J.K. Rowling has been the target of criticism since she posted transphobic tweets.

Despite creating the popular “Harry Potter” series, Rowling lost the majority of her readers and fans after demeaning LGBTQ people in her tweets.

The author was called out by cast members of the franchise, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. However, actor Ralph Fiennes, who played Lord Voldemort in four “Harry Potter” films, defended Rowling.

Fiennes called out those who hurled “disgusting and appalling” verbal abuse at Rowling in a new interview with The New York Times Magazine (via The Hollywood Reporter). Although he clarified that he could understand those who were offended by what she said – and continues to say – about genders, he chose to defend her.

He said:

“[She’s] not some obscene, über-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.’ And I understand where she’s coming from. Even though I’m not a woman.”

J.K. Rowling has been the target of criticism since she posted transphobic tweets.

Despite creating the popular “Harry Potter” series, Rowling lost most of her readers and fans after demeaning LGBTQ people in her tweets.

The author was called out by cast members of the franchise, including Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson. However, actor Ralph Fiennes defended Rowling, who played Lord Voldemort in four “Harry Potter” films.

Fiennes called out those who hurled “disgusting and appalling” verbal abuse at Rowling in a new interview with The New York Times Magazine (via The Hollywood Reporter). Although he clarified that he could understand those offended by what she said – and continues to say – about genders, he chose to defend her.

Rowling sparked outrage in 2020 when she “degraded” LGBTQ members and supporters for speaking out about them.

She posed a sarcastic and rhetorical question to her followers about what people should call menstruating women. She included a screenshot of an online op-ed article titled “Creating a More Equal Post-Covid-19 World for Menstruating People.”

Aside from that, “The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), along with “Harry Potter” cast members and fans, slammed her by retweeting a statement that said:

 “Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Non-binary people are non-binary. CC: JK Rowling.”