Martina Navratilova slams Pedro Pascal after actor critical of JK Rowling's stance on trans issues

NBA star Jonathan Isaac argues that transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports compromises fairness.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova came to the defense of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling on Saturday as the writer received criticism from actor Pedro Pascal in a recent interview.

Rowling and Pascal have clashed in the past on transgender issues, including after Rowling celebrated the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman.

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Actor Pedro Pascal, who is starring in a movie titled "Eddington" that played at Cannes Film Festival, deflected concerns about the United States becoming closed off to migrants in a press conference on Friday. (Getty Images)

"Bullies make me f------ sick," Pascal told Vanity Fair. "It’s a situation that deserves the utmost elegance so that something can actually happen."

Rowling dismissed Pascal in a social media post on Friday and Navratilova added to it.

"Another Johnny come lately telling women to STFU," Navratilova wrote.

Navratilova is a lifelong Democrat but has never wavered on her push to keep biological males from competing against girls and women in sports. 

Martina Navratilova during the trophy presentations at the French Open on June 8, 2024, in Paris. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

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She has made clear in the past she is no supporter of President Donald Trump, and a quick scan of her social media posts would underscore that. However, she has lamented Democrats’ inaction over the issue of transgender athletes participating in women’s and girls’ sports.

When Trump signed an