Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks appeared on the “Decoder” podcast and was asked about his company’s recent deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, billed as a multi-year partnership to bring the “Harry Potter” universe to life through licensed toys and games as the Wbd-owned network HBO reboots the franchise with a new TV series. The deal was met with some backlash, as podcast host Nilay Patel relayed to Cocks that “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling “has very loud politics that are turning off a lot of younger consumers. Her transphobia is turning off lots of young consumers.”
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