May 03, 2025 12:12 PM IST During an appearance on The Town podcast, HBO boss Casey Bloys addressed the controversy surrounding author J.K. Rowling. The highly anticipated Harry Potter series is moving forward without any influence from author J.K. Rowling’s controversial statements on transgender issues, according to Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of content at HBO and Max. Speaking on The Town podcast Thursday, Casey addressed concerns around J.K.’s views, which have drawn intense backlash in recent years—even from the film franchise’s leading stars, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. A stil lfrom the Harry Potter film franchise, which is based on the books written by JK Rowling “Harry Potter is not being secretly infused with anything. And she’s entitled to those views. And I think people are pretty clear that she’s entitled to them,” Bloys said during the podcast. Just weeks ago, JK publicly supported a ruling by the U.K. Supreme Court that excluded transgender women from the legal definition of “woman” under the Equality Act. Her stance sparked renewed criticism, continuing a …