Eddie Redmayne is coming to J.K. Rowling's defense just months after denouncing her comments on the transgender community. The "Harry Potter" scribe, 55, caught heat in June after making comments on Twitter that were deemed anti-trans in reference to an article referencing "people who menstruate." "I’m sure there used to be a word for those people.
Someone help me out. Wumben? Wimpund? Woomud?" she said online. Since then, a number of stars associated with the author-turned-screenwriter have spoken out in opposition to Rowling's comments, including Redmayne, star of her "Fantastic Beasts" franchise, who voiced support for the transgender community in a statement to Variety.
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