Helena Bonham Carter has spoken out in defense of longtime collaborator Johnny Depp and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, addressing recent controversies involving the actor and writer.
Rowling has been condemned in recent years for comments that have been labeled “transphobic” by critics and activists. The 56-year-old actress said the treatment of Rowling has been “horrendous.”
“I think she has been hounded,” Bonham Carter told the Times of London, speaking of the backlash against Rowling. “It’s been taken to the extreme, the judgmentalism of people.”
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In the interview, Bonham Carter said Rowling’s opinions are formed from “trauma,” referencing a 2020 essay in which Rowling revealed she is a “domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor.”
“You don’t all have to agree on everything,” the actress said. “That would be insane and boring.”
Bonham Carter also discussed her former costar Depp...
Rowling has been condemned in recent years for comments that have been labeled “transphobic” by critics and activists. The 56-year-old actress said the treatment of Rowling has been “horrendous.”
“I think she has been hounded,” Bonham Carter told the Times of London, speaking of the backlash against Rowling. “It’s been taken to the extreme, the judgmentalism of people.”
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died This Year!
In the interview, Bonham Carter said Rowling’s opinions are formed from “trauma,” referencing a 2020 essay in which Rowling revealed she is a “domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor.”
“You don’t all have to agree on everything,” the actress said. “That would be insane and boring.”
Bonham Carter also discussed her former costar Depp...
- 12/5/2022
- by Miranda Dipaolo
- Uinterview
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