[Opinion] That Viral J.K. Rowling Quote Praising Paapa Essiedu's Snape in 'Harry Potter' TV Show? It's Completely Fake
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Fake J.K. Rowling Quote About Paapa Essiedu’s Snape Casting Spreads Online, Then Gets Debunked
A quote attributed to J.K. Rowling praising Paapa Essiedu’s performance as Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series circulated widely on social media this week — but the quote is fabricated, and Rowling never said it. The fabricated statement claimed Rowling had called Essiedu “brilliant” in his early scenes and predicted he would “win...
On May 9, 2024, British actor Paapa Essiedu attended the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) ceremony, co-hosted by British Vogue and Netflix. (John Phillips/Getty Images for British Vogue)
That Viral J.K. Rowling Quote Praising Paapa Essiedu's Snape in 'Harry Potter' TV Show? It's Completely Fake
Few casting decisions in recent memory have generated as much sustained debate as Paapa Essiedu’s selection to play Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming ‘Harry Potter‘ series. Ever since the British actor’s casting was first reported, fans have split into camps over everything from faithfulness to the books’ physical descriptions to broader questions about diversity in...
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