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There were plenty of big winners at this year's BAFTA Awards on Sunday, but the person who seemed to get most of Twitter talking wasn't even nominated.

Star and U.N. Women Goodwill Ambassador onstage to present. She's proud to call herself a feminist, but we all know she's a witch.

Author J.K. Rowling has been in the news recently because of comments made about Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill, a piece of legislation that will make it easier for transgender people in the country to change the sex listed on their birth certificate. Last week, Rowling tweeted about the likely negative consequences of this legislation for women and girls, which prompted renewed accusations of transphobia.

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Rowling's views have been under scrutiny for years now, with a string of transphobic tweets made by the author in 2020 prompting various members of the

Trans people are who they say they are and deserve to live their lives without being constantly questioned or told they aren’t who they say they are, Watson wrote on Twitter following the author's tweets. I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.

I want my trans followers to know that I and so many other people around the world see you, respect you and love you for who you are.— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020

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I donate to @Mermaids_Gender and @mamacash. If you can, perhaps you’ll feel inclined to do the same. ❤️— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) June 10, 2020

Watson's name has been trending on Twitter in the hours since her BAFTAs comments, with over 15, 000 tweets at the time of writing.

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for . He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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