Harry Potter autho r JK Rowling has released a lengthy statement on X, in which she levels several paragraphs of criticism at former child star Emma Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the original film series.

Last week, during an interview with podcaster Jay Shetty, Watson addressed the difference in views between herself and Rowling when it came to transgender rights.

Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the film adaptations of Rowling’s Harry Potter stories, said a conversation with the author about trans equality was “never made possible” but she still hoped that she could “keep loving people who I don’t necessarily share the same opinion with”.

In response, JK Rowling wrote a long post on X, slamming Emma Watson’s comments in the podcast interview.

In it, she accuses Watson

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