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J.K. Rowling attacks ‘ignorant’ Harry Potter star Emma Watson

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October 01, 2025

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling on Sept 29 condemned British actress Emma Watson as “ignorant” over her transgender rights views, in a stinging riposte to the former child star.

In a long post on X, the 60-year-old British writer expressed her irritation that Watson, 35, and Daniel Radcliffe, 36 — who starred in the film adaptations (2001 to 200) of Rowling’s bestselling books — “continue to assume the role of de facto spokespeople for the world I created”.

British actor Radcliffe, who played boy wizard Potter, and Watson, who played his friend Hermione Granger, have both taken issue with Rowling’s stance on gender issues.

But Rowling, who has not previously been so outspoken about Watson, suggested that the star’s privilege meant she was unable to properly grasp the issues at stake.

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