Overview

• Rowling posted more than 600 words on X criticizing Watson’s views on transgender rights and describing the actress as “ignorant of how ignorant she is.”
• She revealed a one‑sentence handwritten note from Watson reading “I’m so sorry for what you’re going through,” saying it arrived after a BAFTA moment she viewed as pouring “more petrol on the flames.”
• Rowling argued Watson’s wealth and fame insulate her from issues facing many women, citing examples such as homeless shelters, mixed‑sex hospital wards and public changing rooms.
• She said Watson and Daniel Radcliffe have acted as “de facto spokespeople” for the Harry Potter universe and asserted they feel entitled to publicly critique her.
• Rowling framed her position as defending sex‑based women’s rights and noted the actors’ public support for trans rights, and outlets reported no immediate response from Watson to the new post.