Harry Potter’s Paapa Essiedu says he doesn’t want to be J.K. Rowling’s ‘mouthpiece’

People reports that Paapa Essiedu defended taking the Harry Potter reboot’s Snape role amid controversy involving J.K. Rowling. His position, as quoted by ScreenRant: he doesn’t want to “speak about Jo’s politics or be a mouthpiece for her,” and trans and queer people have a right to respect, dignity and safety.