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‘Strike’ Star Tom Burke Requested BBC Media Training To Prepare For J.K. Rowling Trans Questions


Tom Burke, star of 'Strike' and 'Mad Max,' had BBC media training to deal with questions about JK Rowling's views on transgender issues.

Tom Burke has admitted that he requested media training from the BBC to help him handle questions about J.K Rowling’s strident views on transgender rights. Burke is currently on the publicity trail for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, but he has recently filmed Season 6 of BBC/ HBO series Strike, which Rowling pens under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. The actor told The Independent that he asked for media training ahead of an interview with the publication, during which he was careful to remain neutral on the trans debate.

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