Harry Potter's Rupert Grint Shares His Thoughts On JK Rowling
Actor Rupert Grint, who fans may know better as Ron Weasley from the beloved Harry Potter franchise, recently sat down for an interview to express his somewhat polarizing thoughts on J.K. Rowling, the woman who launched his career.
Grint practically grew up on the Harry Potter set, having been cast at just the age of 11. He went on to star in all eight films of the series, meaning he spent his formative, adolescent years on a film set, with a whole new meaning of pressure attached to him. Teenage years are tricky enough for anybody, let alone being a spectacle for the world to watch. Grint and the rest of the trio, former castmates Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, recently came back together for the first time since the last film was released back in 2011 for the reunion, Return to Hogwarts.
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It’s evident in the reunion that the three young childhood stars formed a deep, intimate bond due to the unique circumstances they all found themselves in with managing fame. They were each other’s only reference points to an unparalleled experience of being a part of such an iconic franchise such as Harry Potter. The three actors are clearly kin, arguably having created their own chosen family amongst one another. Now, in an interview with The Times, Grint revealed that he views Rowling in a similar sort of light, despite the intense controversy the author has been under for spreading transphobic messages and agendas onto her social media. Rowling didn’t stop there though, she took it even further and published a disturbing, hateful essay titled “J.K. Rowling Writes About Her Reason For Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues.”
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