{"id":41325,"date":"2025-09-24T20:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/41325\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:27:09","slug":"emma-watson-addresses-j-k-rowling-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/41325\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Watson Addresses J.K. Rowling Feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Emma Watson<br \/>\n                          I May Disagree With J.K. Rowling &#8230;<br \/>\n                          But I Still Have Love For Her!<\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published September 24, 2025 11:17 AM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250924_7bac8d4aad3249a182f9aec031ed81a3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41bda363-6a7c-453a-ad71-f5cf2d587d0e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7bac8d4aad3249a182f9aec031ed81a3_md.jpg\" alt=\"emma watson jk rowling main getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/emma-watson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emma Watson<\/a> still has love in her heart for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/j-k-rowling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">J.K. Rowling<\/a> &#8230; even after the &#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; author has publicly dissed her and her costars over their public support of transgender rights.<\/p>\n<p>Emma, who famously played Hermione Granger in the renowned film series, appeared on the &#8220;On Purpose With Jay Shetty&#8221; podcast Wednesday and addressed the seemingly tense relationship between herself and JKR, noting &#8230; &#8220;I think it&#8217;s my deepest wish that I hope people who don&#8217;t agree with my opinion will love me and I hope I can keep loving people who I don&#8217;t necessarily share the same opinion with.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added that although she has differing views from the controversial author, she still cherishes the favorable experiences she had with JK growing up.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As you know, JKR has been outspoken about her disdain for the transgender rights movement &#8230; and last year said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/04\/11\/jk-rowling-wont-forgive-daniel-radcliffe-emma-watson-trans-support\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">people shouldn&#8217;t hold their breath<\/a> that she&#8217;ll forgive Emma or her co-star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/daniel-radcliffe\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Radcliffe<\/a> for supporting the community.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250924_a6ace3a50aa44bedadd79fed3f714b35\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:41bda363-6a7c-453a-ad71-f5cf2d587d0e\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a6ace3a50aa44bedadd79fed3f714b35_md.jpg\" alt=\"emma watson harry potter sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite such public blows, Emma told Jay she would be open to having a conversation with JKR, and said she&#8217;s most upset a conversation &#8220;was never made possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Daniel has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/05\/01\/daniel-radcliffe-respond-jk-rowling-transgender-harry-potter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">addressed his broken relationship with JK<\/a>, saying last year that all the discourse makes him &#8220;really sad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also doubled down on his support for the LGBTQ+ community, just as Emma has.<\/p>\n<p>Their fellow &#8216;HP&#8217; star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rupert-grint\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rupert Grint<\/a> has confirmed his alliance with the trans community as well &#8230; though seemed less impacted by the drama when he called JKR his &#8220;auntie&#8221; in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Watson I May Disagree With J.K. 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