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HBO found their Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley.
In a post to Instagram, Nicola Coughlan said, “Keep your new Harry Potter lads. Wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole.”
Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.
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The Harry Potter author thinks Oliver’s defense of trans athletes is so “2020.”
The late-night host joined Joanna Coles and Samantha Bee on The Daily Beast Podcast.
In its first two episodes, the podcast likens fundamentalist Christians’ efforts to ban “Harry Potter” from schools to the controversy surrounding Rowling’s anti-trans comments.
The niche sport from the books has taken issue with what it considers transphobic statements from the “Harry Potter” author.
Forget the pandemic, movement for Black lives, soon-to-come spike in homelessness, and the looming recession. These entitled famous people want you to stop being so mean to them!
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