Eddie Redmayne condemns 'vitriol' aimed at JK Rowling after her trans rights comments

Fantastic Beasts star also defends trans friends who face discrimination on a daily basis'

Fantastic Beasts star Eddie Redmayne has said he is alarmed by the vitriol" aimed at Harry Potter author JK Rowling after her comments on trans rights, adding the reaction on social media was absolutely disgusting".

Redmayne was speaking to the Daily Mail during the shoot of the third Fantastic Beasts film, which is produced and co-written by Rowling. He said he had sent her a private note.