Boy George's criminal past gets called out by J.K. Rowling after picking fight on transgender rights

Singer Boy George got called retired successful a peculiarly crisp mode by Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling aft helium picked a combat with the writer this week connected transgender rights.

In an X station from June 11, Rowling asked, "Which rights person been taken distant from trans people?" 

The singer, whose afloat sanction is George O'Dowd, and was convicted of falsely imprisoning and assaulting a antheral escort successful 2007 and served 4 months successful prison successful 2009, responded to Rowling's post, saying, "The close to beryllium near unsocial by a affluent bored bully!" 

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Singer Boy George got called retired by Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling aft helium decided to prime a combat with her connected societal media connected transgender rights. (Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images, Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

Rowling posted a reply of her own, calling retired the differences betwixt the writer and singer, citing gender, fame, O'Dowd's transgression and freedom of speech. 

In her lengthy reply, she addressed wherefore she believes it is captious to support biologic men retired of women’s spaces. 

"For much than fractional my beingness I was a regular anonymous person," Rowling said. "Some of those years were spent successful poverty. That's wherefore I recognize the value of single-sex spaces for women who're reliant connected state-funded services. That's wherefore I recognize wherefore mixed nationalist changing rooms are a occupation for women. That's wherefore I person a occupation with men 'identifying' into women's rape situation centres, home maltreatment and stateless shelters that are expected to beryllium single-sex. I don't basal against sex individuality ideology due to the fact that I personally inactive request those services, but due to the fact that my beingness has taught maine precisely however susceptible women are erstwhile they don't person the money/influence I person now." 

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J.K. Rowling is simply a world-famous writer who has been an advocator for keeping biologic men retired of women's spaces.   (Getty Images)

The world-famous writer and advocate for women besides brought up Boy George’s battle and situation time. 

"You yourself person been convicted of convulsive assault," Rowling said successful the post. "The overwhelming fig of radical who perpetrate crimes of unit are male, conscionable similar you. That's wherefore I don't privation to spot men identifying into women's situation cells oregon immoderate of the spaces mentioned above. Not each men are convulsive oregon predatory, but capable are to marque safeguarding necessary."

She ended her reply by saying she thinks that the vocalist nary longer values "non-conformity." 

"Lastly, I'm a writer who believes successful state of code and belief," Rowling said. "As we some know, the safe, fashionable happening successful the arts satellite close present is to bash precisely what you're doing: parrot TWAW [Trans Women Are Women] and sneer astatine the unenlightened plebs who deliberation enactment is important and matters. For a antheral who was erstwhile each astir non-conformity, George, you couldn't person go much predictably oregon much tediously conformist." 

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In a Monday reply connected X astir the feud with Rowling, Boy George addressed her idiosyncratic appearance. 

"The demolition of her filler look is much laughable! The dragon has been slayed!" helium stated successful the post.

In a consequent station connected Tuesday, helium said, "I bash not hatred women. I cannot beryllium clearer than that. I don't hatred men either. I'm conscionable not anti trans. We person [lived] unneurotic for centuries without having to beryllium separated. Some men request to beryllium taught to respect women much and immoderate women request [to] halt blaming each men for the atrocious deeds of the few."

Boy George, whose afloat sanction is George O'Dowd. (Getty Images)

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