The CEO of HBO stated J.Ok. Rowling is “entitled” to her personal opinions on trans rights.
The community has confronted backlash from followers over working with the creator on a brand new “Harry Potter” sequence due to her transphobic views, which she often posts about on-line. CEO Casey Bloys stated final week he doesn’t “often” monitor Rowling’s social media accounts, and HBO working together with her is nothing new.
“I’ve said this before, but the decision to be in business with J.K. Rowling is not new for us,” Bloys stated on an episode of the podcast “The Town with Matthew Belloni.” “We’ve been in business for 25 years. We already have a show on HBO from J.K. Rowling called ‘C.B. Strike’ that we do with the BBC. I think it’s pretty clear those are her personal political views. She’s entitled to them. ‘Harry Potter’ is not being secretly infused with anything, and she’s entitled to those views and I think people are pretty clear that she’s entitled to them, and if you want to debate her, you can go on Twitter.”
Since 2019, Rowling has been open about her transphobic views. In 2020, she mocked an article that used the inclusive phrase “people who menstruate,” saying “if sex isn’t real, the lived reality of women globally is erased.” Later that yr, she revealed an essay on her web site on why she’s been outspoken about gender, writing that she is “worried about the new trans activism.”
Rowling has solely turn into much more outspoken since. Actors and celebrities have spoken out in opposition to her, together with Daniel Radcliffe, who performed Harry Potter within the “Harry Potter” films. Most lately, actor Pedro Pascal referred to as out Rowling for seemingly gloating concerning the U.Ok. Supreme Court docket’s ruling excluding transgender ladies from the definition of ladies.
“Awful disgusting SHIT is exactly right,” Pascal commented on an Instagram video about Rowling. “Heinous LOSER behavior.”
Bloys stated on the podcast that neither Pascal, who stars in HBO’s “The Last of Us,” nor every other HBO expertise has stated something concerning the community working with Rowling.
