‘I’m not here to be a mouthpiece for her’: Paapa Essiedu addresses J.K. Rowling, racist backlash ahead of HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series – CNBC TV18

Actor Paapa Essiedu, who portrays Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter television series, has reiterated his support for transgender rights while declining to engage in a public debate over author J.K. Rowling’s views on gender identity. In an interview with ‘Vanity Fair’, the 36-year-old…