Bel Powley, cast as Aunt Petunia in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, told The Telegraph she "strongly disagrees" with creator J.K. Rowling's views on gender, the latest actor on the project to distance herself from the woman who wrote the books. Powley, 34, made the remarks in an interview published Monday, months before the […] The post HBO's new Aunt Petunia publicly breaks with J.K. Rowling on gender before the show even airs appeared first on American Almanac .
Bel Powley, cast as Aunt Petunia in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, told The Telegraph she "strongly disagrees" with creator J.K. Rowling's views on gender, the latest actor on the project to distance herself from the woman who wrote the books. Powley, 34, made the remarks in an interview published Monday, months before the series is set to premiere on Christmas Day 2026. She did not elaborate on which specific statements by Rowling she objected to, but she offered a broad declaration of support for transgender activists. "I think that the trans community deserves safety and dignity and respect and total acceptance," Powley told The Telegraph. She also said she grew up reading the Harry Potter novels and loves "magic and…Open
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