Eddie Redmayne says he’s alarmed by the online backlash surrounding J.K. Rowling. The actor – who stars as Newt Scamander in the “Fantastic Beasts” film series, a prequel to Rowling’s “Harry Potter” franchise – made it clear that he doesn’t agree with the author’s controversial remarks on transgender rights that have been widely condemned as transphobic. Redmayne told the Daily Mail […]
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Eddie Bauer, Ben & Jerry’s and other companies join campaign to halt ads
A Facebook ad boycott gained momentum Tuesday, with seven major companies pledging to halt advertising with the social media platform for July to protest Facebook’s failure to remove hate speech. Eddie Bauer, the U.S. clothing store chain, and Ben & Jerry’s, the ice cream maker, on Tuesday became the latest […]