Now you can’t even answer a call from a quiet president. that must think JK Rowling after two Russian comedians played a prank on him and posed as the president of Ukraine. Yes, as you read. While he thought she was talking to Volodymyr Zelenskythe writer of Harry Potterr discussed the war between Ukraine and Russia, his books and obviously the dilemma he had (and still has) with transgender people with Vovan and Lexusa comedy duo known for pulling pranks on celebrities.
To begin with, it should be made clear that JK Rowling She is not the first to fall for the jokes of the Russians Vovan and Lexus. They also did this kind of shit to celebrities like Elton John, George W. Bush, Billie Eilish, Prince Harry, Kamala Harris Y Bernie Sander.
This time, the joke fell on the author of Harry Potter and it is believed that it was for their support of Ukraine in the current conflict, as some people suspect that the duo act (in some way) as state actors for the Russian government. For this they emphasize that the objective of the joke was political.
Vovan and Lexus They posted the conversation on RuTube, a Russian video platform, and during the chat JK Rowling left a few sentences to highlight. At one point, the comedians tell the writer that the scar from Harry Potter it resembles the “Z” symbol seen on Russian military vehicles and is asked if he could change it to something more pro-Ukrainian. “I’ll look into it, it might be good for me to do something with it myself on social media because I think it’s going to be in the papers.”answered Rowling.
The conversation continued and the Russian duo not only told JK Rowling they were writingavada kedavra” on the Ukrainian missiles, but also mentioned the writer’s anti-transgender stance and asked her if dumbledore he really was gay and that they hoped the former Hogwarts headmaster hadn’t slept with a transgender person.
Obviously, Vovan and Lexus they did not have the camera on, however, at one point they turned it on to introduce “The Ukrainian Order of the Phoenix“, a trio of people who said they were big fans of the work of Rowling and that they loved her for what she was doing. All this while wearing t-shirts that said “Only Putin” in Russian. “we read Harry Potter to the soldiers of the battalion […] Just don’t read them passages about mestizos [ya que] They are nationalists and they don’t like those people.” the comedians said.
As we told you above, the British writer was promoting both her work in favor of Ukraine on social networks and that of her charity organization (Lumos), which was in Zhytomyr (a region of Ukraine) helping vulnerable children and families. Vovan and Lexus They brought the subject up to the conversation and told him: “I want to clarify where they are sending the money that Lumos has raised. […] We want to buy a lot of weapons and missiles with your money to destroy Russian troops, I hope you will agree to that”. Rowling answered: “We will take care of the children, but I really want Ukraine to have all the weapons it needs.”
To finish the joke with a flourish, the false Zelensky He asked JK Rowling to greet his two favorite Russian writers, Van and Lexus. According to THR, the writer’s spokesperson called the hoax “unpleasant” and noted: “He approached JK Rowling to talk about his extensive charity work in Ukraine, supporting children and families who have been affected by the ongoing conflict in the region. The video, which has been edited, is a distorted representation of the conversation.”