Overview

• Rowling posted an angry message on X criticizing Watson’s wealth and supposed lack of real‑life experience in response to Watson’s recent podcast remarks.
• She contrasted her own past poverty while writing Harry Potter and accused Watson of helping erode women’s rights, citing prisons and changing rooms as examples.
• On Jay Shetty’s podcast, Watson said she would not cancel Rowling and stressed a desire to keep talking despite disagreements, noting past frustration over the lack of dialogue.
• The public estrangement stems from years of dispute over transgender inclusion, with Watson—as well as Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint—supporting trans rights.
• Coverage notes that reporting on an HBO re‑adaptation and renewed discussion of child stardom have kept focus on the franchise and the former collaborators.