J.K. Rowling Reveals Why She Skipped 'Harry Potter' Reunion At HBO Max

Los Angeles, August 28 - Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was surprisingly missing on the occasion of Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts earlier this year at HBO Max. Rowling has finally revealed why she missed the special reunion, and it was simply because it was not something she wanted to do.

"I was asked to be on that and I decided I didn't want to do it", she told host Graham Norton during an appearance on his Virgin Radio UK show and clarifying she was not excluded from the reunion (according to Deadline).



She added, "I thought it was about the films more than the book, quite rightly, that was what the anniversary was about. No one said don't [do it]... I was asked to do it and I decided not to".

The "Harry Potter" HBO Max special premiered on January 1, 2022, and it featured all of the key members that made the Harry Potter movies a massive success over the years.

It was speculated that Rowling skipped the HBO Max special over her rumored spat with Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson. Rowling has received a lot of backlash over her views on transgender women, and among the critics of her views are Radcliffe and Watson who opposed Rowling's views and made public statements against them.

Despite receiving a lot of criticism, the British author has not backed down from her views and has even doubled down on them writing an essay about her stance but denying that she's transphobic.

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