JK Rowling returns award from group linked to Kennedy family

LONDON: Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she is returning an award from a human rights group linked to the Kennedy family after the president of the organization criticized her comments about transgender issues. Rowling's decision comes after...

Travel Abroad 29 Aug, 2020

Sun says JK Rowling article did not glorify domestic abuse

LONDON: The Sun newspaper said Friday it did not intend to “glorify’’ domestic violence by giving a platform to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s ex-husband just days after she revealed she had been a victim of domestic abuse. Following a...

Travel Abroad 13 Jun, 2020

JK Rowling responds to critics over her transgender comments

LOS ANGELES: “Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling said she refuses to “bow down" to criticism about her recent comments on transgender people. Rowling published a lengthy post on her blog website Wednesday in response to the backlash and her...

Travel Abroad 11 Jun, 2020

Daniel Radcliffe backs trans youth after JK Rowling tweets

LONDON: Actor Daniel Radcliffe has expressed support for transgender rights and apologised to LGBT+ "Harry Potter" fans for pain caused by tweets on the issue from author JK Rowling. The star of the hit movie series said that while Rowling was...

Travel Abroad 09 Jun, 2020

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt goes wizarding, reads chapter from Harry Potter adventure

KATHMANDU: As a part of ‘Harry Potter At Home’, Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt has read out a chapter from Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone. She posted a video of her reading it out on her Instagram. Bhatt has followed in the footsteps...

Travel Abroad 29 May, 2020

Grint a dad? Radcliffe finds it weird

LOS ANGELES: Actor Daniel Radcliffe says he felt "super weird" when he found out that his Harry Potter co-star Rupert Grint became a father recently. Grint welcomed a baby girl with actor-girlfriend Georgia Groome early this...

Travel Abroad 20 May, 2020

Radcliffe, Beckham to read first 'Harry Potter' fantasy book

LOS ANGELES: Celebrities including Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham and Dakota Fanning will take part in chapter-by-chapter readings of J.K. Rowling’s first “Harry Potter” book. Rowling's Wizarding World announced Tuesday on Twitter that all...

Travel Abroad 06 May, 2020

Daniel Radcliffe not interested in revisiting Harry Potter role

Pottermania may be alive and well thanks to upcoming Harry Potter spinoff film "Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them" and a hit London play, but actor Daniel Radcliffe says he has no interest in revisiting his role as the boy wizard. Asked...

Travel Abroad 24 Sep, 2016

Box Office: 'Finding Dory' Dominates 'Tarzan,' Spielberg's 'The BFG' Bombs

LOS ANGELES: "Finding Dory" dominated the Independence Day box office, overcoming a trio of new releases to provide the weekend's biggest fireworks. The Pixar release swam to the top of the charts for the third consecutive weekend, picking up...

Travel Abroad 04 Jul, 2016

Cast of 'Now You See Me 2' return with bigger tricks and villain

NEW YORK: After pulling off a large-scale bank heist masked as a complex magic trick in 2013's "Now You See Me," the cast are back again with new tricks and sleight of hand, this time with a little "Harry Potter" magic. "Now You See Me 2," out...

Travel Abroad 07 Jun, 2016

Radcliffe depended on booze to cope with reality after Potter

LOS ANGELES: Superstar Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he struggled with alcohol after the Harry Potter films ended. “I was living alone, and I think I was really freaked out. I drank a lot,” the British actor, 26, revealed. He explained...

Travel Abroad 21 Nov, 2015

A Potter bar

TORONTO: Ever wondered if you could pick up a broom and fly into the fantasy world of Harry Potter with enchanting castles and magical powers? Now, one can enjoy a drink at a new Harry Potter-themed bar in Toronto, Canada. The Lockhart, as a...

Travel Abroad 11 Sep, 2015