John Lithgow is well-versed in controversial children's authors, currently playing Roald Dahl on stage in Giant, and soon to ...

John Lithgow said he didn't expect the backlash that followed the announcement that he'll be playing Albus Dumbledore in the ...

John Lithgow is a man well aware of cancel culture ... row over artists and their opinions - this time concerning author JK Rowling. Soon to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter TV series, he ...

“That was the canary in the coal mine,” Lithgow said. He added: “I thought, ‘Why is this a factor at all?’ I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it. I suppose at a certain point I’ll ...

Why is this a factor at all?' the actor says about criticism he's receiving over taking a role in J.K. Rowling's new series.

John Lithgow discusses the backlash he faced for his role in HBO's Harry Potter series, related to JK Rowling's controversial comments on transgender issues. He reflects on the impact of this ...

Ian West/PA Images via Getty; Mike Marsland/WireImage John Lithgow wasn't thinking about J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric when he accepted his role in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.

While J.K. Rowling has been criticized for her controversial beliefs about the transgender community, John Lithgow said he “absolutely” did not expect all the backlash he got for announcing ...

John Lithgow has called the backlash to him being cast in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series “odd”, and said that the discourse surrounding JK Rowling ’s anti-trans rhetoric shouldn’t be a “factor at ...