Grint: Rowling is like an aunt I don’t agree with
RuPERT Grint has likened JK Rowling to an aunt who he doesn’t ‘necessarily agree with’ over her views on trans people.
The Harry Potter star, who played Ron Weasley, was among those who had spoken out against Miss Rowling when she voiced concerns last year that biological women were being put at risk in favour of trans rights.
Grint, 33, told The Sunday Times: ‘I liken JK Rowling to an auntie. I don’t necessarily agree with everything my auntie says, but she’s still my auntie. It’s a tricky one.’
The 56-year-old author was absent from the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Reunion released earlier this month – but the film’s cast said her statements about gender were not responsible.
Miss Rowling has been vilified by trans activists for her comments.