J.K. Rowling Explains Why She Won’t Fire ‘Harry Potter’ Snape Actor Paapa Essiedu
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Logo textAre the wands coming out behind the scenes of HBO‘s Harry Potter reboot? J.K. Rowling has reacted to an article speculating about whether she will “sack” actor Paapa Essiedu, who has been cast in the upcoming series as Potions Professor Severus Snape.Last week, Essiedu — along with Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne and Harry Potter film series actor Katie Leung — signed an open letter along with more than 400 others which called upon the United Kingdom’s entertainment industry to commit to protecting the trans community after the U.K. Supreme Court ruled that trans women should not be recognized as women and that “sex” should legally mean biological sex.Related StoriesBusinessWarners Reverses Course: Changes Max's Name Back to HBO MaxTVJohn Oliver Mocks Trump Over Comments About Girls and What Ages They Play With DollsInitially, Rowling seemed to only vaguely and possibly reference the Harry Potter actors in a post on X on Sunday where the author criticized petition signers...