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‘Harry Potter’s Paapa Essiedu Defends Casting After Advocating For Trans Rights: “People Have A Lot Of Feelings About This”

‘Harry Potter’s Paapa Essiedu Defends Casting After Advocating For Trans Rights: “People Have A Lot Of Feelings About This”
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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. […]

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