Rupert Grint is opening up about his comments following JK Rowling‘s own comments towards the transgender community.
During an interview with Esquire, the 32-year-old actor revealed why he felt he was called to say something instead of remaining silent. “I am hugely grateful [for] everything that she’s done.
I think that she’s extremely talented, and I mean, clearly, her works are genius,” he first says. “But yeah, I think also you can have huge respect for someone and still disagree with things like that.” Rupert added that not saying anything wasn’t an option for him. “Sometimes silence is even louder,” he admits. “I felt like I had to because I think it was important to.