Rupert Grint joined his “Harry Potter” co-stars in speaking out against J.K. Rowling’s controversial comments about the transgender community, and in a new interview with Esquire he explains that while he may disagree with the author’s views on this subject, it does not diminish the respect that he holds for her. “I am hugely grateful [for] everything that she’s done,” Grint tells the magazine. “I think that she’s extremely talented, and I mean, clearly, her works are genius,” he continues.
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