With the clock counting down to Harry Potter‘s Christmas debut, Paapa Essiedu is addressing the ongoing controversy around the show.
The actor, who stars as Severus Snape in the upcoming HBO series adaptation of J.K. Rowling‘s books, recently responded to criticisms of his joining the cast following the author’s infamous social media campaign of transphobia.
“For me, I first came to this story through the books,” he told Time. “So people have got a lot of feelings about this. Obviously, everyone’s got the right to their own opinions about whatever.”
Essiedu continued, “I concentrate on the job at
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