Washington DC, Oct. 13 -- Actor Keira Knightley recently revealed that she was not aware of the ongoing "boycott" of the Harry Potter universe before agreeing to be part of its upcoming audiobook series.

In September, Deadline reported that Knightley is set to voice Professor Umbridge in Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions, produced by Pottermore Publishing and Audible. Knightley has now opened up about the issue, a month after her casting was reported.

"I was not aware of that, no. I'm very sorry," Knightley told a media outlet, as per Deadline, when asked about the boycott. "You know, I think we're all living in a period of time right now where we're all going to have to figure out how to live together, aren't we? And we've all...