Harry Potter author JK Rowling has made it clear that if (for some reason) Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson begged her for forgiveness for their support of trans rights, they should 'save their apologies'.
The outspoken writer, 58, told fans she wasn't interested in burying the hatchet with stars Radcliffe and Watson after they criticised her controversial views on transgender rights.
The multi-millionaire let rip at the the Brit actors on social media as she slammed celebrities who 'cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women's hard-won rights'.
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Rowling shared her reaction to the release of an independent review of the NHS' gender identity services for children and youngsters in the UK, which was conducted over four years by Dr. Hilary Cass.
But while detailing her anger at the varying responses to the review, she ended up discussing her now non-existent relationships with the stars of the Harry Potter series.
Rowling has long been accused of being transphobic online and previously shared a link to an article titled 'Opinion: Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate' in June 2020.
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She appeared to be making light of peoples efforts to be more inclusive to the trans community as she wrote alongside the post: "'People who menstruate’. I’m sure there used to be a word for those people. Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?"
Harry Potter lead actor Radcliffe spoke out in support of the trans community, apologising for the 'pain' which the author had caused for people while also penning an essay for LGBTQ+ organization, The Trevor Project.
His co-star Watson also voiced her love for the community while telling her trans followers that she and 'so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are'.
In a rant on X on 10 April, Rowling explained she was 'bloody angry' about the findings of Cass' review, which she described as 'the most robust review of the medical evidence for transitioning children that's ever been conducted'.
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The author said the findings showed 'kids have been irreversibly harmed', adding: "Thousands are complicit, not just medics, but the celebrity mouthpieces, unquestioning media and cynical corporations."
A social media user responded to her post: "Just waiting for Dan and Emma to give you a very public apology ... safe in the knowledge that you will forgive them ..."
Rowling then sniped back at the stars in her reply, while making it clear she won't just let bygones be bygones.
She added: "Not safe, I'm afraid. Celebs who cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women's hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors can save their apologies for traumatised detransitioners and vulnerable women reliant on single-sex spaces."
What the other Harry Potter stars have said about JK Rowling and her comments on the trans community
Rupert Grint
The Ron actor said in a statement in 2020: "I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers. Trans women are women. Trans men are men."
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He added in an interview with the Times two years later: "I liken JK Rowling to an auntie. I don’t necessarily agree with everything my auntie says, but she’s still my auntie. It’s a tricky one."
Ralph Fiennes
The Voldemort actor told The New York Times in 2022: "The verbal abuse directed at her is disgusting, it’s appalling.
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"I can understand a viewpoint that might be angry at what she says about women. But it’s not some obscene, uber-right-wing fascist. It’s just a woman saying, ‘I’m a woman and I feel I’m a woman and I want to be able to say that I’m a woman.’"
Harry Melling
Melling, who played Dudley Dursley, told the Independent in 2022: "I can only speak for myself, and what I feel, to me, is very simple, which is that transgender women are women and transgender men are men."
Evanna Lynch
Lynch played Luna Lovegood in the films and told the Telegraph: "I just felt that her character has always been to advocate for the most vulnerable members of society. The problem is that there’s a disagreement over who’s the most vulnerable.
"I do wish people would just give her more grace and listen to her."
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