Keira Knightley says she was unaware of ‘Harry Potter’ audiobook boycott
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Actress Keira Knightley said she was “unaware” of fans’ calls to boycott the new “Harry Potter” Full Cast audiobooks and was “very sorry.”
Knightley said: “I wasn’t aware of that, no. I’m so sorry.” said decision maker When asked about calls to boycott Rowling.
Some “Harry Potter” fans have called for a boycott of new audiobooks because of author JK Rowling’s views on transgender issues. Rowling has been an outspoken critic of transgender ideology and an advocate for women who she says have been harmed as a result. Rowling’s stance made her the target of fierce criticism and caused a rift between her and the cast of the “Harry Potter” films.
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Keira Knightley said she was unaware of calls for a boycott of the “Harry Potter” audiobook series. (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
Emma Watson, who plays Hermione Granger in the film series, made a veiled criticism of Rowling in 2020 after the author began speaking against transgender ideology. Rowling criticized a report that referred to women as “menstruating people” in a viral post on her former Twitter handle, X.
“I want my trans followers to know that I, and so many people around the world, see you, respect you, and love you for who you are,” Watson said in response to Rowling at the time.
In a September podcast appearance, Watson said he was still “a treasure trove.”[s]“Rowling, despite her differing views on transgender issues.
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Some fans are calling for a boycott of the series due to JK Rowling’s views on transgender issues. (Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
“I truly don’t believe that having had this experience and having the love, support and views that I have, means that I can’t care for and value Jo. [Rowling]and the person with whom I have had personal experiences, I will never believe that one negates the other and that I cannot keep and value my experiences with that person. I just don’t think it’s either or,” Watson said on the “On Purpose” podcast.
Rowling responded to X, making it clear that she was in no mood for compromise. He rubbished a claim by an
“Celebrities who align with a movement aimed at eroding women’s hard-won rights and use their platforms to support the transition of minors may not apologize for traumatized transitioners and vulnerable women dependent on single-sex spaces,” Rowling wrote.
JK Rowling and Emma Watson recently exchanged views on the author’s views on transgender issues. (Arnold Jerocki/GC Images)
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Chris Columbus, director of the first two “Harry Potter” movies, also called out Rowling in an interview in September. He said he wished he could direct a film adaptation of Rowling’s play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” but his differences with the cast made that “impossible.”
“I haven’t spoken to Ms. Rowling in nearly a decade, so I have no idea what’s going on with her, but I’ve been in very close contact with Daniel Radcliffe and just spoke to him a few days ago. I still have a great relationship with all the kids in the cast,” Columbus said. Times of London.
Knightley, who will voice Professor Umbridge in the audiobooks, expressed her hope that “we can all respect it.” He gave no indication that he would join the boycott.
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“You know, I think we’re all living in a time right now where we have to figure out how to live together, right? And we all have very different ideas. I hope we can all find respect,” Knightley said.
