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Keira Knightley said she \u201cwas not aware\u201d of the call for a Harry Potter<\/em> boycott over J.K.Rowling\u2019s anti-trans statements<\/a> prior to her joining the voice cast for Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions<\/em>.<\/p>\n In an interview with Decider<\/a>, the interviewer noted that the actress is voicing Professor Umbridge for Pottermore Publishing and Audible\u2019s Harry Potter<\/em> audiobooks and asked if she knew that some fans have called for a Harry Potter <\/em>boycott.<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI was not aware of that, no. I\u2019m very sorry,\u201d Knightley told the outlet. \u201cYou know, I think we\u2019re all living in a period of time right now where we\u2019re all going to have to figure out how to live together, aren\u2019t we? And we\u2019ve all got very different opinions. I hope that we can all find respect.\u201d<\/p>\n Rowling has for years approved of or has made repeated transphobic comments, which have drawn criticism from both Harry Potter <\/em>fans and actors, including Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, alike.<\/p>\n In an interview with On Purpose With Jay Shetty<\/em> last month, Watson explained<\/a> how she navigates valuing her time spent with Harry Potter<\/em>\u00a0creator\u00a0J.K. Rowling\u00a0despite the author having publicly denounced her and Radcliffe for\u00a0standing against\u00a0<\/a>her\u00a0anti-trans stance.<\/p>\n \u201cI really don\u2019t believe that by having had that experience, and holding the love and support and views that I have, means that I can\u2019t and don\u2019t treasure Jo and the person that I had personal experiences with,\u201d Watson said. \u201cI will never believe that one negates the other and that my experience of that person, I don\u2019t get to keep and cherish. I just don\u2019t think these things are either\/or.\u201d<\/p>\n Watson added: \u201cIt\u2019s my deepest wish that I hope people who don\u2019t agree with my opinion will love me and I hope I can keep loving people who I don\u2019t necessarily share the same opinion with.\u201d<\/p>\n Following Watson\u2019s nuanced look at their relationship, J.K. Rowling responded by lambasting the actress as \u201cignorant.\u201d<\/a> In a lengthy post on social platform X, Rowling dismissed Watson\u2019s account. \u201cLike other people who\u2019ve never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she\u2019s ignorant of how ignorant she is,\u201d the author wrote.<\/p>\n Rowling did acknowledge that she\u2019s \u201cnot owed eternal agreement from any actor who once played a character I created,\u201d calling that idea \u201cludicrous.\u201d She added: \u201cEmma Watson and her co-stars have every right to embrace gender identity ideology. Such beliefs are legally protected, and I wouldn\u2019t want to see any of them threatened with loss of work, or violence, or death, because of them.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Keira Knightley said she \u201cwas not aware\u201d of the call for a Harry Potter boycott over J.K.Rowling\u2019s anti-trans statements prior to her joining the voice cast for Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions. 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