J.K. Rowling Addresses Why She Skipped Out On Harry Potter Reunion Special
29.08.2022 - 02:25
/ perezhilton.com
J.K. Rowling is finally addressing her absence from the Harry Potter reunion special.
As super fans of the movies most likely recall, many of the film franchise’s stars, including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, directors, and producers reunited for the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts on HBO Max at the beginning of the year. But notably absent from the television event? The 57-year-old author of the book series – although she did appear in archival clips.
So when Graham Norton mentioned that J.K. was “excluded” from the film during an interview on Virgin Radio Saturday, she quickly set the record straight. The writer explained:
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Even if what she said is true, there is no doubt that her joining the actors from the film series for the reunion would be a little awkward – to say the least. In recent years, Rowling has faced a ton of backlash for her anti-transgender rhetoric – including in 2020 when she slammed an article for using the inclusive phrase “people who menstruate” instead of the word “women.” She wrote at the time:
Several stars of Harry Potter called out the novelist, including Emma, Rupert, and Daniel. The Woman in Black star even wrote an essay for the LGBTQ+ organization The Trevor Project to condemn her problematic views, saying at the time:
Despite the controversy, J.K. has continued to double down on her stance and make harmful transphobic remarks on her social media. Soooo we feel like a majority of the cast members wouldn’t be too upset if she continued to skip out on any future reunion!
Elsewhere in the conservation, Rowling touched on her complicated relationship with