JK Rowling Shades ‘Back-Stabbing’ Harry Potter Crew After Emma Watson’s Rare Social Media Zinger—Are the Wizards at War Off-Screen?
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Ah, the cosmic irony of a Taurus season showdown—when stubbornness and fixed stars collide, you just know sparks are about to fly. JK Rowling, never one to shy from the limelight (or controversy), is back at it, firing off a thick-walled essay in response to a cryptic jab from Emma Watson. You remember, that rare Instagram post where Watson quoted Matt Haig about politics and fascism—talk about subtle shade with a splash of mid-April Aries fire. Rowling, who’s been famously at odds with several Harry Potter alumni over trans rights, isn’t holding back this time either, questioning the courage and conscience of those rallying behind pro-trans declarations. It’s a tale as twisty as a broomstick chase through the Forbidden Forest, leaving us wondering: when two stars born under fiercely determined signs clash, can peace ever be conjured? Or is this magical mess destined to keep stirring the pot? Whatever your view, one thing’s clear—the saga between Rowling and her onetime castmates is far from over. LEARN MORE
JK Rowling appears to hit back after a cryptic post from Emma Watson appeared to call out her views on the trans community.
The British author is no stranger to controversy, often sharing her political views on social media to the disproval of a number of former Harry Potter actors.
In the past, she had clashed with the likes of Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson on trans rights, after the author decided to poke fun at people attempting to be more inclusive towards the trans community, suggesting people should use the words ‘Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?’
Now, the Wizarding World founder has responded to a rare Instagram post from Watson, as the Beauty and the Beast star seemingly wrote about the new ruling.
Watson shared a quote from author Matt Haig to her Instagram Story, which read: “To the person who said they like me best when I am not ranting about politics: I like me best when I am not ignoring fascism.”
Rowling has hit back at Watson’s post with an essay (Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)
Now, Rowling has written an essay about signatories that she claims have been ‘motivated by fear’ after a number of Harry Potter stars signed a pro-trans open letter.
Taking to X on Saturday (3 May), she claimed: “It’s possibly worth remembering that nobody sane believes, or has ever believed, that humans can change sex, or that binary sex isn’t a material fact.”
The 59-year-old went on: “I often wonder whether the signatories of such letters have to quieten their consciences before publicly boosting a movement intent on removing women’s and girls’ rights, which bullies gay people who admit openly they don’t want opposite sex partners, and campaigns for the continued sterilisation of vulnerable and troubled kids.
“Do they feel any qualms at all while chanting the foundational lie of their religion: Trans Women are Women, Trans Men are Men?
“I have no idea. All I know for sure is that it’s a complete waste of time telling a gender activist that their favourite slogan is self-contradictory nonsense, because the lie is the whole point.”
The author suggested that ‘signatories of these sorts of letters are motivated by fear’, suggesting they could be afraid of ‘narcissistic men’ and ‘back-stabbing colleagues ever ready to report wrongthink’, though she did not clarify the person or people she was referring to.
“I wonder if they ever ask themselves how they got here, and I wonder whether any of them will ever feel shame,” Rowling added.
She has criticised those who have signed pro-trans letters (Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Watson isn’t alone in seemingly criticising Rowling, with fellow Harry Potter actor Sean Biggerstaff calling the author an ‘obsessed billionaire’ who was ‘bigoted’.
It’s not just former Harry Potter stars either, as Paapa Essiedu, who was cast as Severus Snape in the upcoming HBO series, signed the letter addressed to the TV and film industry to support the trans community.
He was among over 400 industry professionals, including a number of actors from the franchise, that signed on.
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