Keira Knightley has apologised after being informed of the backlash to her recent Harry Potter adaptation casting — but that doesn’t make her joining the franchise any less soul-crushing.

In fact, to me, it only proves that she lives in a bubble and that she’s failing in her allyship of trans people.

It was confirmed last month that Knightley will join the Audible book series as the voice of the universally despised Professor Umbridge when the wizarding franchise is adapted into a seven-part audiobook series.

The ensemble comprises more than 200 actors, some of whom are among the most esteemed in the business, from Hugh Laurie to Matthew Macfadyen.

In the latest casting announcement, Knightley’s name sits alongside Game of Thrones icon Kit Harington, Luther villainess Ruth Wilson, and

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