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J.K. Rowling has no plans to make up with former 'Harry Potter' stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson ... stating as much on social media this week.

The controversial author -- who has faced an immense amount of backlash for her anti-transgender views over the years -- took to X to share a newly released medical review lambasting gender care treatments for young people.

As JKR shared this review with her followers, one fan said they were waiting for Daniel and Emma to apologize to her. Remember, DR and EW publicly distanced themselves from the author by vocalizing their support for trans folks as their ex-collaborator was being canceled.

JoJo Siwa is walking back her claim about wanting to create a new genre of music, called "gay pop" ... saying she didn't mean to snub the LGBTQ+ legends who came before her.

We caught up with the 20-year-old singer outside Studio Siwa in the L.A. area Wednesday ... where she told us she was simply misunderstood when she said in a Billboard interview she planned to invent gay pop with the release of her song "Karma."

She said her mission was to simply raise awareness regarding the genre of music, since many people are still unfamiliar with it. However, she did acknowledge she underestimated the public's familiarity with queer icons ... like Elton John, Freddie Mercury and Madonna, etc.

Oliver Stark's not taking homophobic comments from "9-1-1" fans ... straight up saying they've totally missed the show's point.

The actor -- who's played Evan 'Buck' Buckley since the show premiered back in 2018 -- took to Instagram Saturday to thank many fans for supporting his character's recent storyline ... before addressing the trolls head-on.

Stark says he doesn't care if Buck's sexuality ruined the show for some fans ... adding the show's always featured inclusive stories and characters, so it shouldn't be a dealbreaker for fans.

J. Cole's rap battle with Kendrick Lamar might bring some new heat for the Dreamvillain, who's now being accused of dropping transphobic lyrics in his clap back at Kendrick.

Cole bombs K Dot on "7 Minute Drill," the last track of "Might Delete Later" ... the surprise album he dropped Friday -- but fans are also dissecting his bars on the track, "Pi."

Without warning Cole targeted a rapper who dropped a trash album, and spit the damning lyrics ... "They plead the fifth, I'm seeing hints of a trans fella/In cancel culture's vicinity, he's no killer, trust me/Beneath his chosen identity, there is still a pussy, period.”

Jerrod Carmichael doesn't think much of Dave Chappelle -- claiming the guy's full of himself ... even alleging he demanded a public apology after Jerrod criticized his trans jokes.

The comedian did a new interview with Esquire this week, in which he reflected on his spat with Dave a couple years back in the wake of DC's Netflix special "The Closer" ... which was criticized as being anti-trans, something Jerrod himself weighed in on at the time.

During an interview from back then, Jerrod had tried offering Dave constructive criticism -- suggesting that his legacy had been marred by his leaning into making fun of trans folks.

Hunter Schafer quiere que la gente deje de insistir en el hecho de que ella es transgénero. De hecho, dice que ni siquiera está aceptando papeles trans, a pesar de que se hizo famosa por interpretar uno de ellos.

La estrella de "Euphoria" le dijo a GQ que está tomando decisiones a propósito para desviar la atención del público de su identidad transgénero, como evitar mencionar la palabra "trans" en las entrevistas e incluso negarse a aceptar más papeles trans en el cine y la televisión.

Hunter Schafer wants people to stop harping on the fact she's transgender -- in fact, she doesn't even take on trans roles anymore ... even though she became famous through one.

The "Euphoria" star tells GQ she's taking intentional steps to shift the public's attention away from her transgender identity ... saying she avoids mentioning the word "trans" in interviews and even refusing to take on any further trans roles in film/TV work she's doing.

Retirement is opening new chapters for former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher T.J. House -- one of only a handful of openly gay ex-MLB players -- as he just got married to his longtime partner!!

The 34-year-old lefty tied the knot with Ryan Neitzel on Friday in New Orleans ... during a lavish outdoor wedding that came with all the bells and whistles.

The nuptials -- and the ensuing party -- featured a cigar roller, a tarot card reader and even a parade through the streets with a jazz band! There were also glow sticks ... and, yes, a ton of dancing.

Caitlyn Jenner is blasting President Biden over what she seems to think is a coordinated effort to conflate a Christian holiday with a day that also celebrates transgender people.

