Author Joanne Harris faces growing pressure to be axed from her position as Chair of the Society of authors after she was accused of mocking death threats to writers.
Radical feminist Julie Bindle, novelists Christina Dalcher, Anne Fine, Alex Marwood and Paula Byrne along with journalist Helen Joyce expressed deep disquiet in an open letter to the trade union.
The comedian, 48, kept a low-profile as he left the Hollywood club while puffing a cigarette shortly after he enthusiastically backed JK Rowling in her spat with the transgender community