J.K. Rowling recently weighed in on Emma Watson's remarks about their relationship in light of their ongoing disagreement regarding the transgender community. Rowling, who has been vocally critical of the transgender community, has often clashed with the Harry Potter star due to their differing gender identity ideologies.However, during a recent appearance on Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast, which aired on September 24, 2025, Emma Watson expressed her regret at not getting the chance to have an open conversation with the British author, whom she referred to as Jo. The Little Women actress also added that she could never "cancel" Rowling for their opposing views, saying that their difference in opinions didn't mean that she could not "treasure Jo and the person that [she] had personal experiences with."On September 29, 2025, J.K. Rowling hit back at Watson for her latest remarks, calling her out for being "ignorant of how ignorant she is." The author criticized Watson for "the trashing of women's rights" while living a seemingly privileged life, noting the actress' multimillionaire status at the age of 14. Celebrity Net Worth noted that Emma Watson's current net worth is around $85 million."Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is. She'll never need a homeless shelter. She's never going to be placed on a mixed sex public hospital ward...Her 'public bathroom' is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door," Rowling wrote.She continued:"I wasn't a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous. I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women's rights in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated means to women and girls without her privileges."J.K. Rowling revisited Emma Watson's "all witches" comment in recent X postIn her lengthy X post, J.K. Rowling called out Harry Potter stars Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe for assuming the "obligation" to "critique [her] and [her] views in public" due to their past professional association while working on the fantasy film franchise. The author admitted that she harbored a "certain protectiveness" towards the actors as she had known them since they were 10 years old, adding that she had repeatedly denied requests to publicly comment on them, especially Watson, following the Witch Trials of JK Rowling. The author also cited a particular comment Emma Watson made during the 2022 BAFTA awards. According to People Magazine, Rebel Wilson introduced Watson as "a witch" at the awards ceremony as a nod to Watson's Harry Potter character, to which Watson replied, "I'm here for all of the witches," which many assumed was a dig at Rowling. In her recent X post, Rowling noted that Emma Watson's "all witches" remark was a "turning point" for her, writing:"For the past few years, I've repeatedly declined invitations from journalists to comment on Emma specifically, most notably on the Witch Trials of JK Rowling... The television presenter in the attached clip highlights Emma's 'all witches' speech, and in truth, that was a turning point for me, but it had a postscript that hurt far more than the speech itself."J.K. Rowling recounted Emma Watson passing a note of support while she received death threatsJ.K. Rowling also recounted an alleged handwritten note that Emma Watson had asked someone to pass on to her, despite the actress having her phone number. The note saw Watson express sympathy for the threats that Rowling had supposedly been receiving due to her stance on gender identity ideologies. Rowling wrote that the note hurt more than the speech, adding that the actress "had just publicly poured more petrol on the flames" but felt that "a one line expression of concern" would be enough to convey her "fundamental sympathy and kindness.""Emma asked someone to pass on a handwritten note from her to me, which contained the single sentence 'I'm so sorry for what you're going through' (she has my phone number). This was back when the death, rape and torture threats against me were at their peak, at a time when my personal security measures had had to be tightened considerably and I was constantly worried for my family's safety.""Emma had just publicly poured more petrol on the flames, yet thought a one line expression of concern from her would reassure me of her fundamental sympathy and kindness."J.K. Rowling at "Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore" World Premiere (Image via Getty Images)Additionally, Rowling said she decided to address the issue publicly due to Emma Watson's recent comment about treasuring and loving her on Jay Shetty's podcast. Rowling had previously commented on comedian IntelLady's spoof video parodying Emma Watson's podcast interview with Jay Shetty. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint previously supported the transgender community when J.K. Rowling was first criticized for her posts about trans identities on social media. After the author doubled down on her rhetoric in an essay on her website in June 2020, all three actors publicly advocated for the trans community through individual statements at the time.