J.K. Rowling Denies Being ‘Excluded’ From the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Special
28.08.2022 - 21:49
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debuted on HBO Max, J.K. Rowling addressed her absence from the special.On January 1, stars , , , and a slew of other castmembers, directors, and crew returned to the set of the magical franchise to reminisce on the makings of the films and reveal .
Meanwhile, the author of the Harry Potter series only appeared in old footage. While many assumed was asked not to return for the special due to her about the , Rowling says she chose not to participate. In a new interview with Graham Norton for , she corrected the host when he mentioned she was “excluded” from the special.
“I wasn’t, actually—I was asked to be on that, and I decided I didn’t want to do it," she said, per "I thought it was about the films more than the books, you know? Quite rightly, as that is what the anniversary was about, so, no one said ‘don’t come.’”When asked if she's still in touch with any of the “young” Harry Potter actors, she replied, "yes, I do, some more than others, but that was always the case. Some I knew better than others.”This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In June 2020, many of the Harry Potter franchise stars supporting the trans community following Rowling's disparaging gender-neutral medical language.
Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry Potter for ten years, was the first to push back against Rowling's comments in an essay for ."While Jo is unquestionably responsible for the course my life has taken, as someone who has been honored to work with and continues to contribute to The Trevor Project for the last decade, and just as a human being, I feel compelled to say something at this moment," he wrote at the time. "Transgender women are women.