David Tennant Wishes J.K. Rowling ‘No Ill Will,’ But Hope She Will ‘Get Out of People’s Way’ In the Transgender Community: ‘Let People Be’
David Tennant is standing up against Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.
In a report from The Guardian, Tennant, who starred in 2005’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” shared his thoughts about Rowling while answering questions about the author asked by a group of neurodivergent individuals on ITV’s “The Assembly.”
He said, “J.K. Rowling is a wonderful author who’s created brilliant stories, and I wish her no ill will, but I hope that we can all as a society, just let people be. Just get out of people’s way.”
In the same interview, Tennant compared the treatment of transgender people in the current age to a 1988 policy by the UK government that prohibited local authorities from promoting homosexuality.
He continued, “We look back on that now as a medieval, absurd thing to try and say, and I think the way the transgender community is being...
In a report from The Guardian, Tennant, who starred in 2005’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” shared his thoughts about Rowling while answering questions about the author asked by a group of neurodivergent individuals on ITV’s “The Assembly.”
He said, “J.K. Rowling is a wonderful author who’s created brilliant stories, and I wish her no ill will, but I hope that we can all as a society, just let people be. Just get out of people’s way.”
In the same interview, Tennant compared the treatment of transgender people in the current age to a 1988 policy by the UK government that prohibited local authorities from promoting homosexuality.
He continued, “We look back on that now as a medieval, absurd thing to try and say, and I think the way the transgender community is being...
- 4/27/2025
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