Ex-US talkshow host says his comments about goblins who run Gringotts bank in wizarding movies were meant to be lighthearted
Former US talkshow host Jon Stewart says comments he made about the Harry Potter films were meant to be “lighthearted” and he was not accusing author JK Rowling of antisemitism.
The comedian said news outlets had “piled into this ridiculously out of context nonsense”, and he did not want the franchise censored “in any way”.
This story was amended on Wednesday 5 January 2022 to take into account Jon Stewart’s clarification of his earlier comments.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/06/jon-stewart-denies-claims-he-accused-jk-rowling-of-antisemitism
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