Warner Bros. defended JK Rowling, who is increasingly scrutinizing her position on women’s rights and gender.
On the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, it jumped to the side of the author after Sky News reporters were prevented from asking Tom Felton about rolling.
Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movie, sits silently when asked about the absence of rolling on his wedding anniversary, as a third-party PR said “Please ask the next question” off-screen. Was there.
After being asked why the line of questions was shortened, a third-party PR team said:
However, Warner Bros. confessed this statement, telling MailOnline that it was “totally wrong,” and that the studio would work with “one of the best storytellers in the world” in both the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series. “I’m proud,” he said. 20 years.
Warner Bros. defends JK Rowling (taken at the world premiere of the movie Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumble Dolls in London in March), which is increasingly scrutinizing her position on women’s rights and gender. Did
Harry Potter Tom Felton was staring vaguely after a reporter asked him to comment on JK Rowling’s absence during the anniversary celebration.
JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, published 25 years ago
Felton was interviewed on the camera this week for a special feature on Warner Bros. Studios Mandrakes and Magical Creatures when a blunder happened.
In an interview, Sky’s Claire Gregory said:
“We talk and hear from you. JK obviously now has something like a backseat. Is it strange that she’s doing something like this?”
But before the 34-year-old star gave an answer, I heard an off-screen spokeswoman saying, “Please ask the next question.”
When the reporter was forced to laugh and respond, Felton vaguely tinkered with his hands: “OK.”
Earlier this week, a third-party PR said on Monday that asking Felton about JK Rowling “feels irrelevant,” despite a chat about the author’s first book release.
However, Warner Bros., who recently collaborated with the author on Harry Potter movies and the Fantastic Beasts franchise to unveil the secrets of Dumble Doll and is planning more movies from Wizarding World, hit these comments.
After being contacted on Monday, a Warner Bros. Studios Tour London spokesman told MailOnline today: ‘Warner Bros. has enjoyed a creative, productive and fulfilling partnership with JK Rowling for the past 20 years.
“She is one of the best storytellers in the world and we are proud to be the studio to bring her visions, characters and stories to life now and in the coming decades.
Felton Taken at Fantastic Beasts World Premiere: The Secret of Dumble Doll in March
“On Monday, a statement was released by a third-party media agency that appeared to be contrary to this view. The statement was completely wrong, and Warner Bros. Studios Tour London said it was the media event of the day. I regret what happened as part.
JK Rowling, the mastermind of Harry Potter’s seven best-selling books, is closely monitored for her position on women’s rights and gender.
The author believes that in some situations women and girls have the right to use separate spaces for men and women and should put her in the center of the transphobia line for the past few years.
Rolling, 56, faced transphobia accusations after ridiculing an online article in June 2020 that used the term “menstruating people” instead of “women.”
She later protected herself from claims with a passionate essay, but has since been criticized by some.
Writer JK Rowling has faced transphobia accusations in recent years over her beliefs about women and girls.
Felton was interviewed on the camera this week at Warner Bros. Studios’ Mandrakes and Magical Creatures (as seen in the photo) feature when a blunder happened.
Felton plays Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
In a post-interview article with Tom Felton, Sky News said:
Earlier this year, Attorney Surah Braverman praised JK Rowling for her views on transgender issues. She states that the school does not need to snoop on students looking at themselves with different birth genders.
Minister Tory added that Harry Potter’s author is a “heroine” for campaigning women-only spaces for born women, and schools should be able to treat all children by birth gender. rice field.
She said the school should not speak to transgender students with the pronouns they chose or allow them to wear uniforms of different genders.
She added that the school has the right to treat all children by their birth gender, as children under the age of 18 cannot legally change their gender.
The Attorney General also told the Times that Rolling, who has been heavily criticized for her views on gender, is “very brave and very courageous” and “on her side” on the trance issue.