In a recent interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, actress Helena Bonham Carter did not hold back on discussing topics that have been much-discussed by thousands around the world on social media.
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JK Rowling, as most of us know, has been dragged by people for her views on trans people, with two of Harry Potter’s lead stars speaking out against the worldwide bestselling author at one point.
As for Amber Heard, the 36-year-old captured the world’s attention at the time her highly publicized defamation case, brought on by her ex-husband Johnny Depp, was ongoing.
Helena Bonham Carter shared her opinions on how popular culture treated these two women.
Helena Bonham Carter – Says Co-star Johnny Depp Has Been “Completely Vindicated”
What does Helena have in common with JK Rowling and Johnny Depp? She’s worked with both on different projects. In fact, the actress, much beloved for her portrayal of Bellatrix in the “Harry Potter” movies, have worked with Johnny Depp on more than one occasion.
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Speaking with The Sunday Times Magazine, the star said that Johnny Depp is doing “totally fine now” after being “completely vindicated” through the six-week trial against Amber Heard.
This is coming on the heels of Helena being named the first female president of the London Library.
She also said that she believes Amber Heard simply wanted to be a “poster girl” for the Me-too movement, but was crushed by that same movement after she was being found out to be the abuser. “That’s the problem with these things — that people will jump on the bandwagon because it’s the trend and to be the poster girl for it,” Bonham Carter said.
Helena Bonham Carter – On Why JK Rowling’s Comments Should Be Respected
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Helena also defended JK Rowling’s views on trans, calling it a view that was based on prior experience.
“It’s horrendous, a load of bollocks. I think she has been hounded. It’s been taken to the extreme, the judgmentalism of people. She’s allowed her opinion, particularly if she’s suffered abuse,” she said, referring to Rowling’s 2020 revelation that she suffered abuse at the hands of her first husband.
“Everybody carries their own history of trauma and forms their opinions from that trauma and you have to respect where people come from and their pain,” she said. “You don’t all have to agree on everything — that would be insane and boring. She’s not meaning it aggressively, she’s just saying something out of her own experience.”
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