The reality star sounded off on Saturday -- a day before International Transgender Day of Visibility, which just so happens to fall on Easter this year -- and took aim at Joe specifically ... as it appears she believes he might've made one land on the other on purpose.

She writes, "I am absolutely disgusted that Joe Biden has declared the most Holy of Holy days - a self proclaimed devout Catholic - as Transgender Day of Visibility. The only thing you should be declaring on this day is ‘HE is Risen’."

Chef Stuart O'Keeffe is popping off on all the behind-the-scenes drama on Netflix's "Queer Eye" ... especially since he was initially cast to be one of the Fab 5 before production gave him the boot.

We got Stu leaving Pastis in NYC ... and he tells us he's glad he didn't end up being part of the series after the Rolling Stone article unveiled all the mean girl vibes behind the scenes -- which is particularly dicey since the show's all about changing people's lives for the better.

Stu's also questioning how "Queer Eye" can continue shooting another season and convince viewers they're a tight-knit, unified team ready to lend a helping hand. Remember, the expose alleged there was no love lost between the show's leads, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown and Tan France.

Tana Mongeau is having a good laugh at the expense of fellow internet star JoJo Siwa  ... who's now trying to be "bad" after years of being cute, cuddly and kid-friendly.

Tana posted a video over the weekend mocking JoJo's new song "Karma" -- in which she's reciting some of the lyrics ... and then posing a question on whether JS is actually a "bad girl" now as she proclaims.

There's another video Tana posted that continued to poke fun at JoJo's song ... you can clearly tell TM's not taking JoJo seriously, and she thinks she's jumping the shark here.

Ricky Martin dice que su padre siempre lo alentó a que compartiera su verdad y que en su momento lo animó para que saliera públicamente, mientras su equipo intentaba disuadirlo.

El cantante se sentó a conversar con Sirius XM para el programa "Andy Cohen Live", en donde se abrió sobre su decisión de contar abiertamente que es gay, y dice que no todos estaban de acuerdo respecto a si el mundo debía saberlo o no.

Martin le dijo a Andy que su equipo profesional pensaba que no era buena idea contar abiertamente que era gay, y que estaban bastante seguros de que podría acabar con su carrera.

Pero Ricky continuó explicando que su padre entendía la importancia de sincerarse completamente y lo empujó a decirle a todo el mundo después de que sus dos hijos nacieron en 2008. Fue entonces cuando su padre le dijo que no podía empezar enseñándoles que es mejor mentir que ser uno mismo.

En cualquier caso, Martin dice que se tomó un tiempo en escribir la carta que luego compartió con el mundo y tuiteó, y le dijo que cuando lo hizo se sintió aliviado instantáneamente y que le cayeron unas lágrimas de alegría.

Por supuesto, desde entonces Ricky ha tenido algunas relaciones muy públicas con otros hombres, incluyendo su matrimonio con el artista sueco Jwan Yosef desde 2017 hasta su divorcio el año pasado.

Ricky Martin says his dad was all for him living his truth out loud ... telling him he needed to come out publicly -- this while his professional team tried to talk him out of it.

The singer sat down for an interview on Sirius XM's "Andy Cohen Live" when he opened up about deciding to come out as gay -- and he says not everyone was in alignment on whether or not he should let the world know.

Martin told Andy his professional team told him it wasn't a good idea to reveal himself as an openly gay man ... in fact, he says they were quite certain it could kill his career.

But, Ricky goes on to explain his dad understood the importance of coming out and pushed him to tell the world after his two sons were born in 2008 ... with his pops saying RM couldn't start out by teaching his children it's better to lie than be yourself.

In any case, Martin says he took his time formulating a letter to tell the world he was gay and then tweeted it out ... and he said he felt instant relief -- sobbing tears of joy.

Of course, Ricky's since had some very public relationships with men ... including his high-profile marriage to Swedish artist Jwan Yosef from 2017 ... until their divorce last year.

Planet Fitness seems to be going through the exact same thing Bud Light did last year -- and yes, it's once again all about a transgender person ... who's got a certain group fired up.

You've probably heard about this by now ... a woman in Alaska posted a photo of a trans woman in the women's locker room at her Fairbanks location -- accusing the company of allowing men in a space that she thinks should be exclusive to cisgender women.

The original pic appeared to show the trans woman in question shaving over a sink in the locker room, and the lady who took it ranted and raved on a video that went viral afterward.

