Helena Bonham Carter is coming to the defense of two fellow members of the „Harry Potter“ universe.
Helena Bonham Carter is coming to the defense of two fellow members of the “Harry Potter” universe.
The actress, who played Bellatrix Lestrange in four of the “Harry Potter” films, spoke up in support of both author J.K. Rowling and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” star Johnny Depp in a new interview published in the Times of London.
Addressing the controversy around views Rowling has expressed that have been criticized by some as transphobic, Bonham Carter called the backlash “horrendous.”
“I think she has been hounded,” she said. “It’s been taken to the extreme, the judgmentalism of people.”
Bonham Carter went on to say that the author of “Harry Potter” is “allowed her opinion, particularly if she’s suffered abuse.”
In a 2020 essay published on her website, Rowling disclosed she is a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor.
