Helena Bonham Carter supports Johnny Depp, J.K. Rowling amid controversies

Helena Bonham Carter, who played Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films, said that the 'horrendous' criticism of J.K. Rowling has 'been taken to the extreme'. Photo: TNS

Helena Bonham Carter is defending two of the most polarising celebrities in her life, J.K. Rowling and Johnny Depp.

She tackled remarks from the Harry Potter scribe viewed by many as transphobic, along with her Sweeney Todd co-star’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.