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HBO Says ‘Harry Potter’ Series Will ‘Benefit’ From J.K. Rowling’s Involvement: She ‘Has the Right to Express Her Personal Views’ (variety.com)

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HBO defended J.K. Rowling's involvement in its upcoming "Harry Potter" TV series, emphasizing her creative contributions and her right to express personal views despite controversy over her anti-trans statements.

Rowling's outspoken gender-related beliefs have deeply divided the Harry Potter fanbase, with some advocating for boycotts and others finding ways to reconcile their love for the franchise while opposing her views.

Despite fan backlash and fractured enthusiasm, the "Wizarding World" franchise remains commercially strong, and Rowling appears unfazed by criticism, continuing to focus on her advocacy and involvement in the new series.

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (4 children)

Well, yeah, she has a right to free expression.

We have the right to ostracise her and anyone espousing the kind of bigotry she expresses. That's up to and including HBO or it's affiliates

But, separate from that, her involvement is a disappointment on quality level. As much as I love the books and goddess movies, the woman is a mid tier writer. Which is still better than most people, but if she's influencing production decisions along her established works, then the new stuff will be just as flawed as the old because she's run out of new ideas and is coasting. She's neither necessary nor useful to a series based on an established set of books

[–] mmmmmsoup 2 points 4 weeks ago

Howard’s legacy is proof the franchise does better left to super fans without her involvement

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