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11-15-2007, 10:08 PM
| | |  J.K.Rowling talks Hogwarts castle lawsuit & tabloid journalism
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has updated the rubbish bin on her website to express her thoughts on a few recent pieces of news.
Firstly, she talks about the lawsuit which Warner Bros filed against a company which built the Hogwarts castle in celebration for a Hindi festival. She explains why the building of the castle made Warner Bros sue, and how they were not meaning to make money out of the problem. Quote:
The defendants were not religious charities, and theirs was not a religious celebration. On the contrary, it was a large-scale, commercial, sponsored event involving corporations that included a major Indian high street bank. The event was, however, set up while a Hindu festival was going on.
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Also due to a technicality, Warner Bros were obliged to claim damages as part of their claim. However, they waived this right, and neither sought nor obtained any financial compensation. It is completely false to assert that they, or I, were trying to take money from anybody, let alone two million rupees.
She also talks about some articles which have been in the press, discussing how the Potter author is appearing to be younger. Her response is quite comical, as she explains what exactly she's been doing. Quote:
It would be churlish not to thank the journalist concerned for saying that I look better now than I did in the early days of Harry Potter's success, and I am indeed grateful for the underlying compliment. In the interests of accuracy, however, I must point out that, far from losing weight, I've gained a good bit since the 'before' photographs featured in the article. So J K Rowling's top tip for today is: eat more. Perhaps my next project could be a revolutionary diet book?
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11-15-2007, 10:10 PM
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| | Bicorn
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LOL!
I love how J.K. Rowling is so confident...she's a fabulous role model 
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11-16-2007, 01:17 AM
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|   Dan FC Co-PressiePygmy Puff
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Thats cool. J.K. Rowling is awsome.
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11-16-2007, 01:44 AM
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I love Jo! She has an amazing sense of humor. And if she writes a diet book, I will sooo read it! 
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11-16-2007, 01:51 AM
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It's great Jo's so confident about this hyge mess
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11-16-2007, 03:28 AM
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i luv jo!!!
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11-16-2007, 05:03 AM
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very cool
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11-16-2007, 09:11 AM
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11-16-2007, 10:34 AM
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I always like to hear what Jo's got to say about these lawsuits and such  | |
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11-16-2007, 10:38 AM
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I love this woman; Quote:
Now, most people stop having imaginary friends once they're adults, but mine sometimes drop in on journalists to give them completely unrecognisable accounts of my life.
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11-16-2007, 11:16 AM
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11-16-2007, 11:03 PM
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JK is so cool!!!!!!
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11-17-2007, 11:41 AM
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11-17-2007, 01:16 PM
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Wait, what? I got the India part that's about it
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11-17-2007, 02:07 PM
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| | Grindylow
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jo is really oh-so-awesome bout this things.
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11-17-2007, 02:48 PM
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Jo is so awesome!! | |
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11-18-2007, 08:34 PM
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| | Thestral
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haha, revolutionary diet! mom would so buy that | |
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