‘No One Said Don’t Come’: JK Rowling On Her Absence From Harry Potter Reunion

London: Harry Potter writer JK Rowling has lastly damaged her silence over her non-presence within the Harry Potter Reunion particular, “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts”. She said that it was her alternative to not seem within the present that aired on January 1. According to The Hollywood Reporter, in an interview on Saturday as a part of Graham Norton’s ‘Radio Show Podcast’, which airs on Virgin Radio UK, the Harry Potter writer clarified her absence past archival footage in ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts’.Also Read – ‘You Are Next’: Harry Potter Author JK Rowling Receives Death Threat After Condemning Attack On Salman Rushdie

The reunion particular featured Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson the main stars of the flicks, together with filmmaker Chris Columbus and different forged members. Also Read – David Warner, Emmy-Winning English Actor, Dies At 80

In a clip from the podcast, Rowling famous that regardless of hypothesis, she was requested to take part within the reunion and that “no one said don’t come.” She stated, “Yeah, I was asked to be on that and I decided I didn’t want to do it. Thought it was about the films more than the books, you know, quite rightly. I mean, that was what the anniversary was about.” Also Read – First in India! Tamil Nadu Couple to Host Harry Potter-Themed Wedding Reception in Metaverse | Watch

After it was confirmed that Rowling wouldn’t seem for the reunion as a part of the retrospective marking the ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ launch, her absence was speculated by many to be as a result of controversy round her feedback about transgender individuals which have been condemned by plenty of LGBTQ+ rights teams, together with GLAAD, the Human Rights Coalition and The Trevor Project.

Though the star writer had not beforehand commented on her absence, sources instructed Entertainment Weekly that her crew believed the writer’s archived feedback which had been proven within the reunion “were adequate” and in addition denied that Rowling’s feedback in regards to the trans neighborhood performed an element in her determination to not seem.

Several of the Harry Potter stars like Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have opposed Rowling’s views and made public statements in opposition to them. Other actors, like Ralph Fiennes and Robbie Coltrane, have come out with statements supporting Rowling.

Earlier this month, Salman Rushdie, who confronted Islamist loss of life threats for years after writing ‘The Satanic Verses’, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident recognized as Hadi Matar, on stage throughout a literary occasion of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York. As Rowling has condemned the assault on Twitter, one of many feedback on her submit stated, “Don’t worry you are next”. Rowling had reported the submit to Twitter and later stated that police in Scotland had been investigating the matter.