WATCH: J.K. Rowling defends Donald Trump's right to be 'offensive and bigoted'

J.K. Rowling spoke at the 2016 PEN Literary Awards Gala in New York earlier this week, and her message regarding Donal Trump has been resonating around the world since.

Having previously expressed her opinions on Donald Trump, including famously described the presidential candidate as worse than Voldemort in a tweet, Rowling has now moved to defend his right to speak his mind, saying "his freedom to speak protects my freedom to call him a bigot".

"Intolerance of alternative viewpoints is spreading to places that make me, a moderate and a liberal, most uncomfortable," Rowling said.