In a recent interview with Decider, Keira Knightley said that prior to joining the voice cast of Audible’s “Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions” as Professor Umbridge, she was “not aware” of the fan boycott of all things “Harry Potter” over J.K. Rowling’s statements about the transgender community.
“You know, I think we’re all living in a period of time right now where we’re all going to have to figure out how to live together, aren’t we?” Knightley said. “And we’ve all got very different opinions. I hope that we can all find respect.”
Backlash toward Rowling started in 2020 after the author posted several tweets and a 3,600-word essay that many interpreted as transphobic. In the weeks following, “Harry Potter” stars Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint all posted statements on social media in defense of the trans community.
Watson further elaborated…
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