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J.K. Rowling’s Agent Slams Trans Rights Protest at ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ in London: It Put ‘Others at Risk’
J.K. Rowling’s agent Neil Blair has slammed the actions of trans rights protesters at a gala performance of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.'
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J.K. Rowling’s agent Neil Blair has slammed the actions of trans rights protesters at a gala performance of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.'
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| October 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM EDT to October 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT | Link resolves | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 565290 characters, landed on https://variety.com/2026/legit/global/jk-rowling-trans-protest-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-1236914728/ The wording varied; every check is below.Every one of the 2
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| October 17, 2026 at 8:02 AM EDT to October 18, 2026 at 12:01 PM EDT | Page contains the quotation | Passed | 200 | 2 checks over about 28 hours, the same result every time. the page contains the quotation, exactlyEvery one of the 2
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