Pedro Pascal Reflects On JK Rowling ‘Heinous Loser’ Comments

Pedro Pascal is speaking out after making headlines with his comments about JK Rowling.

Back in April, Pedro shared his thoughts after the UK Supreme Court made a divisive ruling, stating that the legal definition of a woman now only covers those assigned female at birth.

This came after it was reported that the Harry Potter author – whose commentary on trans issues in recent years has made her a polarising figure – had donated £70,000 to the campaign group which had raised the initial legal challenge that led to the Supreme Court’s ruling.

After the news broke, Rowling posted a picture of herself on X raising a glass and smoking a cigar, remarking: “I love it when a plan comes together.”

Following this, the writer and activist Tariq Ra’ouf then posted a video on social media urging his followers to swerve projects inspired by Rowling’s work, in light of what he described as “awful disgusting shit” she has put into the world.

The Last Of Us star then popped up in the comments, agreeing: “Awful disgusting SHIT is exactly right. Heinous LOSER behaviour.”

A new interview with Vanity Fair published on Tuesday claims that this was viewed by some critics as a “man trying to bully a woman into silence”.

Pedro admitted that he briefly felt like “that kid that got sent to the principal’s office a lot for behavioural issues in public schools in Texas feeling scared and thinking, ‘What’d I do?’”.

He then admitted: “The one thing that I would say I agonised over a little bit was just, ‘Am I helping? Am I fucking helping?’. It’s a situation that deserves the utmost elegance so that something can actually happen, and people will actually be protected.”

“Listen,” Pedro continued. “I want to protect the people I love. But it goes beyond that. Bullies make me fucking sick.”

The Emmy-nominated actor – who has a transgender sister – has long been a vocal advocate for the trans community.

Earlier this year, he shared a message on Instagram which read: “A world without trans people has never existed and never will.”

He then added in the comments: “I can’t think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorising the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.”

Following this, he attended the London premiere of Marvel’s new movie Thunderbolts*, and made a public plea for solidarity with the trans community in his choice of wardrobe, days after the Supreme Court’s ruling about the definition of a woman.

Read Pedro Pascal’s full interview in Vanity Fair.