She informed Graham Norton throughout a Virgin Radio interview in August 2022: “I was requested to be on that, and I made a decision I didn’t need to do it. I assumed it was in regards to the movies greater than the books, you recognize? Fairly rightly, as that’s what the anniversary was about, so nobody mentioned, ‘Don’t come.’”
Graham Norton defends his determination to interview J.Ok. Rowling
In September 2022, Graham Norton spoke about having J.Ok. Rowling as a visitor on his radio present. He informed The Occasions that whereas he would not need to “air” her views, it isn’t his determination who seems on his present – and he would not assume you should not have conversations with these you disagree with.
Describing her views as “problematic”, he mentioned: “So I wouldn’t have her on to air her views. However she has the best to nonetheless wang on about her crime novel. The best factor can be to not have her on, however that didn’t appear proper.
“We must always discuss to those that we disagree with and I’d not additional any trigger by not having her on. She is going to nonetheless promote a gazillion books. Additionally, I bought an perception into her when she talked about having fun with the pub brawl side of Twitter. I assumed, ‘Oh, now I get it — you take pleasure in this.’”
Tom Felton says that J.Ok. Rowling did not have a lot involvement within the Harry Potter motion pictures
He informed The Unbiased in October 2022: “Initially, I don’t know sufficient in regards to the specifics of what anybody mentioned. My canine takes up far an excessive amount of time for me to enter such issues. I imply, the plain issues to say are that I’m pro-choice, pro-discussion, pro-human rights throughout the board, and pro-love. And something that’s not these issues, I don’t actually have a lot time for.”
Of Rowling, he mentioned: “She wasn’t a part of the filmmaking course of as a lot as some individuals would possibly assume. I feel I solely recall seeing her a few times on set.”
He did add, nonetheless: “Actually, with my pals, all of us have differing opinions on numerous issues, and we have fun our personal decisions. We actually don’t take any pleasure in placing crosshairs on individuals which will have mentioned issues that we disagree with.”
J.Ok. Rowling speaks out on the Gender Recognition Act reform in Scotland
In October 2022, J.Ok. Rowling backed protests over the Scottish gender invoice, which units out to make it simpler for individuals to be legally recognised as their most well-liked gender.
The brand new regulation units out that anybody aged 16 or over who has lived of their “acquired gender” for at the least three months can be eligible to use, and removes the necessity for a medical prognosis of gender dysphoria.
J.Ok. Rowling argued that the brand new regulation will have an effect on essentially the most susceptible ladies, writing on her web site: “In consequence, intact males who’re judged to have met the meagre necessities shall be thought of as ‘legitimate’ and entitled to protections as those that’ve had full intercourse reassignment surgical procedure, and extra male-bodied people will assert extra strongly a proper to be in ladies’s areas resembling public bogs, altering rooms, rape assist centres, home violence refuges, hospital wards and jail cells that have been hitherto reserved for girls.”
