VIDEO : J.K. Rowling Addresses Johnny Depp Casting Controversy

J.K. Rowling has responded to complaints about Johnny Depp?s casting in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
posting on her blog about the whole event. She starts by recapping the incident and expressing her initial concern, before launching into a vague sort of reasoning for why she doesn?t have an issue with the casting:
The huge, mutually supportive community that has grown up around Harry Potter is one of the greatest joys of my life. For me personally, the inability to speak openly to fans about this issue has been difficult, frustrating and at times painful. However, the agreements that have been put in place to protect the privacy of two people, both of whom have expressed a desire to get on with their lives, must be respected. Based on our understanding of the circumstances, the filmmakers and I are not only comfortable sticking with our original casting, but genuinely happy to have Johnny playing a major character in the movies.
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I?ve loved writing the first two screenplays and I can?t wait for fans to see ?The Crimes of Grindelwald?. I accept that there will be those who are not satisfied with our choice of actor in the title role. However, conscience isn?t governable by committee. Within the fictional world and outside it, we all have to do what we believe to be the right thing.