Pedro Pascal Just Got Dragged by J.K. Rowling: "Try Harder"
Pedro Pascal made the mistake of having a conscience online — and J.K. Rowling couldn't resist firing back.
It all started when Rowling took a public victory lap over a UK high court decision that denied legal recognition to transgender women. In response, Pascal, whose younger sister came out as transgender in 2021, left a blunt comment on Instagram calling it:
"Awful disgusting SHIT… Heinous LOSER behavior."
That got attention. And not just from fans.
Rowling later posted a screenshot of Pascal and a headline from LGBTQ outlet Gayety that read:
"Pedro Pascal Shuts Down Rowling, Defends Trans Rights, and Reflects on Fame at 50."
Her caption?
"Can't say I feel very shut down, but keep at it, Pedro. God loves a trier."
Rowling, apparently, took the headline at face value — even though Pascal never actually said he "shut her down." That was on the writer, not the Star Wars actor. She also didn't tag Pascal directly, which makes the whole "snarky tough" thing feel more like vague-posting than a genuine clapback.
In a follow-up interview with Vanity Fair, Pascal said the attention made him feel like he was back in school "getting sent to the principal's office." He admitted:
"The one thing that I would say I agonized over a little bit was just, ‘Am I helping? Am I fucking helping?' It's a situation that deserves the utmost elegance so that something can actually happen, and people will actually be protected… Bullies make me f***ng sick."
So, Pascal gets dragged for defending trans rights, Rowling misreads a headline, vaguely subtweets a celebrity, and her fanbase responds by calling for his deportation. Just another week in whatever Twitter/X is now.