“The Last Of Us” star Pedro Pascal is putting “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling on blast following her gloating and cheering on of the newly announced U.K. court decision that did not recognize transgender women as women.
“Awful disgusting SHIT is exactly right. Heinous LOSER behavior,” Pascal wrote in an Instagram comment criticizing Rowling.
READ MORE: ‘The Last Of Us’ & The 75 Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2025
Smugly, when the decision was announced, Rowling posted an obnoxious photo of herself on Twitter, with a drink and cigar in hand, writing, “I love it when a plan comes together. #SupremeCourt #WomensRights.”
The activist Tariq Raouf posted an Instagram reel calling for a total boycott of Rowling’s collective works, while censuring the author for “reveling” in the U.K. Supreme Court’s ruling this month— the Equality Act defines women as those born biologically female with no exceptions.
And Pascal responded this week with the aforementioned barbed riposte.
Rowling has been extremely vocal about her anti-trans views in recent years, going so far as to alienate the entire trio of stars of the “Harry Potter” franchise who have condemned her hateful, intolerant views.
Raouf described Rowling as a “villain” and urged the public to stop supporting all aspects of the “Harry Potter” franchise, including the upcoming HBO reboot series.
“She’s so cocky about getting the same royalties … whether you burn or read a Harry Potter book,” Raouf said in his Instagram video. “So I think it has become our mission to — as the general public — to make sure that every single thing that’s ‘Harry Potter’-related fails.”
Support independent movie journalism to keep it alive. Sign up for The Playlist Newsletter. All the content you want and, oh, right, it’s free.
Pascal, who has a transgender sibling, reiterated his support for the transgender and LGBTQ community at the “Thunderbolts” premiere in the U.K., wearing a “protect the dolls” t-shirt in visible backing.
Rowling, nor her reps have responded to Pascals comments as of yet, but this is indeed, heinous, loser shit. Live and let live.
