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The Latest Breaking News from JK Rowling

Real Life ‘Quidditch’ Players Distance Themselves From JKR By Changing Their Sport’s Name To ‘Quadball’

"Quadball isn’t just a new name, it’s a symbol for a future for the sport without limitations."

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International Quidditch Association says sport's name will change to Quadball to cut trademark costs and distance itself from JK Rowling

Quidditch, the game inspired by the Harry Potter franchise, will now be known as Quadball. There's a couple of reasons for the change — here's what we know about it.

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Quidditch changes name to ditch JK Rowling

Quidditch, the real-world sport adapted from Harry Potter, will change its name to distance itself from J.K. Rowling’s "anti-trans positions".

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Quidditch changes its name to distance itself from JK Rowling comments

Sports bosses have announced that Quidditch will be known as Quadball

Evening Standard

Quidditch is changing its name to distance itself from JK Rowling comments

Sports bosses have announced that Quidditch will be known as Quadball

The Independent UK

Official Quidditch leagues change names in attempt to create distance from JK Rowling

Two of Quidditch's governing bodies, U.S. Quidditch, Major League Quidditch, and International Quidditch Association (IQA) have changed the sport's name to 'Quadball' partly to distance itself from Harry Potter author JK Rowling

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Quidditch leagues change name of Harry Potter-inspired sport, citing J.K. Rowling’s ‘anti-trans positions’

Quidditch, the real-life sport inspired by the game played by muggles, witches and wizards in the “Harry Potter” universe, has a new name: quadball.

Tribune News Service

Quidditch changes name to quadball after JK Rowling’s trans statements

Quidditch, a sport that was created for the fictional world of Harry Potter before spreading to US college campuses, is changing its name to quadball

The Guardian - US

Quidditch league changes name in bid to 'distance themselves' from JK Rowling

The bodies in charge of the sport, which is inspired by the author's series of books, say the change is being made because Rowling “has increasingly come under scrutiny for her anti-trans positions in recent years”.

Daily Record

Quidditch changes name to ‘distance themselves’ from JK Rowling

The sport, played by Harry and friends on broomsticks in the novels, is played by around 600 teams across 40 countries globally following its inception back in 2005

The Independent UK

Dame Maureen Lipman wades into trans debate saying stop 'kicking a**' at JK Rowling

The Harry Potter author faced a furious online backlash by objecting to the phrase “people who menstruate” being used instead of “women”

Daily Mirror

Tory leader candidate Tom Tugendhat quotes Dumbledore during Channel 4 debate

The word ‘Dumbledore’ was soon trending on Twitter when the former military officer quoted JK Rowling’s character.

The Independent UK

Commentary: A ‘Harry Potter’ play claimed to be a family affair. After major changes, it finally is

When "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" premiered on London's West End in 2016, being the first "Harry Potter" story presented onstage was not its only mark of distinction. Nor were the nine Olivier Awards it won, or the six Tonys that came after its transfer to Broadway.

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JK Rowling says Edinburgh locations didn't inspire places in Harry Potter books

The author also denied she used names on gravestones in Greyfriars kirkyard for characters in the books.

Daily Record

JK Rowling says Edinburgh locations didn't inspire places or characters in Harry Potter books

The author also denied she used names on gravestones in Greyfriars kirkyard for characters in the books.

The Guardian - UK

‘Now other women are free to say what they believe’: researcher who lost her job over transgender tweets

After the landmark tribunal ruling in her favour last week, Maya Forstater reveals the toll the case took – and explains why it was worth it

Evening Standard

Macy Gray slams backlash as she says trans women remark was ‘grossly misunderstood’

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has also lent her support to the underfire singer

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J.K. Rowling backs Macy Gray’s anti-trans remarks about what makes ‘a woman’

“Harry Potter” author and British billionaire J.K. Rowling quipped that she’ll purchase Macy Gray‘s “entire back catalogue” after the “I Try” singer made controversial remarks in line with Rowling’s beliefs on gender identity.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bette Midler says trans-inclusive language will ‘erase’ women

Her comments fall in line with that those of Macy Gray and J.K. Rowling, who have been accused of being transphobic by suggesting women other than cisgender do not belong to the same classification.

The Independent UK

Meet the lifelong Harry Potter fan mistaken for Hermione Granger since she was a toddler

Ellie Rowe, 10, has been compared to JK Rowling’s fictional character for as long as she can remember

The Independent UK

JK Rowling says she’ll be buying Macy Gray’s ‘entire back catalogue’ following singer’s ‘transphobic’ comments

Rowling has repeatedly been criticised and accused of transphobia for her past comments about transgender people

Evening Standard

Jessie Burton: ‘Art or appropriation? It depends how it’s done...’

She’s the bestselling author who has never shied away from writing characters with lives very different to her own — but that’s just the job of an author, right? As debate over who gets to tell which stories rages, she speaks to Alexandra Jones about sensitivity readers, cancel culture and…

Evening Standard

Wimbledon 2022: Sir Cliff Richard leads impromptu sing-a-long with crowd on Centre Court

It came as Centre Court hosted musical celebrations before a full day of tennis on middle Sunday for the first time to celebrate its centenary

Edinburgh Live

JK Rowling blasts Twitter troll who encouraged people to bomb her Edinburgh home

The Harry Potter creator shared an image of the tweet with her followers on Friday night and encouraged social media users to be kind. The star also claimed the account behind the vile tweet was still active.

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