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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Evanna Lynch<\/strong><\/a> is defending JK Rowling<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The 31-year-old actress, who played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter<\/strong><\/a><\/em> film series, spoke out amid JK<\/strong>\u2018s continued controversy regarding her thoughts about the transgender community<\/a>, which have caused many Harry Potter<\/em> actors to speak out against the 57-year-old author.<\/p>\n In a new interview, she expressed her thoughts about her relationship with the author, having first commented on 2020 on Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI was very naive when I was dragged into that conversation,\u201d she reflected.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t even know there were two sides. I had a view of, like, good and bad. I do have compassion for both sides of the argument. I know what it was like to be a teenager who hated my body so much I wanted to crawl out of my skin, so I have great compassion for trans people and I don\u2019t want to add to their pain,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cI do also think it\u2019s important that JK Rowling<\/strong> has been amplifying the voices of de-transitioners. I had this impulse to go, \u2018Let\u2019s all just stop talking about it\u2019, and I think probably I\u2019m a bit braver now about having uncomfortable conversations,\u201d Evanna<\/strong> continued.<\/p>\n She added that the backlash was surprising, \u201cespecially when she wrote her essay [revealing experiences in her unhappy first marriage]. I just felt that her character has always been to advocate for the most vulnerable members of society. The problem is that there\u2019s a disagreement over who\u2019s the most vulnerable. I do wish people would just give her more grace and listen to her.\u201d <\/p>\n Here\u2019s what some other Harry Potter <\/em>stars have said about the controversy.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n