Tom Felton has expressed support for the Harry Potter author JK Rowling, saying he is “not really attuned” to the controversy over Rowling’s gender-critical views.

Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the successful series of Harry Potter films, was asked directly about his position on the controversy by Variety at the Tony awards ceremony on Sunday. Felton said : “I can’t say it [impacts me], I’m not really that attuned to it.”

He added: “I have not seen anything bring the world together more than Potter. She’s responsible for that, so I’m incredibly grateful.”

Felton, who will play Malfoy in the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has previously made similar statements supportive of Rowling, telling the Times in 2022 that “no one has single-handedly done mo

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