Author of the hit series, “Harry Potter,” J.K Rowling found herself under fire in early June 2020 for her controversial tweets regarding the transgender community.

The hot topic stirred on June 6, 2020, starting with an op-ed article about “Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.” J.K. Rowling then retweeted it taking issues with the fact that the article didn’t use the term “women.” The initial tweet received countless backlash, yet she did not yield and continued to write about her hot take.

Following her tweets, on June 10, 2020, Rowling published a lengthy statement on her website, claiming, “It’s been clear to me for a while that the new trans activism is having (or is likely to have, if all its demands are met) a significant impact on many of the causes I support because it’s pushing to erode the legal definition of sex and replace it with gender.”

According to her, thousands of people flooded her inbox with negative comments, “I expected the threats of violence, to be told I was literally killing trans people with my hate, to be called c– and b– and, of course, for my books to be burned, although one particularly abusive man told me he’d composted them.”

Daniel Radcliffe, the actor of Harry Potter himself has recently spoken out against some of Rowling’s previous questionable statements. Daniel Radcliffe initially got his start with his role as the titular character in “Harry Potter.” From then on, he had branched off from his breakout role going on to starring in other movies and musicals as a result of gaining recognition from the success of the “Harry Potter” franchise.

In a recent interview with Atlantic, Radcliffe reflects on his time working with J.K. Rowling and how he felt upon hearing of the author’s controversies, “It makes me really sad, ultimately, because I do look at the person that I met, the times that we met, and the books that she wrote, and the world that she created, and all of that is to me so deeply empathic.”

Radcliffe expresses his bittersweet feelings towards J.K. Rowling, however, ensures to make his stance on the situation clear. Radcliffe in the same interview had revealed that he has not spoken to Rowling since the tweets she made surfaced.

Radcliffe also made sure to reaffirm in the aforementioned interview that “transgender women are women.”

Radcliffe then clarifies that he “wanted to try and help people that had been negatively affected by the comments, and to say that if those are Jo’s [J.K. Rowling’s] views, then they are not the views of everybody associated with the Potter franchise.”

He then concludes his statement by claiming that “I will continue to support the rights of all LGBTQ people and have no further comment than that.”

Daniel Radcliffe, while the most recently outspoken against Rowling’s opinions, is hardly the only person from the “Harry Potter” cast to speak out.

Emma Watson, the actress of Hermione Granger, who similarly to Radcliffe got her start with the “Harry Potter” franchise stated in response to Rowling that “Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are.”

Likewise, Rupert Grint, the actor of Ron Weasley joined Watson and Radcliffe in their responses against Rowling, as he told The Times “I firmly stand with the trans community and echo the sentiments expressed by many of my peers. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. We should all be entitled to live with love and without judgment.”