J.K. Rowling has spoken out for the first time in almost two weeks after an Olympic gold medallist named her in a lawsuit.

The Harry Potter author marked her return to X, formerly Twitter, to share an opinion article slamming Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s makeover, after the latter named her in a legal complaint in France for alleged cyber harassment over statements regarding her gender.

This is a developing news story and will be updated.

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J.K. Rowling arriving at the Fantastic Beasts world premiere in March 2022, while Imane Khelif of Team Algeria on day six of the Olympic Games in Paris. The Harry Potter author has today returned to…


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