John Oliver points out that he looks like Harry Potter amid criticism from J.K. Rowling

JK Rowling issues scathing response as TV host reignites trans athletes clash with Harry Potter author

JK Rowling and John Oliver have reignited their public feud over transgender athletes in sports.The Harry Potter author and the Last Week Tonight host clashed after Oliver dedicated a significant portion of his show to defending trans athletes.The dispute has escalated on social media, with Rowling accusing Oliver of "selling out" and taking "fashionable anti-women's rights positions".This marks their second public disagreement on the issue, fol…

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John Oliver Wants Ladies To Shut Up And Let The Dudes Win

Well, John Oliver threw quite the tantrum on Sunday night, didn't he?On the latest episode of his HBO show Last Week Tonight, the British comedian explained why transgender athletes should be allowed to play women's sports and mocked those who think otherwise. Throughout his 42-minute sanctimonious tirade, Oliver argued that males enjoy little to no advantage over females in sports and that men winning in women's sports almost never happens.Of c…

JK Rowling fires back at liberal comedian after he doubles down on trans athlete stance

"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver ignited a fiery rebuke from author J. K. Rowling after the liberal comedian doubled down on defending transgender athletes in female sports on his Sunday night HBO show."I understand why men like Oliver, who’ve consistently mocked anti-science people on the right, sold out initially," Rowling posted to X, along with a clip from the show. "They didn’t want to blow up their careers. Taking fashionable anti-wome…

Letters: Democrats are out of touch on trans athletes

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Democrats out of touch on trans athletes Re: “Democrats flex power to kill GOP trans bills” (Page A1, April 2). One would like to think the Democrats learned their lesson in the aftermath of the thumping they took last November. Apparently not. Pitching woo to a very small sliver of the LGBTQ+ community, the Democratic supermajority of the state Assembly blatantly i…

J.K. Rowling and John Oliver Are Still Fighting Over Transgender Athletes

After Oliver dedicated an episode of 'Last Week Tonight' to the right's “obsession” with trans athletes, Rowling disparaged the late night host, calling him a “sellout.”