{"id":6673,"date":"2026-04-04T11:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/harry-potter-john-lithgow-says-j-k-rowlings-trans-views-have-been-misrepresented-the-hollywood-reporter\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:43:22","slug":"harry-potter-john-lithgow-says-j-k-rowlings-trans-views-have-been-misrepresented-the-hollywood-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/harry-potter-john-lithgow-says-j-k-rowlings-trans-views-have-been-misrepresented-the-hollywood-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Harry Potter\u2019: John Lithgow Says J.K. Rowling\u2019s Trans Views Have Been \u201cMisrepresented\u201d – The Hollywood Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Dumbledore actor says Rowling’s views have been “twisted and misrepresented,” and the author has “doubled down at her own cost.”
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy \tJames Hibberd<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
Writer-at-Large
\tHarry Potter<\/a> and Philosopher’s Stone<\/em> star John Lithgow<\/a> is once again clarifying his views on J.K. Rowling<\/a>.
\tThe actor, who plays Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming HBO series, spoke to The New Yorker Radio Hour<\/a><\/em> last week about the fantasy author, who has been widely criticized for her trans views.
\tExplaining why he took on the role, the 80-year-old actor said, “There was everything attractive about the job and job security into my late years. You know, you don’t ignore those issues. The whole subject of Rowling’s imputed prejudice, it came up sort of after everything was already underway. I’d already said yes.” \t<\/p>\n

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