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In a recent video mocking J.K. Rowling's charitable activities in Ukraine, the Russian comedy team Vovan and Lexus preyed upon Rowling.
In a Zoom interview provided by The Rowling Library, the "Harry Potter" author was duped into thinking she was on a call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
Elton John, Prince Harry, Billie Eilish, and Kamala Harris are just a few of the notable people who have received prank calls from Vovan and Lexus.
According to a spokesperson for the author, "J.K. Rowling was approached to talk about her extensive charitable work in Ukraine, supporting children and families who have been impacted by the current conflict in the region." She then called the hoax "distasteful," adding, "The video, which has been edited, is a distorted representation of the real J.K. Rowling."
The 12-minute video includes the comedians (posing as Zelensky) telling Rowling that Harry Potter’s famous thunderbolt forehead scar is reminiscent of the “Z” Russian troops put on its tanks during the invasion of Ukraine. The duo asked Rowling to change the character’s scar to a Ukrainian trident, to which Rowling said she would “look into that” and offered to post on social media “because I think that will get into the newspapers.” Vovan and Lexus added that they were writing the killing curse from the “Harry Potter” books, “Avada Kedavra,” on Ukrainian missiles.
“We read ‘Harry Potter’ to the soldiers in the battalion…just don’t read them passages about half-breeds. They are nationalists and do not like such people,” they said. Rowling’s Lumos charity has been actively providing aid to children and families in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. The pranksters encouraged Rowling to fund weapons instead of supplies. “I want to clarify where you are sending the money that Lumos has collected,” Vovan and Lexus said. “We want to buy a lot of weapons and missiles with your money to destroy Russian troops, I hope you are all for that.” “We’ll look after the kids but I really want Ukraine to have all of the arms it needs,” she replied. Vovan and Lexus were previously assumed to be state actors since they have targeted those criticizing Russian foreign policy. The actors also took a dig at Rowling’s outspoken anti-trans sentiments. The comedy duo asked the author whether Professor Dumbledore was actually gay and who he slept with. “Hopefully not with a transgender,” they said. ✍️✍️✍️ ✍️“feel free to disagree in the comments 👀 ☝️👆 & let JAIYEORIE know what U think!” 📎 COMMENTS 👈👉✍️🤳 DROP YOUR OPINIONS ✍️✍️✍️
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