'All the witches!' Harry Potter star Emma Watson 'shades' JK Rowling in BAFTAs 2022 speech

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Harry Potter franchise, having starred in Little Women, Beauty and the Beast and other hits since.The actress left some fans wondering if she was making a dig at JK Rowling, as she took to the stage to present the award for Best Outstanding British Film at this years BAFTAs.

The actress was introduced by host Rebel Wilson, as she said: "Here to present the next award is Emma Watson."She calls herself a feminist, but we all know she's a witch."Emma then emphasised on her entrance: "I'm here for ALL the witches!"Many social media users believe this to be a dig at the Harry Potter creator, JK, and took to Twitter to praise the actress for her statement.Emmath0ughts said: "Emma Watson saying 'I'm here for ALL of the witches' was absolutely a dig at JK Rowling and I couldn't love her more for it #BAFTAs."Alice38922349 added: "Emma Watson unsurprisingly continues to show the importance of love and acceptance for all whilst JK Rowling spirals even further into creating the polar opposite #translivesmatter #BAFTA2022."RealJoeGreeeen penned: "Emma Watson destroying JK #baftas."However, other social media users took to Twitter to defend the author of the multi million franchise.DavidBancz said: "I wonder where Emma Watson would be without JK Rowling?"Probably asking 'Do you want fries with that?'"Jongaunt added: "Does this women ever stop virtue signalling and s******g off the genius who made her?"Nuttygothictart commented: "Emma Watson and the cast of Harry Potter need to realise that they owe their entire career to JK Rowling."If it wasn't for JK, they wouldn't be where they are now."Host Rebel also took a swipe at the author earlier on at the show when a photo of herself at the 2020 BAFTAs appeared on the screen.She told the.