'Harry Potter' Star John Lithgow Can’t Understand All The J.K. Rowling Backlash
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"Why is this a factor at all?" the actor, who is slated to play Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming show, said amid Rowling's anti-trans controversies.
John Lithgow admitted facing backlash from J.K. Rowling’s critics after he joined HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” TV series was not on his bingo card.
In a new interview with the Times of London, the actor revealed that he “absolutely” didn’t foresee the mounting criticisms aimed at him on social media, stemming from Rowling’s many anti-trans controversies.
“It was a big decision because it’s probably the last major role I’ll play,” said the 79-year-old actor, who is set to portray Albus Dumbledore in the show based on Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books. “It’s an eight-year commitment, so I was just thinking about mortality and that this is a very good winding-down role.”
Lithgow said he was first made aware of the disapproval surrounding Rowling after he received a text from “a very good friend who is the mother of a trans child.”
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