JK Rowling takes dig at Emma Watson for supporting scandal-hit Mermaids charity

Harry Potter’ writer JK Rowling has taken a subtle dig at actress Emma Watson after it was revealed that a trustee of a children’s transgender charity

The actress supports, had connections with a pedophile organization

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The author took to Twitter to condemn the celebrities, including Watson,

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who played Hermione Granger in the ‘Harry Potter’ series,

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Dr Jacob Breslow, who was associated with the British charity Mermaids, has quit

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The reported reason behind Breslow’s resignation was that in 2011, he participated in a conference for B4U-ACT —

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Mermaids disavowed that organization, saying it was “completely at odds” with their values, according to the BBC

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Rowling took to Twitter to admonish Mermaids, a group she’s regularly criticized for its gender-affirming treatment of trans youth

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That influence wouldn’t be possible “without the money and public support of certain corporations and celebrities

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Rowling called supporters of the charity “part of an authoritarian, misogynist, homophobic movement.”

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