"Rowling wrote the Harry Potter book series that catapulted Emma to global fame when she was cast as one of the leading roles in the movie adaptations at age 10. In recent years, Rowling has become somewhat of a divisive public figure, particularly due to her commitment to speaking on and funding anti-trans causes in the UK, including her support of a case that made it to the Supreme Court and successfully argued that trans women should not be legally considered women."
"Emma's comments ended up sparking backlash, with the actor being accused of playing both sides in a situation where neutrality should not be an option. One popular tweet reads: "Saying you can 'still love' Rowling while she openly attacks trans people just shows you are insulated from the damage she causes... That's not grace, it is privilege!!""
""Obviously, Harry Potter would not have happened without her, so nothing in my life would have probably happened the way it does without that person," he went on. "But that doesn't mean that you owe the things you truly believe to someone else for your entire life.""
J.K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter book series that launched Emma Watson to global fame when Watson was cast as a lead at age ten. Rowling became a divisive public figure because of speaking on and funding anti-trans causes in the UK and supporting a Supreme Court case that argued trans women should not be legally considered women. On a podcast, Watson said she still treasures Rowling and the personal experiences she had with her despite holding different views. Watson's remarks sparked public backlash accusing her of neutrality that ignores harm. Social media contrasted Watson's comments with Daniel Radcliffe's statement that one does not owe personal beliefs to someone who enabled their success.
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