United Kingdom, May 6 -- J.K. Rowling has insisted she won't fire Paapa Essiedu from 'Harry Potter' over his support for the trans community.

The 34-year-old actor - who is set to play Severus Snape in HBO's upcoming adaptation of Rowling's wizard book series - was recently one of over 400 actors who signed their name on a petition which called for the UK's entertainment industry to protection transgender people following the Supreme Court's ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex.

Responding to an article wondering if she'd remove him from the show over his views, she wrote on X: "I don't have the power to sack an actor from the series, and I wouldn't exercise it if I did.

"I don't believe in taking away people's jobs or live...