The continuing controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling‘s views on gender identification has taken one other dramatic flip, as “Harry Potter” star Sean Biggerstaff has publicly referred to as out the creator.
The outburst got here in response to Rowling celebrating a current U.Okay. Supreme Court docket ruling that transgender girls aren’t legally girls.
Along with Sean Biggerstaff, different stars from “Harry Potter,” together with lead actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, have disagreed with J.Okay. Rowling’s views about trans girls.
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Sean Biggerstaff Feels Bigotry Has Corrupted The Writer’s ‘Wit’
J.Okay. Rowling has as soon as once more come below hearth from a “Harry Potter” alum for her detrimental views about trans girls.
This time, she was criticized by Sean Biggerstaff, who starred within the fantasy film franchise as Oliver Wooden.
It started with Rowling sharing a controversial put up of her celebrating a current U.Okay. Supreme Court docket ruling towards trans girls being legally girls.
Within the put up, Rowling might be seen elevating a glass stuffed with what gave the impression to be alcohol whereas smoking a cigar aboard her $150 million superyacht.
The put up led to her dealing with accusations of “smoking a blunt,” to which the billionaire creator clapped again on social media by firmly clarifying that it was “objectively, provably, and demonstrably a cigar.”
Biggerstaff then responded to her put up, saying, “Bigotry rots the wit.”
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Doubling down on his criticism, the Harry Potter star additionally retweeted a put up from a social media person who in contrast the acclaimed creator to Andrew Tate, a purple tablet influencer identified for puffing on cigars in lots of his movies.
“lol, huffing on a cigar now? Is she Andrew Tate?” the tweet learn, per the Daily Mail.
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The ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Known as J.Okay. Rowling An ‘Obsessed Billionaire’
In a unique put up, Biggerstaff slammed Rowling as an “obsessed billionaire,” displaying his distaste concerning the creator allegedly funding the marketing campaign group that introduced the case towards trans girls.
Rowling had first shared an image of the main girls on the case, Susan Smith and Marion Calder, including the comment “in case it wasn’t clear: do not f-ck with Scottish girls.”
Biggerstaff then quoted the put up with, “Nearly all of Scottish girls, who do not agree with these d-ckheads, aren’t being bankrolled by an obsessed billionaire.”
Other than his criticism of Rowling, Biggerstaff additionally expressed assist for trans girls in gentle of the controversial Supreme Court docket ruling.
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He wrote that the “loudest voices” have been “utilizing concern for sex-based rights as cowl for completely reactionary politics” and referred to as their behaviour “a efficiency of pragmatism to cloak their instinctive distaste for the Different.”
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J.Okay. Rowling And The ‘Harry Potter’ Trio Share A Strained Relationship
Up to now, the “Harry Potter” trio, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, have additionally disagreed with Rowling’s views concerning the transgender neighborhood.
This has led to them having a strained relationship with Rowling, which culminated together with her overtly declaring that she couldn’t “forgive” the trio or different celebrities who assist trans folks.
“Celebs who cosied as much as a motion intent on eroding girls’s hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors can save their apologies for traumatised detransitioners and weak girls reliant on single intercourse areas,” Rowling wrote on X on the time, per the Daily Mail.
“Youngsters have been irreversibly harmed, and hundreds are complicit, not simply medics, however the celeb mouthpieces, unquestioning media, and cynical firms,” she added later.
Rowling went on to deal with the motion as a scandal whose “penalties” will probably be felt for many years and additional doubled down on her criticism of its supporters.
She stated, “You probably did all you could possibly to impede and misrepresent analysis. You tried to bully folks out of their jobs for opposing you. Younger folks have been experimented on, left infertile and in ache.”
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The Writer Took A Jab At The ‘Harry Potter’ Lead Stars
In a current put up on X, Rowling appeared to take intention at Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint over their vocal opposition to her remarks about trans folks.
It started with a put up that requested, “What actor/actress immediately ruins a film for you?”
Rowling then responded with a cryptic comment, quoting the put up and writing, “Three guesses… sorry, that was irresistible.”
She additionally added three laughing emojis to her remark, which has since garnered over 69k likes and 22 million views on the social media platform.
