In the podcast "The witch trials of JK Rowling", which premiered on February 21, Rowling says that she has been fascinated by all the fans who in recent years have claimed on social media that she ruined her legacy.
- "Oh, you could have been loved forever, but you chose to say that."
And I think: "You couldn't have misunderstood me more".
- I never intended to upset anyone.
But I wasn't uncomfortable stepping down from my pedestal, Rowling says in the podcast.
Storm on Twitter
It was in June 2020 that the storm around Rowling took off when she railed on Twitter about an article that used the wording "people who menstruate" instead of "women".
The anger was further fueled when she elaborated on her views on biological sex in a lengthy blog post, leading to both hate and death threats on social media.
The BBC apologizes
Some who reported on JK Rowling's statements were the BBC.
Now the company is apologizing for the second time this year for undisputed claims that Rowling was transphobic.
It was in "Good morning Scotland" that the controversies surrounding the video game "Hogwarts Legacy" were discussed, where two players had to comment on the game and the accusations against Rowling.
But after the programme, the BBC received complaints that it had "wrongly attributed transphobic views to the author".
The BBC now admits that claims were made about JK Rowling's views, announcing: "We accept that the program failed to challenge these claims and acknowledge that the cast were allowed to present their views as fact."