Music company co-founder announces departure after showcasing support for J.K. Rowling: 'Deeply saddened'

Spitfire Audio co-founder Christian Henson, who erstwhile tweeted that he supported J.K. Rowling, announced he was stepping backmost from immoderate engagement successful nan institution aft receiving backlash.

"As an original laminitis I americium profoundly saddened that Spitfire and Pianobook has go embroiled successful thing it has nary engagement with. Spitfire employs a ample number of group from a divers scope of backgrounds, each of whom are agreed successful their passion for music, sound, and composing," he wrote connected Twitter. 

"This full section has taken a awesome toll connected them. This is why I person coming decided to put them first and measurement backmost from immoderate engagement successful Spitfire Audio, Pianobook and LABS including acting successful immoderate consulting capacity," he wrote. 

Spitfire Audio is simply a exertion institution based successful London, England, that creates virtual instruments utilized for euphony production. 

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Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling. (Dia Dipasupil)

Henson's announcement comes aft he tweeted support for J.K. Rowling successful September, which has since been deleted. Spitfire Audio's CEO Will Evans announced successful September that Henson would beryllium taking a break from nan institution successful a statement. 

Evans apologized for immoderate "hurt" Henson "caused" successful nan tweet and emphasized that nan institution has a work to "do better."

"Christian’s views are his own, and arsenic a institution we’re committed to building an inclusive situation for our employees, collaborators and customers," Evan's connection said. "Christian's going to return a break arsenic we bespeak connected really to move forward, and successful nan meantime please judge my apologies connected behalf of Spitfire Audio."

Henson's now-deleted tweet expressed support for Rowling and Graham Linehan. 

J.K. Rowling arrives astatine nan "Fantastic Beasts: The Secret of Dumbledore" world premiere astatine The Royal Festival Hall connected March 29, 2022, successful London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) ((Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images))

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Mumford & Sons co-founder Winston Marshall blasted Spitfire for "cowardice" pursuing Henson's departure.

"Harry Potter" character Evanna Lynch precocious condemned cancel civilization and defended Rowling's views during an question and reply pinch nan Telegraph. 

"I do deliberation nan adjacent measurement is violence, really. I deliberation it’s a akin mindset," she said. 

Lynch, who deleted her Twitter aft receiving backlash for offering her return connected Rowling's views, said her past views of Rowling were excessively one-sided. 

"I won’t beryllium helping to marginalize trans women and men further. I deliberation it’s irresponsible to talk specified a delicate taxable complete Twitter done fragmented thoughts and I wish Jo wouldn’t … That said, arsenic a friend and admirer of Jo I can’t hide what a generous and loving personification she is," nan "Harry Potter" prima wrote connected societal media successful 2020. "I disagree pinch her sentiment that cis-women are nan astir susceptible number successful this business and I deliberation she’s connected nan incorrect broadside of this debate. But that doesn’t mean she has wholly mislaid her humanity."

Actress Evanna Lynch played wizard Luna Lovegood successful respective films of nan "Harry Potter" franchise. (Jonathan Brady/PA Images)

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Lynch said she was "naive" erstwhile she was "dragged" into these conversations successful 2020. 

"I didn’t moreover cognize location were 2 sides," she told nan Telegraph. "I had a position of, like, bully and bad. I do person compassion for some sides of nan argument. I cognize what it was for illustration to beryllium a teen who hated my assemblage truthful overmuch I wanted to crawl retired of my skin, truthful I person awesome compassion for trans group and I don’t want to adhd to their pain."

"I do besides deliberation it’s important that JK Rowling has been amplifying nan voices of detransitioners," she continued. "I had this impulse to go, ‘Let’s each conscionable extremity talking astir it’, and I deliberation astir apt I’m a spot braver now astir having uncomfortable conversations."