JK Rowling’s magic circle of trust: Who backed author during bitter trans row and who dumped her – as Harry Potter creator says she won’t forgive Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson [Video]

07:06 EDT 11 Apr 2024 , updated 14:36 EDT 11 Apr 2024

Harry Potter author JK Rowling‘s women’s rights crusade has lost her the support of many stars whose careers were launched by the boy wizard – but she can count on a close network of supporters to back her up.

The novelist, 58, who also writes crime novels under the male pen name Robert Galbraith, has assembled a squad of allies who fear additional legal rights for transgender people will infringe on the rights of women.

Her years-long campaign for what she labels ‘sex-based rights’ has seen former Potter stars distance themselves from the multimillionaire writer – and directly express explicit support for transgender rights.

The publication of the Cass Review, which concluded that gender services for children were not making decisions based on backed medical evidence, prompted her to say she was unlikely to forgive stars such as Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for their views.

But she has …