Apparently Lithgow is really good at separating the art from the artist, even after receiving a text from “a very good friend who is the mother of a trans child.” The artist in question, of course, recently spent tens of thousands of dollars to support a legal challenge that resulted in the U.

John Lithgow, who'll play Dumbledore in the 'Harry Potter' TV series, revealed if J.K. Rowling's anti-trans rhetoric impacted his choice to accept the role

John Lithgow had many things on his mind when grappling with his decision to join HBO's planned Harry Potter reboot -- but the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling wasn't one of them. In a recent interview with The Times U.