After tweeting a message of support for Rushdie, Rowling was met with a threatening reply which said: “don’t worry you are next”
The Harry Potter author shared support for Sir Salman Rushdie after he was stabbed at the Chautauqua Institution. After hearing about the attack on Rushdie on 12 August, Rowling had tweeted: "Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok."
, as the investigation has now been dropped. The same Twitter account to have messaged the Harry Potter creator also posted messages praising the man who carried out the attack. The tweet, which came from an account in Pakistan, was later removed. This follows Rowling breaking her silence on Twitter after taking a year away from the social media platform following an intense backlash she received surrounding the controversial comments she has made online about the transgender community.
Following rumours that Rowling wasn't asked to be a part of the reunion special, the Harry Potter author has now broken her silence after an entire year, insisting she simply declined the invitation to take part alongside the franchise's biggest stars, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint.
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