Month: August 2020

LONDON (AP) — 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 Kerry Kennedy, the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the late senator's daughter, published a statement expressing her “profound disappointment” with the author's comments. “The statement incorrectly implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible for harm to trans people,” Rowling said on her website. “As a longstanding donor to LGBT charities and a supporter of trans people’s right to live free of persecution, I absolutely refute the accusation that I hate trans people or wish them ill, or that standing up for ...

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD has come to an end, closing the door not only on seven seasons but on an era of superhero television that spawned innovative hits like Daredevil and Jessica Jones. As is ever the case with Marvel, some fans – but not all – are having a hard time letting go.  Most of the time when something ends in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans clamor for more. They contrive ways of resurrecting a dead Tony Stark. They come up with ways to bring Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock into one of the movies. But when it comes to Agents of SHIELD, some fans are saying enough is enough.  ‘Agents of SHIELD’ broke ground The cast of ‘Agents of SHIELD’ | Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for IMDb)When Agents of SHIELD premiered in 2013, few people would have guessed it wou...

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Michael Buckner/Deadline/REX/Shutterstock Chadwick Boseman's fans and famous friends are mourning his death. He was 43. The actor died on Friday at his home surrounded by family after a years-long battle with colon cancer. After news of his death was made public, Boseman was honored by former costars and fellow actors on Twitter and Instagram. His Avengers family, including Brie Larson, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle and Zoë Saldana, paid tribute to the Black Panther star. "All I have to say is the tragedies amassing this year have only been made more profound by the loss of #ChadwickBoseman. What a man, and what an immense talent. Brother, you were one of the all time greats and your greatness was only beginning. Lord love ya. Rest in power, King," Ruffalo tweeted. "My prayers ...

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Actor Chadwick Boseman, who played Black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe, died Friday of cancer, his representative said. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in the Los Angeles area with his wife and family by his side, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Associated Press. Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family said in a statement. “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” his family said in the statement. “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more- all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honor of...