{
  "id": 17981577,
  "title": "How Harry Potter Star Paapa Essiedu Feels About Severus Snape Casting Backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/how-harry-potter-star-paapa-essiedu-feels-about-severus-snape-casting",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T15:09:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TVLine",
    "slug": "tvline",
    "url": "https://www.tvline.com/2305238/harry-potter-star-paapa-essiedu-severus-snape-casting-backlash-feelings/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paapa Essiedu, who is playing Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter TV show, has again addressed the backlash he's received over his race.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}