00:00It's my deepest wish that I hope people who don't agree with my opinion will love me and I hope I can keep loving people who I don't necessarily share the same opinion with.
00:11Things are getting hairy once again between Emma Watson and J.K. Rowling.
00:16The Harry Potter creator clapped back at the former child star, calling her ignorant following this viral podcast appearance.
00:22On an episode of Jay Shetty's On Purpose, Watson surprised many when she broke her silence amid a years-long rift with Rowling over the author's anti-trans views.
00:33She said she is grateful for the memories she has with Rowling, still loves her, and despite their political differences, treasures their time together.
00:42On TikTok, one user wrote,
00:43This is literally how adult Hermione would respond, perfectly nuanced and generous.
00:49However, Rowling had a much different reaction to the viral interview.
00:54The following day, she retweeted a video spoofing Watson's high-road response.
00:58Though seemingly incompatible, those two things can exist at the same time, which is why I love this incredibly diverse world that we live in.
01:12But Rowling didn't stop there.
01:14A few days later, she posted a scathing, lengthy response on X, writing,
01:18Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame,
01:24Emma has so little experience of real life, she's ignorant of how ignorant she is.
01:29I wasn't a multi-millionaire at 14.
01:32I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous.
01:36I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women's rights,
01:41in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated, means to women and girls without her privileges.
01:46Their feud dates back to 2020, when Rowling penned a controversial anti-trans essay.
01:53The stars of the $7 billion Harry Potter film franchise, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson,
01:59spoke out against it, and Rowling has said she would never forgive them for it.
02:03She claims their criticism led to death, rape, and torture threats at the time.
02:08Rowling has become the global face of a controversial wing of the women's rights movement,
02:13pejoratively called TERFs, which stands for Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists.
02:18Rowling reportedly bankrolled the group 4WomenScotland,
02:22an organization that was victorious in a 2025 UK Supreme Court case.
02:27The judgment ruled British transgender women should not be considered women.
02:31In response, Rowling posted a photo of herself smoking a cigar
02:35and holding a glass of wine on her yacht, with the caption,
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