{
  "id": 19401675,
  "title": "‘Harry Potter’s Paapa Essiedu Doesn’t Want To Discuss J.K. Rowling “At All,” Insists He’s “Super Clear” About Trans Support",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/harry-potters-paapa-essiedu-doesnt-want-to-discuss-j-k-rowling-at-all",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T22:04:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/11/harry-potter-paapa-essiedu-jk-rowling-super-clear-trans-support-1237219357/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the Christmas clock counts down to HBO’s Harry Potter premiere, Paapa Essiedu is once again making his support for trans people clear. The actor, who stars as Severus Snape in the series adaptation that premieres Dec. 25, recently made it clear that he doesn’t “want to talk about [author J.K. Rowling] at all,” explaining […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Paapa Essiedu really does not want to talk about J.K. Rowling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/paapa-essiedu-really-does-not-want-to-talk-about-j-k-rowling",
        "published": "2026-11-10T17:45:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Harry Potter’ Star Paapa Essiedu Says ‘I Don’t Want to Talk About’ J.K. Rowling ‘At All’ but ‘Trans People Have the Right to Be Treated With Respect and Dignity’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/harry-potter-star-paapa-essiedu-says-i-dont-want-to-talk-about-j-k",
        "published": "2026-11-10T21:09:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
}