JK Rowling today led a growing backlash against the arrest of Father Ted creator Graham Linehan after he was detained by five armed police officers at Heathrow Airport over three 'anti-trans' tweets.
The Harry Potter author is among several high-profile names to speak out after Linehan was arrested as soon as he stepped off an American Airlines flight from Arizona to London.
The Irish comedy writer, whose successful career was derailed by his 'anti-trans' views, says he was treated like a 'terrorist' before being quizzed by police over 'three tweets' he posted in April.
The Met Police has confirmed the 57-year-old was arrested on suspicion of inciting violence at around 1pm yesterday 'in relation to posts on X'.
Reacting to the arrest, Rowling fumed on X: 'What the f*** has the UK become? This is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable.'
