Author slams star of book’s film adaptation. ‘She’s ignorant of how ignorant she is.’

British author J.K. Rowling recently had scathing criticism for the arguably the biggest actress from the movies her books inspired.

Rowling, 60, posted a lengthy statement to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning that took aim at former “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson, who has been critical of Rowling’s anti-transgender rhetoric.

“Like other people who’ve never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she’s ignorant of how ignorant she is,” Rowling said about the 35-year-old Watson on X.

Watson, who played Hermoine Granger in the franchise’s film series, shared last week on Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast that she wished to make amends with Rowling after criticizing Rowling’s anti-transgender remarks in 2020.

Rowling didn’t sound interested in making amends.

“I wasn’t a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous,” Rowling’s post read. “I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women’s rights in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated means to women and girls without her privileges.”

Rowling previously said that she would never forgive Watson and “Harry Potter” co-star Daniel Radcliffe for their response to her anti-transgender remarks. Many actors from the franchise have distanced themselves from Rowling for the same reason.

The author claimed the Watson and Radcliffe’s opposing stances fueled “death, rape and torture threats” at the time.

“Emma is rightly free to disagree with me and indeed to discuss her feelings about me in public — but I have the same right, and I’ve finally decided to exercise it,” Rowling wrote.

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