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JK Rowling has vowed to buy all of Macy Gray’s back catalogue after the singer sparked backlash for her ‘transphobic comments’. The singer known for her 1999 single I Try, appeared on Piers Morgan ’s Uncensored last night where he, once again, probed his guest on trans women. The former Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, said to Gray, 54, and his handful of viewers that we’re ‘in an era now basically where most public figures are too terrified to even say what they think a woman is’. ‘I know!’ Gray agreed, before she was asked to describe what a woman is. ‘I’d say a human being with boobs. You have to start there. And a vagina!’ The Harry Potter author who has caused massive upset with her determined and consistent Twitter posts which cause huge distress for the trans community, to put it lightly, has obviously backed Gray all the way. Sharing trans activist and presenter India Willoughby’s post which accused Gray of ‘killer her career’, Rowling tweeted: … [Read more...] about JK Rowling predictably vows to buy all of Macy Gray’s back catalogue after ‘transphobic’ remarks spark backlash

Pop festival Mighty Hoopla has released a statement regarding Macy Gray ’s ‘insensitive and transphobic’ comments’, saying the event ‘will always stand with our trans family’. On Monday evening, Gray appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored, where she made highly contentious remarks about transgender women . The I Try singer faced backlash after saying: ‘I will say this and everyone’s gonna hate me but as a woman, just because you go change your [body] parts, doesn’t make you a woman, sorry’ – while also receiving support from JK Rowling . Having performed at Mighty Hoopla in June this year, the festival has released a statement condemning her remarks and expressing support for the trans community. ‘We are extremely disappointed by the comments made by Macy Gray on Piers Morgan’s Uncensored TalkTV,’ the statement read. ‘As an artist at our 2022 event, we would like to make it clear that we do not agree with the insensitive and transphobic statement she made. … [Read more...] about Macy Gray’s ‘insensitive and transphobic’ comments condemned by LGBT+ friendly festival a month after performance

Bette Midler has sparked a backlash after saying cisgender women are being deprived of their basic rights, while JK Rowling has appeared to back "transphobic" comments by singer Macy Gray. Cisgender means a person whose sense of personal identity and gender corresponds with their birth sex. The Hollywood star tweeted: "WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! "They don't call us "women" anymore; they call us "birthing people" or "menstruators", and even "people with vaginas"! Don't let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!" A prolific tweeter, with over two million followers, Midler 's sentiment has led to a backlash on social media, with some fans telling her to "do better". Advertisement Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this. Open Privacy Options One Twitter user wrote: "This is a bad take, Bette!!! Not all women have … [Read more...] about Bette Midler sparks backlash over ‘anti-trans’ tweet – as JK Rowling backs Macy Gray’s ‘bigoted’ comments

A ‘fight’ is said to have broken out during a live Mrs Brown’s Boys performance, resulting in security having to step in to calm audience members down, it’s been reported. A show based on the Brendan O’Carroll -led BBC sitcom – dubbed ‘the musical for Moore Street’ – is currently on tour, with a final date scheduled to be taking place in Dublin November this year. While fans of the programme have lauded the production for leaving them in hysterics, a recent show is said to have become somewhat chaotic when a ‘10-minute punch up’ took place in the audience. The performance in question was held in Glasgow over the weekend, with the brawl reported to have occurred soon after it began. According to the Irish Mirror , security stepped in to calm down those involved, resulting in the performance being stopped. However, the pause was only temporary, with the actors able to resume after the unexpected interruption. One fan reportedly wrote on the Mrs Brown’s Boys … [Read more...] about ‘Fight’ breaks out at Mrs Brown’s Boys live show forcing security to ‘step in’

*WARNING: Spoilers for Stranger Things below* Stranger Things fans have only just settled back down after that bumper season four finale, but bosses already have their sights set on an epic conclusion to the sci-fi drama. It was previously confirmed that series five we’ll see of the main gang in Hawkins, but there is a possibility for countless spin-offs to grace our screens instead. Ahead of the fifth and final season , creators the Duffer brothers revealed that they will be making one change to the upcoming episodes, giving viewers shorter instalments than the latest batch of instalments – which came in at way longer than an hour. ‘We don’t expect it to be as long. And the only reason we don’t expect to be as long is because typically – or this season, if you look at it, it’s almost a two-hour ramp up before our kids really get drawn into a supernatural mystery,’ Matt Duffer explained on the Happy Sad Confused podcast . ‘You get to know them, you get to … [Read more...] about Stranger Things creator teases shorter episodes for season 5 – but mammoth finale