JK Rowling on rift with Emma Watson over trans rights: 'She’s ignorant of how ignorant she is'

JK Rowling has responded after Emma Watson made conciliatory comments in a podcast posted Wednesday about their relationship, which has been marked for years by conflicting views on transgender rights

JK Rowling has responded after Emma Watson made conciliatory comments in a podcast posted Wednesday about their relationship, which has been marked for years by conflicting views on transgender rights.

On Monday, JK Rowling posted a nearly 700-word response to her 14.4 million X followers, addressing Emma Watson's latest remarks about their ongoing conflict.

"Emma Watson and her co-stars have every right to embrace gender identity ideology," Rowling wrote. "Such beliefs are legally protected, and I wouldn’t want to see any of them threatened with loss of work, or violence, or death, because of them."

She then targeted Watson and her "Harry Potter" co-star Daniel Radcliffe for their public critiques of the author's views.

"However, Emma and Dan in particular have both made it clear over the last few years that they think our former professional association gives them a particular right — nay, obligation — to critique me and my views in public."