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Harry Potter star Paapa Essiedu ‘blown away’ by support amid Snape casting backlash

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The IndependentHarry Potter star Paapa Essiedu ‘blown away’ by support amid Snape casting backlash
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Essiedu received death threats over his casting as Severus Snape in the forthcoming HBO TV adaptation

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