Shocked:From being accused of anti-feminist to sudden withdrawal: the Emma Watson scandals
Emma Watson is recognized for her great performance in Harry Potter as Hermione Granger, but also for starring in public controversy in recent years. She knows the scandals where the actress was involved.
Emma Watson is not only famous for her incredible role as Hermione Granger in the entire series of eight Harry Potter films. The 31-year-old Brit also gained recognition for her strong personality which led her to become involved with those around her as an activist. Little by little, her name was involved in situations outside the film set, but this also included a series of scandals. Review all the controversies of her career!
In the last hours one of the episodes that best portray Watson's profile emerged: Seth Rogen revealed that the young woman refused to do a scene about cannibalism during the filming of his is the End in 2013. Based on his ideals against the consumption of meat, the actress did not think it was right to participate in the sequence and asked not to do it. Veganism is one of the values that she defends the most, as well as feminism, even though she has gotten her into trouble.
The controversial cover of Vanity Fair where she was accused of anti-feminist
In 2017, she was embroiled in a huge controversy over a Vanity Fair cover. There she came out with a provocative outfit where she showed part of her chest. For many of her followers it was a disappointment of her and they called her a hypocrite. "She complains that women are sexualized and then sexualizes herself in her own work. Hypocrisy," was the tone of the criticism at the time.
Watson took over the scandal and responded to the allegations. "Feminism is about what women choose. It's about Liberated, about liberation, about equality. I really don't understand and I'm confused," were her words to defend herself during the presentation of the film Beauty and the Beast.
The Emma Watson controversy tattoo
The following year, after the 2018 Oscars were awarded, she was once again in the spotlight for another non-artistic incident. During the red carpet he appeared with a season tattoo with the inscription Times Up (Time's Up or "time is gone" in Spanish). However, instead of sticking with her awareness-raising message, the actress was criticized for misspelling the phrase. "Experience with apostrophes is a must," Emma replied wryly on Twitter.
Eventually, the British began avoiding public appearances and slowly lost her presence on social media. In fact, since 2020 she has not published despite having 60 million followers. The last controversy over her career came in 2021 when she decided to walk away from acting to be intimate with her partner Leo Robinton.
