Paapa Essiedu: "I Don't Want to Talk About" JK Rowling
The Harry Potter star said trans people deserve respect and safety while declining to engage directly with J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans views.
7 Articles
7 Articles
Paapa Essiedu Doesn’t Want to Talk About J.K. Rowling But Says He Supports Trans People
In a new interview with Vanity Fair published on Tuesday, Harry Potter series star Paapa Essiedu made his support for transgender people very clear, but avoided directly addressing author and executive producer J.K. Rowling’s outspoken anti-trans views.Asked about the author, Essiedu, who will play Professor Severus Snape in the television reboot of the fantasy franchise, deflected, saying, “I don’t want to talk about Jo at all.”“I believe, in m…
Paapa Essiedu: "I don't want to talk about" JK Rowling
Paapa Essiedu, the actor stepping into the role of Severus Snape in HBO's forthcoming Harry Potter television series, has drawn a firm line on discussing author JK Rowling while reaffirming his support for the trans community.In a Vanity Fair profile published this week, Essiedu was asked about Rowling. His response was unequivocal: "I don't want to talk about Jo at all."The I May Destroy You star, who signed an open letter supporting transgende…
Snape Actor Paapa Essiedu Won't Discuss J.K. Rowling But Publicly Opposes Her Gender Views - Geeks + Gamers
HBO's upcoming Harry Potter television series has found itself at the center of yet another controversy, this time involving the actor playing Severus Snape and the woman responsible for creating the character in the first place. Paapa Essiedu, whose casting as a race-swapped Snape has already generated considerable backlash among longtime fans, has reaffirmed his […] The post Snape Actor Paapa Essiedu Won’t Discuss J.K. Rowling But Publicly Opp…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
