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Scottish police are investigating a threat made against J.K. Rowling after she tweeted support for Salman Rushdie following his stabbing.

Rowling shared screenshots of the threat and thanked everyone who sent supportive messages.

We appreciate your help, and encourage you to reach out again in the future if you see any potential violations.” WBD believes in freedom of expression, peaceful discourse and supporting those who offer their views in the public arena,” the statement said. ‘Violence: You may not threaten violence against an individual or a group of people.

Warner Bros. Discovery condemns a J.K. Rowling death threat following the Harry Potter author's support of fellow novelist Salman Rushdie.

Rowling has been no stranger to controversy herself in the past few years as she's expressed opinions deemed to be transphobic, of which many have taken to criticize her, including franchise lead Daniel Radcliffe. With Warner Bros. Discovery now also backing Rowling, only time will tell how the situation regarding her death threat plays out. In response to the threat, Rowling had created a separate thread with screenshots of the user's threat and other posts from his account with Twitter's Support account specifically tagged for help. Though the Harry Potter author has said that police are investigating the situation along with other death threats she's received over the years, she later revealed in said thread that she received a response from Twitter Support stating that the user in question hadn't violated any of the platform's rules in "the content you reported." After showing support to author Salman Rushdie following his attack, Warner Bros. Discovery has condemned death threats leveled at Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Rushdie is a celebrated Indian-born British-American novelist, well-known for combining magical realism with historical fiction and exploring timely themes through his novels. WBD believes in freedom of expression, peaceful discourse and supporting those who offer their views in the public arena. Though initial reports indicated serious injuries, Rushdie has since undergone surgery and been taken off his ventilator, being able to speak and his literary agent indicating recovery to be going well for the author.

Police in Scotland said on Sunday that they are investigating a threat made against author J.K. Rowling after she condemned the stabbing of Salman Rushdie ...

Rowling tweeted, tagging the platform's support team along with screenshots of the interaction. Rowling later shared a screenshot of a threatening tweet she received in response that read, "Don't worry you are next." The author of the Harry Potter book series tweeted on Friday that she was "Feeling very sick right now" in response to the news of the stabbing attack against Rushdie, a fellow author.

Warner Bros Discovery, on Sunday, issued a statement to condemn the threats made against 'Harry Potter' creator JK Rowling. The British author started ...

The threat tweet read, "Don’t worry you are next." WBD believes in freedom of expression, peaceful discourse and supporting those who offer their views in the public arena." Let him be ok," Rowling wrote while retweeting a news article about the horrific attack on Rushdie.

Warner Bros. Discovery condemned an apparent threat against “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling in a statement Sunday, saying it supports “freedom of ...

Some have also criticized some of her famed “Harry Potter” characters as problematic, including goblin bankers who embody antisemitic stereotypes. “Our thoughts are with Sir Salman Rushdie and his family following the senseless act of violence in New York.” Rowling said her report of the tweet determined that “no violations” were found, and she shared a screenshot of the message from Twitter. Others shared that they had reported the tweet and that Twitter had substantiated that its community guidelines were violated.