JK Rowling works with police on death threats after voicing support for Salman Rushdie | UK News
JK Rowling is working with police after receiving death threats for her support of Sir Salman Rushdie.
After hearing about attack Sir Salman in New York StateRowling tweeted: “Feeling very sick right now. Let him be fine.”
Someone replied, “Don’t worry you’re next.”
The Harry Potter author appealed to Twitter authorities, asking: “Is there any chance for support?”
In a later update, she added: “To all those sending messages of support: thanks. The police got involved (engaged in other threats).”
Rowling, who has spoken out in favor of women-only spaces, has been accused of being afraid of piercing ears, which she denies.
Her address was made public by activists after she “speaks out in defense of women’s rights based on gender”, she revealed last November.
At the same time, she said she had “received a lot of death threats so I could do the paperwork with them”.
Warner Bros. recently defended the author, contradicting the decision ban Sky News from asking questions about her at an event on the Warner Studios Tour.
