"I'm very sad about this whole situation." Daniel Radcliffe said that he has not communicated with JK Rowling for a long time and is not obliged to support her amid statements that the writer will never forgive him and Emma Watson
“Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe, in an interview with the Atlantic, for the first time commented on his attitude towards JK Rowling amid a conflict with the writer. Previously, Rowling said that she would never forgive Radcliffe and Emma Watson for speaking out against her when she began to be bullied.
According to Radcliffe, he respects Rowling for creating the Harry Potter universe. “Obviously, Harry Potter would not have existed without her. And in my life, perhaps nothing would have turned out the way it does now, without this person. But this does not mean that you are now beholden to someone for the rest of your life when choosing your own views,” said the actor.
He added that he had not communicated with Rowling in recent years. “I feel very sad about this whole situation because I remember the person I once met, the time we spent together, the books she wrote and the universe she created all resonate with me.” .
The conflict between Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson with JK Rowling arose after the writer released a series of tweets in 2020 that caused a stir in society and the press. She commented on an article that used the term "people who menstruate", for which she was accused of transphobia and called for "cancellation": there were rumors that she was not invited to the filming of the film "Harry Potter 20 Years Later: Return to Hogwarts". The writer herself says that there was an invitation, but she declined it.
Unlike some of the franchise's other actors, including Ralph Fiennes and Jason Isaacs, Radcliffe and Watson criticized the writer. So, Radcliffe said that if this is Joan's opinion, then it does not coincide with the opinion of everyone associated with the Harry Potter franchise. I really realized the connection to Harry Potter and all that stuff. Many people found solace in these books and films when they felt rejected by their family or lived in hiding." However, he noted that this was not a quarrel between him and the writer personally, but a clash of opinions.