Author JK Rowling Receives Death Threat Over Tweet On Salman Rushdie

London/Los Angeles: JK Rowling, finest identified for the fantasy ebook series "Harry Potter", has acquired a dying risk on Twitter after she condemned the assault on fellow British author Salman Rushdie. Mr Rushdie, who confronted Islamist dying threats for years after writing "The Satanic Verses", was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident recognized as Hadi Matar, a US nationwide of Lebanese origin, on stage on Friday whereas he was being launched at a literary occasion of the Chautauqua Establishment in Western New York.   Ms Rowling, who has beforehand been criticised for her feedback on transgender folks, had on Friday shared a tweet expressing horror on the try on 75-year-old Rushdie's life. "Horrifying news. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok," she had posted. A consumer commented on this publish, saying "Don't worry you are next." He had beforehand described Matar as a "revolutionary Shia fighter". Ms Rowling on Saturday shared the screenshot of this remark and {asked} Twitter to take cognisance, tagging @TwitterSupport, "Any chance of some support?" She later confirmed that the police had been now concerned.

.@TwitterSupport any probability of some assist? pic.twitter.com/AoeCzmTKaU— J.Okay. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 13, 2022

"To all sending supportive messages: thank you. Police are involved (were already involved on other threats)," Ms Rowling wrote. The writer later shared a screenshot of Twitter's suggestions after she reported the remark, which stated there have been "no violations of the Twitter rules in the content you reported". Warner Bros. Discovery, the media conglomerate which owns Warner Bros, the studio behind the "Harry Potter" movie franchise, in a press release to Deadline condemned the threats towards Rowling. "Warner Bros. Discovery strongly condemns the threats made towards JK Rowling. We stand together with her and all of the authors, storytellers and creators who bravely categorical their creativity and opinions. WBD believes in freedom of expression, peaceable discourse and supporting those that provide their views within the public area. "Our thoughts are with Sir Salman Rushdie and his family following the senseless act of violence in New York. The company strongly condemns any form of threat, violence or intimidation when opinions, beliefs and thoughts might differ," the company within the assertion. Mumbai-born Mr Rushdie, who was hospitalised with critical accidents, has been taken off a ventilator and was capable of discuss, a day after he was stabbed. The writer's accidents embrace three stab wounds to the suitable aspect of the entrance of his neck, 4 stab wounds to his abdomen, a puncture wound to his proper eye and chest, and a laceration on his proper thigh, based on Chautauqua County District Lawyer Jason Schmidt. Matar was charged with tried homicide and assault within the stabbing of Rushdie and he pleaded not responsible. (Apart from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is printed from a syndicated feed.)