In the aftermath ... her local Planet Fitness reportedly revoked her membership, and let the unidentified trans woman stick around -- who has continued using the locker room. Planet Fitness has also explicitly defended the transgender member, saying their policy allows people with certain gender identities to use the locker rooms that they see fit.

With that said, they also say people can't act in bad faith on this ... or they'll get booted.

Now, more photos of this trans woman have been taken and circulated in the days since all this first kicked off ... and as you can imagine, it's drummed up a lot of outraged reactions.

Specifically, a lot of folks on the right have been blowing this story up over the past week or so -- and they've been calling on people to cancel their Planet Fitness memberships nationwide ... and on its face, it would appear a good handful of members are doing so.

The reason that seems apparent ... PF's stock price has taken a somewhat big hit, and their market value has also plummeted -- with the stock going from $66 to about $56 over the course of 12 days or so, the amount of time that's passed since this firestorm has taken off.

As a result of the stock dip, their market cap has also fallen around $400 million -- going from about $5.3 billion to about $4.9 bil over the course of 5 days, starting last week.

Planet Fitness parece estar pasando exactamente por lo mismo que Bud Light el año pasado, y sí, tiene que ver de nuevo con una persona transgénero.

Usted probablemente ha oído hablar de esto. Una mujer en Alaska publicó una foto de una mujer trans en el vestuario de mujeres, acusando a la empresa de permitir hombres en un espacio que ella piensa que debe ser exclusivo para mujeres.

La foto original parecía mostrar a la mujer trans en cuestión afeitándose, y la señora que tomó despotricó en un video que se hizo viral después.

Finalmente, el local de Planet Fitness, revocó su membresía, y dejó que la mujer trans no identificada se quedara, y ha seguido utilizando el vestuario. Planet Fitness también ha defendido explícitamente el miembro transgénero, diciendo que su política permite que las personas con ciertas identidades de género utilice los vestuarios que les parezca.

Dicho esto, también dicen que la gente no puede actuar de mala fe, o serán expulsados.

Ahora, más fotos de esta mujer trans han circulado, y como se puede imaginar, hay muchas reacciones de indignación.

En concreto, un montón de gente de derecha ha estado alentando a que la gente cancele sus membresías de Planet Fitness en todo el país, y parece que un buen puñado de miembros lo están haciendo.

El precio de las acciones de la compañía ha recibido un golpe, y su valor de mercado también se ha desplomado, con las acciones que van desde $66 a $56 en el transcurso de 12 días más o menos, la cantidad de tiempo que ha pasado desde que esta tormenta de fuego ha despegado.

Como resultado de la caída de las acciones, su capitalización de mercado también ha caído alrededor de $400 millones, pasando de alrededor de $5.3 mil millones al rededor de $4.9 mil millones en el transcurso de 5 días, a partir de la semana pasada.

La estrella de "Will & Grace" Eric McCormack ha salido en defensa de los actores heterosexuales que interpretan a personajes gays en la pantalla, señalando que asumir papeles diferentes es la razón de ser de un actor.

El actor -que es heterosexual en la vida real e interpretó al famoso protagonista gay Will en la exitosa comedia de NBC- dijo a "Good Morning Britain" de ITV que se trata de elegir a la mejor persona para el papel, independientemente de su identidad personal.

Eric se basa en su propia experiencia en la industria, diciendo que no se convirtió en actor solo para interpretar versiones de sí mismo, sino que siempre ha aceptado papeles en los que interpreta a alguien totalmente diferente de lo que es.

"Es parte del trabajo. Y siempre he dicho que si a los actores homosexuales no se les permitiera interpretar a actores heterosexuales, Broadway se acabaría".

Aunque los papeles de Eric no reflejen directamente su propia vida, eso no significa que escatime en investigación. A la hora de interpretar a Will, sacó lo mejor de sí mismo recurriendo a su formación teatral y al hecho de que muchos de sus mejores amigos eran gays... canalizando su espíritu en el papel.

Funcionó muy bien, "Will & Grace" -protagonizada por Debra Messing, Sean Hayes y Megan Mullally- funcionó durante 8 temporadas, entre 1998 y 2006, y agregó 3 temporadas de reunión de 2017 a 2020.