Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone star John Lithgow is once again clarifying his views on J.K. Rowling.
The actor, who plays Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming HBO series, spoke to The New Yorker Radio Hour last week about the fantasy author, who has been widely criticized for her trans views.
Explaining why he took on the role, the 80-year-old actor said, “There was everything attractive about the job and job security into my late years. You know, you don’t ignore those issues. The whole subject of Rowling’s imputed prejudice, it came up sort of after everything was already underway. I’d already said yes.”
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Lithgow said, as he’s expressed previously, that he was urged to walk away from the project, but, “I was not about to do that.”
“I just felt the reasons to do it
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