With statements about homosexuality and trans people, J.K. Rowling has lost respect in recent years. Now the “Harry Potter” author is being duped by a well-known Russian comedy duo. In a Zoom call she has to ask herself strange questions.
Russian comedy duo Vovan and Lexus have tricked ‘Harry Potter’ author J.K. Rowling. An impersonator they hired allegedly posed as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Zoom video call, according to consistent media reports.
In the video call, in which the two comedians were apparently not to be seen, a Selenskyj impersonator said, among other things, that the scar on Harry Potter’s forehead looked like a “Z” and asked the 56-year-old if she cannot change this. The “Z” is a popular symbol of support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
Elsewhere, the impersonator said that the Ukrainian soldiers were supposed to write “Avada Kedavra” – the killing curse in the world of Harry Potter – on rockets. He also reportedly asked if the character Albus Dumbledore was actually gay. The headmaster of Hogwarts “hopefully didn’t” sleep with a transgender person, the impersonator continued – a reference to statements by the author about trans people that had caused a stir in recent years.
With the organization Lumos, which she co-founded, Rowling is currently also supporting children and families affected by the Ukraine war. A spokesman for Rowling said the author was approached to talk about her “extensive charitable work in Ukraine.” “The video that was edited is a twisted representation of the conversation,” she said. The prank call was “tasteless”.
At the end of the video call, it is resolved that Rowling never spoke to Zelenskyj. Instead, three people said to belong to the “Order of the Ukrainian Phoenix” would be shown wearing T-shirts with the words “Only Putin” written in Cyrillic.
The duo is notorious for its phone pranks and is said to have targeted Prince Harry and Elton John, among others. Since the two have apparently repeatedly targeted personalities who were critical of Russia, there are currently suspicions that the comedians are acting on behalf of the Russian state.
