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  "id": 19253389,
  "title": "Olivia Cooke Says ‘House of the Dragon’ Fandom Led Her to Step Away From Social Media: ‘There’s a Lot of Ugliness,’ ‘Misogyny’ and ‘Racism’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/olivia-cooke-says-house-of-the-dragon-fandom-led-her-to-step-away",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:29:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/olivia-cooke-house-of-the-dragon-fandom-1236943620/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Olivia Cooke, who plays the controversial Queen Alicent Hightower in HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon,” recently told GQ that she stepped away from social media ahead of the show’s third season because of the fandom’s “ugliness.” “I think some of those interpretations just catch fire, and they become something that bears […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Olivia Cooke says \"ugliness\" of House Of The Dragon fandom made her take social media break",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/olivia-cooke-says-ugliness-of-house-of-the-dragon-fandom-made-her",
        "published": "2026-11-09T17:36:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Olivia Cooke Decries ‘House of the Dragon’ Fandom as ‘Steeped in Misogyny’ and ‘Racism’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/olivia-cooke-decries-house-of-the-dragon-fandom-as-steeped-in",
        "published": "2026-11-09T20:54:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}