At this point, it’s no secret that J.K. Rowling, author of the now-tainted Harry Potter series, is as transphobic as all get-out. While some celebrities (like Cynthia Nixon and Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe) have spoken out about Rowling’s incessant transphobia, others (like Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes and, um, Vladimir Putin) have come to her defense. The latest defender to enter the chat: Succession star Brian Cox.
“I don’t like the way she’s been treated, actually,” Cox said during a Jan. 15 appearance on BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, after being asked how he felt about the controversy surrounding Rowling’s anti-trans sentiments. “I think she’s entitled to her opinion; she’s entitled to say what she feels. As a woman, she’s very much entitled to say what she feels about her own body, and there’s nobody better to say that, as a woman. So I do feel people have been a bit high and mighty about their own attitude toward J.K. Rowling, frankly.”
