JK Rowling and Elon Musk have led the backlash against Graham Linehan’s arrest over a series of social media posts about the trans community.
JK Rowling and Elon Musk have led the backlash against Graham Linehan’s arrest over a series of social media posts about the trans community
The Harry Potter author and Tesla-owning billionaire hit out after the 57-year-old creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd was arrested at Heathrow Airport on Tuesday (02.09.25) after stepping off a flight from Arizona.
Graham was detained at around 1pm on Monday by five armed officers from the Metropolitan police’s aviation unit on suspicion of inciting violence in relation to posts he made on X in April.
He said he was treated “like a terrorist” before being questioned about three messages on the platform.
The Met said officers later became concerned for his health and he was taken to hospital before being bailed pending further investigation.
Tesla and X chief executive Elon Musk, 54, described Britain as a “police state” after the news broke, while JK Rowling, 60, said online: “What the f*** has the UK become? This is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable.”
Graham shared on his Substack account the messages he says led to his arrest.
One on 20 April read: “If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act.
“Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the b****.”
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