If you thought that the big prestigious filmmakers criticizing superhero movies and the drift of the industry was the never-ending story, I bring you a new episode of another of the controversies that lasts longer than any endless soap opera. This is none other than attacks and defenses to JK Rowling poured by cast members of the ‘Harry Potter’ saga.
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On this occasion, after Ralph Fiennes, it has been Helena Bonham Carter, actress, director, two-time Oscar nominee, and freethinker, who has broken a spear in favor of the author after the criticism that has rained down after the publication of a series of tweets with transphobic content. A message that, according to Carter, is still a personal opinion and that, as such, must be respected.
“It’s horrible. A bunch of bullshit. I think she’s being persecuted. People’s self-righteousness has been pushed to the extreme. You have the right to give your own opinion, especially if you’ve been abused. Everyone carries their traumas and she makes her opinions out of them, and you have to respect where a person comes from and their pain. You don’t have to agree on everything, that would be crazy and boring. She doesn’t say it aggressively, she just says something based on her own experience. Personally, I feel that [mis compañeros de reparto] They should let her have her say, but I think they are very aware that they have to protect their own fan base and their generation.”
In addition to this, during her interview with The Times, the interpreter also spoke about Johnny Depp, stating that he is “fully repaid” following the verdict in his trial against Amber Heard. Also, called the #MeToo movement little less than a trend: “That’s the problem with these things, that people jump on the boat because it’s hot and to be their cover girl.”.
Of course, once on the wheel of controversy, Bonham Carter has not hesitated to speak out against cancel culture.
“Can you cancel a genius for their sexual practices? There would be millions of people you’d cancel if you looked closely at their personal lives. You can’t cancel people. I hate cancel culture. It’s become quite hysterical and there’s a kind of witch hunt and misunderstanding.”