Famed Harry Potter author, JK Rowling received a death threat after issuing public support for Salman Rushdie, who was attacked on Friday.
In a reply to Rowling’s tweet, a Twitter user said: “Don’t worry you are next.”
Police in the UK confirmed on Sunday, August 15, 2022, they are investigating an online threat made against author J.K. Rowling.
Rowling was threatened after she tweeted support for Salman Rushdie, a 75-year-old novelist who was attacked and stabbed in upstate New York on Friday.
.@TwitterSupport These are your guidelines, right?
"Violence: You may not threaten violence against an individual or a group of people. We also prohibit the glorification of violence…
"Terrorism/violent extremism: You may not threaten or promote terrorism…" pic.twitter.com/BzM6WopzHa
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 13, 2022
Rowling tweeted about the attack on Rushdie, saying she felt “very sick,” and one Twitter user replied: “Don’t worry you are next.”
The “Harry Potter” author responded by tweeting screenshots of the incident to Twitter Support. She received a statement of support from Warner Bros. Discovery, Insider previously reported.
The threatening tweet has since been deleted, but the account associated with it, @MeerAsifAziz1, was still active at the time of publication.
Authorities have received a report of the threat against Rowling and their investigation is ongoing, a spokesperson for Police Scotland told The New York Times.
Source: Business Insider
