Ralph Fiennes Defends J.K. Rowling & Calls Backlash Against The Author’s Transphobic Comments “Disturbing”

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Calling out cancel culture. Ralph Fiennes weighed in on the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling‘s recent string of transphobic comments — and drew backlash of his own in the process.

Ralph Fiennes defended "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling amid ongoing accusations of transphobia.  The actor played the villain Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" films, which debuted the eighth and final chapter in 2011.

Ralph Fiennes, the actor who brought Lord Voldermort to life in the Harry Potter films, weighed in on the reaction that the series’ creator J.K. Rowling faced after making a series of comments many interpreted as being transphobic.

Ralph Fiennes, who played Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, is defending JK Rowling, the author of the books.

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The Four Quartets,” Fiennes commented on the backlash Rowling has faced in the last year after sharing controversial and sometimes outright transphobic thoughts about biological sex, gender identity, and transgender people’s rights to bodily autonomy, under the guise of feminism.“I can’t understand the vitriol directed at her,” Fiennes told The Telegraph. “I can understand the heat of an argument, but I find this age of accusation and the need to condemn irrational.

Ralph Fiennes is wading into the heated controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling's stance on transgender rights.

Ralph Fiennes, who played “Harry Potter” villain Voldemort in the screen adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s book series, says he doesn’t get the level of anger directed at the author over controversial comments she’s made about transgender people.