• ‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends J.K. Rowling’s transgender remarks

    ‘Harry Potter’ star Robbie Coltrane defends J.K. Rowling’s transgender remarks

    Robbie Coltrane, who starred as the hairy Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” film franchise, has come out swinging in defense of J.K. Rowling. The actor told Radio Times that people expressing outrage about the author’s controversial comments about the transgender community “just hang around waiting to be offended.” Rowling, 55, ignited ongoing allegations of transphobia …