Two months in the past, I wrote “An Open Letter to John Lithgow: Please Stroll Away From Harry Potter“. On the time of writing it, Lithgow hadn’t but formally accepted the function of Dumbledore within the upcoming HBO TV adaptation of Harry Potter. I knew it was an extended shot that he’d see it, by no means thoughts stroll away from the challenge, however I needed to attempt.
A couple of days in the past, I used to be shocked to search out out that Lithgow had seen my letter. In truth, it was texted to him by “a very good friend who is the mother of a trans child”. When requested whether or not his buddy’s plea for him to go away this transphobic franchise affected his ideas on the function, he stated, “Oh, heavens no.”
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