VIDEO : J.K. Rowling Says Banning Trump From Entering the UK Endanger Everyone's Rights

Author J.K. Rowling attends photo call ahead of her reading from "The Casual Vacancy" at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sept. 27, 2012, in London. NEW YORK -- J.K. Rowling's passion for free expression is so strong it extends to someone she'd otherwise not care to discuss: Donald Trump. Speaking Monday night before hundreds gathered for PEN America's annual gala at the American Museum of Natural History, the "Harry Potter" creator noted that she opposed a recent petition calling for banning the presumptive Republican presidential nominee from entering the United Kingdom, saying such actions endanger everyone's rights.