Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are the latest Harry Potter stars to condemn J.K. Rowling's comments
Photo: WireImage Hogwarts taught them well. Emma Watson and Rupert Grint have become the latest Harry Potter actors to condemn J.K. Rowling’s controversial comments, and further controversial comments, about the transgender community. In a statement to the Sunday Times, Grint said that he “firmly” stands with the trans community and echos the sentiments expressed by many of his peers. “Trans women are women. Trans men are men,” he said.
Prior to Watson and Grint weighing in on Rowling’s tweets and 3,670-word blog post, which questioned the concepts of gender identity and “trans issues,” fellow Gryffindor Daniel Radcliffe published an essay on June 8 to express disagreement with the author’s ideology. “I realize that certain press outlets will probably want to paint this as in-fighting between J.K. Rowling and myself,” Radcliffe explained, “but that is really not what this is about, nor is it what’s important right now.
Warner Bros., the studio that produced every Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts film, released a statement on June 10 to affirm its commitment to fostering a “diverse and inclusive” company culture that “deeply values the work of our storytellers.” It stopped short at directly condemning Rowling.
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