Boy George Calls JK Rowling A Bully, And It Backfires Immediately

Performer Boy George lashed out at author JK Rowling, calling her a “rich, bored bully” over a comment she made on X, and it backfired immediately.

The exchange began with Rowling, who asked a simple question: “Which rights have been taken away from trans people?”

Someone responded to her, referring to her as a Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF) and saying, “The freedom to live without constant persecution, which you and your TERFarmy have taken from them.”

Rowling was not buying that, and replied, “When ‘persecution’ is redefined to mean ‘not being allowed to reorganise society based on unfalsifiable feelings, to compel everyone else’s speech and belief and to take rights away from other protected groups’ you’ll be absolutely right.”

When ‘persecution’ is redefined to mean ‘not being allowed to reorganise society based on unfalsifiable feelings, to compel everyone else’s speech and belief and to take rights away from other protected groups’ you’ll be absolutely right. pic.twitter.com/bONhJRALyb

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 13, 2025

That was when Boy George weighed in, scolding Rowling: “The right to be left alone by a rich bored bully!”

The right to be left alone by a rich bored bully! https://t.co/vTNdexD9Uk

— Boy George (@BoyGeorge) June 14, 2025

The “Harry Potter” author availed herself then of the opportunity to explain her point further, telling the musician, “There are many differences between us, George, but some are particularly relevant to this debate. 1. You’re a man and I’m a woman. 2. You’ve been wealthy and famous since your early 20s. I didn’t become well known until I was well over 30. 3. I’ve never been given 15 months for handcuffing a man to a wall and beating him with a chain. 4. I believe in freedom of speech and belief.”

“For more than half my life I was a regular anonymous person,” Rowling continued. “Some of those years were spent in poverty. That’s why I understand the importance of single-sex spaces for women who’re reliant on state-funded services. That’s why I understand why mixed public changing rooms are a problem for women. That’s why I have a problem with men ‘identifying’ into women’s rape crisis centres, domestic abuse and homeless shelters that are supposed to be single-sex.”

“I don’t stand against gender identity ideology because I personally still need those services, but because my life has taught me exactly how vulnerable women are when they don’t have the money/influence I have now,” she added. “You yourself have been convicted of violent assault. The overwhelming number of people who commit crimes of violence are male, just like you. That’s why I don’t want to see men identifying into women’s prison cells or any of the spaces mentioned above. Not all men are violent or predatory, but enough are to make safeguarding necessary.”

Rowling concluded with a jab at the artist’s public persona – which was always rooted in individuality and freedom of expression — and argued that he was caving to the crowd by taking the position he had on gender ideology.

“Lastly, I’m a writer who believes in freedom of speech and belief. As we both know, the safe, fashionable thing in the arts world right now is to do exactly what you’re doing: parrot TWAW and sneer at the unenlightened plebs who think sex is important and matters. For a man who was once all about non-conformity, George, you couldn’t have become more predictably or more tediously conformist,” she said.

Trump Says Tehran Wants To ‘Talk’ About Ceasefire After Pummeling From Israel

President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran wants to “talk” about a deescalation with Israel after suffering days of bombardment.

Trump is attending the Group of Seven summit in Canada this week and confirmed to reporters that he has seen messages passed from Iran through intermediaries that Tehran wants to pause hostilities between itself and Israel, according to CBS News. The president said that Iran “should have done that before” Israel began its attack.

“They’d like to talk, but they should have done that before,” said Trump. “I had 60 days, and they had 60 days. On the 61st day, I said, ‘We don’t have a deal.’ They have to make a deal, and it’s painful for both parties. But I’d say Iran is not winning this war, and they should talk, and they should talk immediately, before it’s too late.”

Tehran has expressed a willingness to negotiate to end hostilities, reaching out to Israel and the United States through intermediaries, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Monday.

World leaders at the G7 Summit were floated a draft statement on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Among other items, the statement endorses a ceasefire between Iran and Israel and calls for both sides to protect civilians. Trump does not plan to sign the statement, according to CBS.

Iran’s willingness to talk comes as Israel continues targeted strikes against Iranian military personnel, ballistic missile launchers and stockpiles, nuclear refinement facilities, and other key sites. On Monday, Israel targeted Iran’s state-run broadcaster, which Israel said provided cover for the Iranian regime.

Iran has responded with missile and drone barrages. Most of the ordinance has been intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome, but some explosives have passed through and hit population centers such as Tel Aviv and Haifa.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined Israel’s successes so far in the four-day blitz of Iran’s most important sites.

“So far, we’ve killed 10” senior nuclear scientists, said the prime minister, according to The Times Of Israel. “Our arm is still outstretched. There are a few; we will get to them.”

Netanyahu also said that Israel had delivered “an extremely severe strike” to Iran’s uranium enrichment facility in Natanz. “We are continuing to destroy nuclear targets systematically,” he added.

“We eliminated Iran’s security leadership, including three chiefs of staff,” he said. “We are eliminating them one by one.”

He also noted that Israel continues to strike and degrade Iran’s ballistic missile capacity and Tehran’s ability to hit Israel.

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