet is a …
  • J.K. Rowling defends controversial trans comments in lengthy essay

    J.K. Rowling defends controversial trans comments in lengthy essay

    “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has thrown herself into the goblet of fire once again after publishing a personal essay that details — and doubles down on — her controversial views on transgender issues. The lengthy explainer posted Wednesday on her website comes just after the author was lambasted online for a series of tweets …