TV 6 days ‘SNL’ Weekend Update: Dobby the House Elf ‘Defends’ J.K. Rowling’s Stance on Trans People, Colin Jost Jokes Tilly Norwood Met With ‘AI Harvey Weinstein’
Film 2 weeks Emma Watson Opens Up About J.K. Rowling Rift: ‘I Hope I Can Keep Loving People Who I Don’t Necessarily Share the Same Opinion With’
Film 1 month Original Director Chris Columbus Says It’s ‘Impossible’ to Return to ‘Harry Potter’ Because ‘It’s Gotten So Complicated With All the Political Stuff’: ‘Never Going to Happen’
TV 4 months Pedro Pascal Called Out J.K. Rowling’s ‘Heinous Loser Behavior’ Over Anti-Trans Law Because ‘Bullies Make Me F—ing Sick’: ‘I Want to Protect the People I Love’
TV 4 months J.K. Rowling Raves About HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series After Working ‘Closely’ With the Writers: ‘I’ve Read the First Two Episodes. They Are So, So Good’
TV 5 months J.K. Rowling Says ‘I Wouldn’t’ Fire Paapa Essiedu From HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ for Supporting Trans Rights: ‘I Don’t Have the Power’ and ‘Wouldn’t Exercise It If I Did’
TV 6 months John Lithgow Says He ‘Absolutely’ Didn’t Expect Any J.K. Rowling Backlash After Joining HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series: ‘Why Is This a Factor?’
Music 6 months David Tennant Wishes J.K. Rowling ‘No Ill Will,’ But Hope She Will ‘Get Out of People’s Way’ In the Transgender Community: ‘Let People Be’
Film 6 months Pedro Pascal Slams J.K. Rowling as a ‘Heinous Loser’ for Anti-Trans Rhetoric, Supports ‘Harry Potter’ Boycott
TV 11 months HBO Says ‘Harry Potter’ Series Will ‘Benefit’ From J.K. Rowling’s Involvement: She ‘Has the Right to Express Her Personal Views’