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The Mary Sue
The Mary Sue
Rachel Leishman

Keira Knightley misses the point about JK Rowling and the problems she’s caused for ‘Harry Potter’

Actors love to justify working on anything Harry Potter related right now. While some are calling out the paychecks, others are pretending like they didn’t know JK Rowling is using all her wealth to hurt the trans community.

One such party is Keira Knightley, who was cast as Professor Umbridge in Audible’s “Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions,” faced pushback from fans for joining the series. Mainly because many have boycotted anything Potter related due to Rowling’s views. In recent years, she’s taken her wealth and used it to help fund pushes within the government to take away the rights from trans people in the U.K., effectively helping fund the war on trans rights.

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