JK Rowling has issued an unprecedented condemnation of Emma Watson by accusing her of being 'ignorant of how ignorant she is'.Ms Rowling said the actress's public criticism of her gender critical stance had 'poured more petrol on the flames' of the abuse she had suffered. She also dismissed Ms Watson's recent claim that she 'still treasures' her by accusing the 35-year-old of 'cosying up' to a movement that 'regularly calls for a friend's assassination'.Ms Rowling has previously vowed to 'never forgive' Ms Watson or her Harry Potter co-stars Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint for having 'cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women's hard-won rights'.But she has never previously made such a personal criticism of the woman she made famous. In a statement this morning, Ms Rowling said the trio had 'every right to embrace gender identity ideology' but attacked them for using their links to Harry Potter to serve as 'de facto spokespeople' for the 'world I created'. Ms Rowling then focused her fire on Ms Watson by suggesting her views on trans rights were due to her lack of experience of 'real life'. The actress recently blamed her driving ban on being a movie star from a young age, saying it had left her 'unable to do some pretty basic life things'.Ms Rowling raged: 'I wasn't a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous. 'I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women's rights in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated means to women and girls without her privileges.' Ms Rowling went on to claim that Ms Watson's recent claim that she still 'treasures' her was a cynical attempt to shift her stance after realising 'full-throated condemnation of me is not as fashionable as it once was'. JK Rowling with Emma Watson at the world premiere of Deathly Hallows in 2011 Ms Rowling said she had long felt 'protective' over the former child star Ms Watson and Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of AzkabanMs Rowling, 60, said she had felt compelled to go on the record following Ms Watson's comments last week. Speaking to On Purpose with Jay Shetty, the actress said her support for trans rights did not mean she had turned against the woman who shaped her life. Ms Watson said: 'I really don't believe that by having had that experience and holding the love and support and views that I have, mean that I can't and don't treasure Jo and the person that I, that I had personal experiences with.' Ms Rowling insisted she did not expect Ms Watson, Mr Radcliffe or Mr Grint to agree with her on everything and they 'have every right to embrace gender identity ideology'.But she added: 'Emma and Dan in particular have both made it clear over the last few years that they think our former professional association gives them a particular right - nay, obligation - to critique me and my views in public. 'Years after they finished acting in Potter, they continue to assume the role of de facto spokespeople for the world I created.'Continuing her statement, Ms Rowling said she had found it 'hard to shake' a feeling of 'protectiveness' for people she had first met as child actors. But she said Ms Watson's declaration in a speech at the 2022 Baftas that she was 'here for all the witches' - which was widely interpreted as a dig against her gender critical views - had prompted a change of heart. 'For the past few years, I've repeatedly declined invitations from journalists to comment on Emma specifically, most notably on the Witch Trials of JK Rowling.'Ironically, I told the producers that I didn't want her to be hounded as the result of anything I said. The television presenter in the attached clip highlights Emma's 'all witches' speech, and in truth, that was a turning point for me, but it had a postscript that hurt far more than the speech itself. 'Emma asked someone to pass on a handwritten note from her to me, which contained the single sentence ''I'm so sorry for what you're going through'' (she has my phone number).'This was back when the death, rape and torture threats against me were at their peak, at a time when my personal security measures had had to be tightened considerably and I was constantly worried for my family's safety. 'Emma had just publicly poured more petrol on the flames, yet thought a one line expression of concern from her would reassure me of her fundamental sympathy and kindness.'In by far her most personal criticism yet, Ms Rowling suggested the actress had been blinded by wealth and privilege. 'Like other people who've never experienced adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame, Emma has so little experience of real life she's ignorant of how ignorant she is.'She'll never need a homeless shelter. She's never going to be placed on a mixed sex public hospital ward. I'd be astounded if she's been in a high street changing room since childhood. 'Her ''public bathroom'' is single occupancy and comes with a security man standing guard outside the door. Has she had to strip off in a newly mixed-sex changing room at a council-run swimming pool?'Is she ever likely to need a state-run rape crisis centre that refuses to guarantee an all-female service? To find herself sharing a prison cell with a male rapist who's identified into the women's prison? 'I wasn't a multimillionaire at fourteen. I lived in poverty while writing the book that made Emma famous. I therefore understand from my own life experience what the trashing of women's rights in which Emma has so enthusiastically participated means to women and girls without her privileges.'The author suggested she might never have made her comments if it hadn't been for Ms Watson's decision to speak about her last week. Ms Rowling posted a long statement on X this morning 'The greatest irony here is that, had Emma not decided in her most recent interview to declare that she loves and treasures me - a change of tack I suspect she's adopted because she's noticed full-throated condemnation of me is no longer quite as fashionable as it was - I might never have been this honest.'Adults can't expect to cosy up to an activist movement that regularly calls for a friend's assassination, then assert their right to the former friend's love, as though the friend was in fact their mother. 'Emma is rightly free to disagree with me and indeed to discuss her feelings about me in public - but I have the same right, and I've finally decided to exercise it.'Over the weekend, Ms Rowling shared a parody video where a woman posing as Ms Watson shared a 'satirical take on her words towards Rowling'.In the clip, the fake Ms Watson said: 'I will always hold space for her and so much love in my heart for her, and I would hope that she felt the same way about me.'But also I stand shoulder to shoulder with those who would wish harm on her, hate her and would wish the absolute worst for her in her life.'But those seemingly incompatible, those two things can exist at the same time, which is why I love this incredibly diverse world that we live in…'Relations between Ms Rowling and the former Harry Potter child stars have been frosty for years. The author has been vocal in criticising transgender women to use female-only spaces, while the actors have each commented in opposition to her views on the issue, while expressing their gratitude for her role in their careers.She has previously hit out at stars who use their 'platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors' and said people who supported gender transitioning in children should apologise to 'traumatised detransitioners and vulnerable women reliant on single sex spaces'. She appeared to aim a jibe at them in April, when sharing on her X account a response to another user who asked: 'What actor/actress instantly ruins a movie for you?'The writer responded: 'Three guesses. Sorry, but that was irresistible.'Ms Rowling claims to have been vindicated by the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this year that the words 'woman' and 'sex' in the 2010 Equality Act referred to biological sex, not acquired gender.She wrote on X at the time: 'Trans people have lost zero rights today, although I don't doubt some (not all) will be furious that the Supreme Court upheld women's sex-based rights.'Ms Watson received a six-month driving ban in July after speeding at 38mph in a 30mph zone.She already had nine points on her licence before the offence, which took place in Oxford.The actress explained how her penalty points started racking up after she became a student at Oxford University in 2023 and had to start driving herself everywhere, after years of being driven to movie sets.During her On Purpose with Jay Shetty appearance, Ms Watson admitted she has found it 'humbling' that she can't do 'basic life things'.'I think again it's funny, like I went from, when you work on movies - I don't know if people know this - but they literally won't insure you to drive yourself to work.'I've asked so many times, you have to be driven, it's not a choice.'And especially because they need you there down to the minute basically depending on what they have going on.'And so I went from basically only driving myself on weekends or during a holiday to then when I became a student driving myself all the time.'And yeah, I did not have the experience or skills, clearly, which I now will and do but I think again this is one of the awkward transitions I made from kind of living this very very structured life to living a life where I was like, 'Ok, I guess I'm going to get myself to this place'.'And I would do this thing that I've basically not done since I was 10 years old.'