Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling are leading a wave of outrage following the arrest of Father Ted sitcom creator Graham Linehan, who was taken into custody by armed police at London ’s Heathrow Airport over a series of social media posts criticizing transgender activism.

Rowling, the Harry Potter author, didn’t hold back after news broke of Linehan’s arrest, writing on X, formerly Twitter: “What the f*** has the UK become? This is totalitarianism. Utterly deplorable.”

Musk, CEO of Tesla and X, echoed the sentiment in a terse but pointed response: "Police state."

Police state https://t.co/jK1HSKLpGd

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 2, 2025

Linehan, a longtime critic of gender ideology, said he was arrested by five armed Metropolitan Police officers i

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