Keira Knightley says she was unaware of ‘Harry Potter’ audiobook boycott

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Actress Keira Knightley mentioned she was "not conscious" of fan calls to boycott the brand new "Harry Potter" Full Solid audiobooks and mentioned she was "very sorry."

"I used to be not conscious of that, no. I’m very sorry," Knightley told Decider when requested in regards to the calls to boycott Rowling.

Some "Harry Potter" followers had been calling for the brand new audiobooks to be boycotted as a result of creator J.Ok. Rowling’s views on transgender issues . Rowling has been an outspoken critic of transgender ideology and an advocate for ladies who she says have been harmed consequently. Rowling’s stance has made her the goal of fierce criticism, and has precipitated a rift between her and the forged of the "Harry Potter" movies.

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Keira Knightley mentioned she wasn't conscious of boycott requires the "Harry Potter" audiobook sequence. (Photograph by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Pictures)

Emma Watson, who performed Hermione Granger within the movie franchise, made a veiled criticism of Rowling in 2020 after the creator started speaking out in opposition to transgender ideology. Rowling criticized a information article that referred to ladies as "individuals who menstruate," in a submit that went viral on X, previously Twitter.

"I need my trans followers to know that I and so many different individuals world wide see you, respect you and love you for who you might be," Watson had posted, seemingly in response to Rowling, on the time.

In a September podcast appearance , Watson mentioned she nonetheless "treasure[s]" Rowling regardless of their differing views on transgender points.

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Some followers are calling to boycott the sequence as a result of JK Rowling’s views on transgender points. (Photograph by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Pictures)

"I actually don’t consider that by having had that have and holding the love and assist and views that I've, imply that I can’t and don’t treasure Jo [Rowling], and the individual that I had private experiences with, I'll by no means consider that one negates the opposite and that my experiences of that particular person, I don’t get to maintain and cherish. I simply don’t assume this stuff are either-or," Watson mentioned on the "On Objective" podcast.

Rowling responded on X, making it clear she was in no temper to reconcile. She shot down an X consumer’s rivalry that they had been assured she would in the future forgive Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, who performed the titular function and has additionally been important of Rowling’s views on transgenderism.

"Celebs who cozied as much as a motion intent on eroding ladies’s hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors can save their apologies for traumatized detransitioners and weak ladies reliant on single-sex areas," Rowling wrote.

JK Rowling and Emma Watson not too long ago exchanged phrases over the creator’s views on transgender points. (Arnold Jerocki/GC Pictures)

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The director of the primary two "Harry Potter" movies, Chris Columbus, additionally addressed Rowling in a September interview. He mentioned that he wished he may direct a movie adaptation of Rowling’s play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Baby" however that her variations with the forged made it "unimaginable."

"I haven’t spoken to Miss Rowling in a decade or so, so I don't know what’s occurring together with her, however I maintain very shut contact with Daniel Radcliffe and I simply spoke to him a number of days in the past. I nonetheless have an ideal relationship with all the children within the forged," Columbus instructed The Times of London .

Knightley, who will voice Professor Umbridge within the audiobooks, went on to specific her hope that "we are able to all discover respect." She didn't give any indication that she could be collaborating within the boycott.

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"You already know, I believe we’re all residing in a time period proper now the place we’re all going to have to determine the right way to stay collectively, aren’t we? And we’ve all bought very totally different opinions. I hope that we are able to all discover respect," Knightley mentioned.