--- description: In the wake of a comment about Dumbledore's sexuality inciting Internet outrage, J.K. Rowling has shared her take on the matter. title: Here's What J.K. Rowling Has to Say About Dumbledore's Sexuality in Fantastic Beasts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc1543c91d6d73a1e/6988f6d17cdbac486bd5b735/fb2-03215r.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling Responds to Internet Uproar over Dumbledore's Sexuality in _Fantastic Beasts_ Sequel ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. The author weighed in on fans' objections to director David Yates comment_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 31, 2018 10:41 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 31, 2018 10:41 PM CUT In the wake of [_Fantastic Beasts_](http://time.com/5108513/fantastic-beasts-french-muggles/ "undefined")director David Yates drawing sweeping backlash online with his comment about [Professor Albus Dumbledore’s](http://time.com/5027234/fantastic-beasts-jude-law-dumbledore-crimes-grindelwald/ "undefined") sexuality, [J.K. Rowling](http://time.com/5054157/jk-rowling-johnny-depp-fantastic-beasts-the-crimes-of-grindelwald/ "undefined") has shared her take on the matter. During an interview with [_Entertainment Weekly_](http://ew.com/movies/2018/01/31/fantastic-beasts-dumbledore-gay/ "undefined")that was published on Wednesday, Yates stated that Dumbledore won’t be “explicitly” gay in the upcoming second installment of the _Fantastic Beasts_ franchise, _The Crimes of Grindelwald_. “I think all the fans are aware of \[Dumbledore’s sexuality\],” Yates said. “He had a very intense relationship with Grindelwald when they were young men. They fell in love with each other’s ideas, and ideology and each other.” Some fans quickly took to Twitter to express their objections to this remark, prompting Rowling to weigh in on the issue. > [](https://twitter.com/dreamoforgonon/status/958756026278432769) > [](https://twitter.com/%5Favasharpe/status/958775943769788416) > [](https://twitter.com/JillPantozzi/status/958760560119644160) “Being sent abuse about an interview that didn’t involve me, about a screenplay I wrote but which none of the angry people have read, which is part of a five-movie series that’s only one installment in, is obviously tons of fun, but you know what’s even \*more\* fun?” the author tweeted, adding a GIF of rapper Lil Yachty clicking the mute button on a remote. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/958812726964424704) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5127885/jk-rowling-dumbledore-gay-fantastic-beasts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5127885/jk-rowling-dumbledore-gay-fantastic-beasts/"},"headline":"J.K. 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