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Helena Bonham Carter is coming to the protection of two fellow members of the “Harry Potter” universe.
The actress, who performed Bellatrix Lestrange in 4 of the “Harry Potter” movies, spoke up in assist of each creator J.Okay. Rowling and “Implausible Beasts and The place to Discover Them” star Johnny Depp in a brand new interview revealed within the Times of London.
Addressing the controversy round views Rowling has expressed that have been criticized by some as transphobic, Bonham Carter referred to as the backlash “horrendous.”
“I believe she has been hounded,” she mentioned. “It’s been taken to the acute, the judgmentalism of individuals.”
Bonham Carter went on to say that the creator of “Harry Potter” is “allowed her opinion, significantly if she’s suffered abuse.”
In a 2020 essay published on her website, Rowling disclosed she is a home abuse and sexual assault survivor.
“All people carries their very own historical past of trauma and types their opinions from that trauma, and it’s important to respect the place individuals come from and their ache,” Bonham Carter mentioned. “You don’t all must agree on every thing – that may be insane and boring. She’s not that means it aggressively, she’s simply saying one thing out of her personal expertise.”
The “Struggle Membership” actress additionally addressed points surrounding actor Johnny Depp, who performed Grindelwald in two “Harry Potter” spinoff movies, together with 2018’s “Implausible Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.”
Bonham Carter, who has labored with Depp in a number of tasks through the years, mentioned she considers Depp “utterly vindicated” after his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard earlier this 12 months, wherein each Depp and Heard have been discovered responsible of defamation of each other.
The jury awarded Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million {dollars} in punitive damages, whereas they awarded Heard $2 million in compensatory damages and no cash for punitive damages.
Depp sued Heard for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Submit wherein she described herself as a “public determine representing home abuse.” Although Depp was not named within the article, he claims it value him profitable appearing roles. Heard countersued her ex-husband for defamation over statements Depp’s lawyer made about her abuse claims.
“Individuals will leap on the bandwagon as a result of it’s the pattern and to be the poster woman for it,” Bonham Carter instructed the Instances of Heard and the #MeToo motion.
She additionally addressed cancel tradition, saying, “You possibly can’t ban individuals. I hate cancel tradition. It has grow to be fairly hysterical and there’s a form of witch hunt and a lack of knowledge.”
CNN has reached out to representatives for Bonham Carter, Depp and Rowling for remark.
