Harry Potter the writer JK Rowling set the record straight after his name was included in the Epstein Files collection released late last month.
Documents released from the United States Department of Justice appear to identify the late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein invited to the premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. The invitation, dated April 2018, appeared to be from Rowling, now 60, and the producers. Sonia Friedman again Colin Callender.
“This is beyond stupid,” Rowling wrote about X earlier this week. “I, or anyone on my team, ever met, interacted with or invited Jeffrey Epstein to anything.”
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TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Epstein files say that report Peggy Siegal A producer named Callender sent an email asking for tickets for a “very important friend” who wanted to “come and see this show.” Epstein was not named, but Callender confirmed that he would be able to attend.
“Please confront Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant,” Siegal wrote. (Callender told Deadline that he was not informed that the tickets belonged to Epstein.)
After The Cursed Child In the premiere, another set of emails — this time between Epstein and Siegal — say the borrower was turned away at the door.
“I couldn’t get in,” Epstein wrote. “No big but I thought you should know.”
JK Rowling had harsh words for Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and other stars who disagreed with her transgender views. The Harry Potter author, who has been criticized for his ageist comments, shared an article with X on Wednesday, April 10, about “medical evidence for baby boomers.” The fan replied […]
Despite Rowling’s denial, social media users used the alleged invitation to restart the conversation about the author and her controversial beliefs.
In 2020, Rowling wrote an article that was shared and a series of posts on social media that appeared to be transphobic. He received widespread backlash – especially from the original Harry Potter movie stars – about his ideas.
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DCJS/MEGA“Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly asked or told that they are not who they say they are,” wrote Emma Watson on social media in 2020, apparently referring to Rowling’s controversy.
The actress, who played Hermione Granger in the game Harry Potter The film franchise from 2001 to 2011, did not speak publicly about Rowling’s controversy until late last year.
Emma Watson didn’t hold back when she sat down for her first big interview in years. The Harry Potter alum made a surprise appearance on Jay Shetty’s “On Purpose” podcast on Wednesday, September 24, discussing everything from her decision to step back from the public eye to where her relationship with controversial author JK Rowling stands. […]
“I don’t want to say anything that continues to fuel a really toxic debate and discussion, maybe that’s why – that’s why – I don’t comment or continue to comment,” said Watson, 35, during the “On Purpose With Jay Shetty” podcast in September 2025.
Watson explained that her “deepest desire” is to keep loving people who “don’t share the same views” with her. (Rowling said in April 2024 that she would “never forgive” the actors for their views.)
“I would love her. I know she loved me. I would thank her,” Watson said of Rowling. “I know the things he said are true, and there can be all of this and my job feels like it’s all about you.
