Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley has spoken out after she and her co-stars faced a wave of criticism for lending their voices to a new audiobook series based on the Harry Potter books.

The Oscar nominee plays the villainous Dolores Umbridge in a new Harry Potter series for Audible, which also features the likes of Hugh Laurie, Riz Ahmed, Kit Harington, Simon Pegg, Ruth Wilson and James McAvoy.

However, the actors’ involvement in the project has been met with backlash from some critics due to the ongoing controversy surrounding the franchise’s creator JK Rowling.

Rowling has become a controversial figure in recent history due to her ongoing commentary about transgender people on social media.

This has included repeatedly and deliberately misgendering public figures who........

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