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JK Rowling calls Emma Watson 'ignorant' after cancellation comment

J.K. Rowling accused Emma Watson of ignorance over transgender rights and criticized her for fueling online abuse despite a private note of sympathy, intensifying their public feud.

  • On Monday, J.K. Rowling, the author, called Emma Watson, actress , `ignorant` in an almost 700-word post on X.
  • Rowling's long-standing criticism of transgender activism since the 2020 controversy includes resenting Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe as 'de facto spokespeople' for her created world.
  • She revealed that Watson sent a one-line 2022 note saying `I'm so sorry for what you're going through`, while Watson recently said on Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast she `loved and treasured` Rowling.
  • Actors including Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have stepped back from public exchanges, while Rowling's Women's Fund supports legal cases defending 'sex-based rights'.
  • In the wider context, observers say the escalation highlights how polarised the gender and women's rights debate has become, especially after Rowling called the UK Supreme Court ruling 'TERF VE Day'.
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Cd. of Mexico.- J. K. Rowling called Emma Watson an "ignorant," after the actress declared that she still feels affection for the writer and refuses to "cancel her," despite not sharing her views on gender identity. Through social media, Rowling said that her feelings for her "old friend" changed when Watson, according to her, "slapped wood into the fire" amid the threats she received for her controversial statements about trans activism. "Like …

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British success author J.K. Rowling has voiced clear criticism of actress Emma Watson. Watson has been public on several occasions in the past ... The post Has publicly poured oil into the fire for criticism of transideology: J.K. Rowling excludes reconciliation with Emma Watson from appeared first on Apollo News.

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France24 broke the news in France on Monday, September 29, 2025.
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