J.K. Rowling in 2018.
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UK Police are investigating an online threat made against J.K. Rowling.
Rowling received a 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 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.
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.
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