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In a new interview published by the Times of Londonthe actress, who starred in four Harry Potter films, addressed the recent controversy involving JK Rowling and Johnny Depp.
The author of the Harry Potter series has recently come under fire for the opinions she has expressed that have been deemed to be transphobic. Helena Bonham Carter called this relentlessness ” horrible“, and that the successful author must, “to be able to express one’s opinion without fear that one’s words will be misinterpreted”. CNN reports that a 2020 essay published by the author on her website revealed that she had suffered from domestic violence and was a survivor of a sexual assault. “Everyone carries their own story of trauma and forms their opinions from that trauma, and you have to respect people and their pain” made a point of underlining the actress of Bellatrix Lestrange before continuing: “You don’t have to all agree on everything. It would be senseless and boring. She simply expressed a point of view.
Helena Bonham Carter also commented on Johnny Depp’s recent libel lawsuit once morest his ex-wife Amber Heard and the #MeToo movement: ” People are going to jump on the bandwagon because it’s the trend”. Finally, Bonham Carter expressed his opposition to cancel culture by stating: “You can’t ban people. I hate the cancel culture. There is a kind of witch hunt and a lack of understanding”.