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Lilly Wachowski, a writer and director of the Netflix series "Sense8," accepts the Outstanding Drama Series Award for the show during the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The show marked Wachowski's first public appearance since announcing her gender transition to female. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Lilly Wachowski says ‘Harry Potter’ fans are ‘supporting trans genocide’

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Actor Bel Powley attends the premiere of the National Geographic limited series "A Small Light" at Alice Tully Hall on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)

‘Harry Potter’ actress Bel Powley breaks with J.K. Rowling over trans stance

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Paapa Essiedu poses for photographers upon arrival for the screening of the film 'The Outburn' in London on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP) **FILE**

HBO boosts security at ‘Harry Potter’ set over death threats directed at Black actor Paapa Essiedu

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Actor Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter in the new "Harry Potter" series premiering on HBO Max in 2026. Photograph by Aidan Monaghan/HBO

HBO drops first ‘Harry Potter’ trailer, sets Christmas Day premiere

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

This photo provided by Matthew Murphy shows from left, John Skelley as Harry Potter and Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy in "Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. (Matthew Murphy via AP)

From Broadway understudy to star: John Skelley’s magical journey with Harry Potter comes full circle

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald', in London, Nov. 13, 2018. Police say J.K. Rowling didn't break the law with tweets criticizing Scotland’s new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Rowling lashes out at ‘Potter’ director after he says reunion ‘impossible’ in light of her politics

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Meet Viking Gobber the Belch, Frankenstein's monster and house elf Higgledy at Universal Orlando Resort's Universal Epic Universe (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)

Universal Epic Universe redefines the theme park experience

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

J.K. Rowling poses for photographers upon her arrival at the premiere of the film 'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald', in London, Nov. 13, 2018. Police say J.K. Rowling didn't break the law with tweets criticizing Scotland’s new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

‘Bigotry rots the wit’: Harry Potter actor Sean Biggerstaff blasts J.K. Rowling over trans stance

By Emma Ayers - The Washington Times

Rupert Grint poses for photographers upon arrival at the special screening of the film 'Knock at the Cabin' in London, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Magic can’t save ‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint from a $2.3 million tax bill

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Tame and train a hippogriff in the expansive role playing video game "Hogwarts Legacy, now available for the Xbox Series X|S and Playstation 5. (Courtesy Warner Bros. Games)

‘Hogwarts Legacy’ video game review (Xbox Series S and PlayStation 5)

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

The book "Spare" by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, is for sale at a Barnes & Noble store in Pittsford, New York, on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ sells 3.2M copies in 1st week

By Hillel Italie - Associated Press

Newt Scalamader (Eddie Redmayne) and Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) examine the blood pact necklace in "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore," now available in the 4K Ultra HD disk format from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ 4K Ultra HD movie review

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

FILE- A sign for &quot;Harry Potter and the Cursed Child&quot; hangs at the Broadway opening at the Lyric Theatre on Sunday, April 22, 2018, in New York. The actor playing Harry Potter has been fired from the Broadway production following a complaint by a co-star about his conduct. Producers said Sunday night, Jan. 23, 2022, that after an independent investigation of the incident that they decided to terminate the contract of James Snyder. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Actor playing Harry Potter on Broadway fired

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Actress Helen McCrory poses for photographers at a special screening of "Their Finest" at the BFI in central London on April 12, 2017. McCrory, who starred in the television show “Peaky Blinders” and the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. She was 52 and had been suffering from cancer. Her husband, actor Damian Lewis, said Friday that McCrory died “peacefully at home” after a "heroic battle with cancer.” (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Helen McCrory, ‘Peaky Blinders’ actress, dies of cancer at 52

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In a Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, file photo, author and Lumos Foundation founder J.K. Rowling attends the HBO Documentary Films premiere of &quot;Finding the Way Home&quot; at 30 Hudson Yards, in New York. “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has fallen under scrutiny after her series of tweets Saturday, June 6, 2020, were deemed as transphobic. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

JK Rowling responds to critics over her transgender comments

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 30, 2019, file photo, a Super Mario figure is displayed at a showroom in Tokyo. After months of being tight-lipped, Comcast executives on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, said the fourth park at Universal Orlando would be based on characters from Nintendo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Mario meet Hulk: Nintendo park coming to Universal Orlando

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press