The Harry Potter actor behind Ron Weasley called the controversy around the writer “a tricky one.”
Harry PotteractorRupert Grintwrote about his relationship withJ.K.
Rowlingin a new op-ed published this weekend.

J.K. Rowling and Rupert Grint.Dave Hogan/Getty Images
“It’s a tricky one.”
Rowlingcontinuesto come under fire for the statements on trans people she’s made over the years.
“Trans women are women.
Trans men are men.
We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment.”
The actor later spoke withEsquirein 2021 about his decision to publicly address the matter.
“Sometimes silence is even louder.
I felt like I had to because I think it was important to,” he said.
Just out of kindness, and just respecting people.
I think it’s a valuable group that I think needs standing up for."
Rowling only appeared via archival footage shot in 2019.