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Who is JK Rowling’s first husband and why is he back in the news?

Jorge Arantes was married to the Harry Potter author from 1992 to 1995.

Evening Standard

Hogwarts Legacy is already more popular with Harry Potter fans than Fantastic Beasts

‘Hogwarts Legacy’ has seen more than 267 million hours played already

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: dementia our new top health problem, super debate heats up, JK Rowling’s book fears

Different types of dementia have surpassed heart problems as biggest cause of illness burden, report says; author believed former husband would burn Harry Potter draft

The Guardian - AU

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The Real-World Cost of ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Is Unforgivable

'Hogwarts Legacy' is a middling game bereft of any magic that also feeds into a very real agenda of anti-trans hate from the franchise's creator.

Inverse

Julia Donaldson ends James Patterson’s reign as UK libraries’ most borrowed author

Data shows that Patterson’s 14-year run as readers’ overall favourite has given way to the Gruffalo author

The Guardian - UK

JK Rowling tells of fear former husband would burn Harry Potter manuscript

Author tells podcast she had to sneak pages of first novel out of house to keep them safe

The Guardian - UK

JK Rowling says ex husband kept first Harry Potter manuscript 'hostage' to stop her leaving

JK Rowling discussed her life in a new podcast, where she claimed she snuck the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone out of her house as she prepared to leave her husband

Daily Mirror

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JK Rowling: Six biggest talking points from the Witch Trials podcast

Rowling addressed topics including her traumatic miscarriage, Harry Potter, and her controversial remarks on transgender issues

The Independent UK

Witch trials, TERF wars and the voice of conscience in a new podcast about J.K. Rowling

One of the year’s most anticipated podcasts, The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, has just launched. Only two episodes of the audio documentary are currently available, with more to follow in the coming weeks.

The Conversation

JK Rowling brushes off concerns over legacy in wake of trans row: ‘Whatever, I’ll be dead’

Author referenced Harry Potter fans’ decisions to boycott her work

The Independent UK

J.K. Rowling says she doesn’t care about her legacy: ‘Whatever, I’ll be dead’

J.K. Rowling said she doesn’t care about how she will be remembered for prosperity.

Tribune News Service

BBC apologizes for 'unchallenged claims' about J.K. Rowling for the second time this month

The BBC has apologized for its coverage of J.K. Rowling for the second time this year after an on-air guest was unchallenged when referencing the "Harry Potter" author as anti-trans.

Los Angeles Times

JK Rowling on her legacy: "I'll be dead"

On a new podcast produced by Bari Weiss' media company, Rowling shrugs off the concerns of fans

Salon

JK Rowling podcast – latest: Author dismisses concerns trans backlash will harm her legacy

The Harry Potter author shrugged off concerns about her legacy saying ‘Whatever. I’ll be dead’

The Independent UK

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Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Here’s an idea: Maybe if we all stop talking about J.K. Rowling, she’ll just go away

Novelist J.K. Rowling is back in the news where, apparently, she longs to be. Never has a person who once claimed to have been “canceled” been allowed so much time, attention and diversity of platforms to continue her side-gig as a quasi-political commentator.

The Independent UK

‘Whatever, I’ll be dead’: JK Rowling brushes off concerns over legacy in wake of trans row

Author referenced Harry Potter fans’ decisions to boycott her work

The Independent UK

JK Rowling describes ‘violence’ in first marriage

The author alleges her ex-husband kept ‘control of the front door’

The Independent UK

JK Rowling criticises ‘black-and-white thinking’ in new podcast

The first two episodes of The Witch Trials Of JK Rowling were released on Tuesday.

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Edinburgh Live

JK Rowling's ex-husband 'hid Harry Potter manuscript to stop her leaving'

After discovering where the manuscript was, the author secretly started photocopying a few pages each day to ensure her work would not be lost to her legions of future readers.

Daily Record

JK Rowling's ex-husband 'held first Harry Potter manuscript hostage' to try stop her leaving him

The author said Portuguese TV reporter Jorge Arantes hid the original pages of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone forcing her to photocopy them in secret.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling warns against ‘black-and-white thinking’ in new podcast: ‘Look more deeply’

‘We should mistrust ourselves most when we are certain,’ Harry Potter author says

The Independent UK

JK Rowling describes sneaking Harry Potter manuscript out of home while preparing to leave husband

Author took book to her office ‘a few pages’ at a time and stored photocopies in a cupboard

The Independent UK

JK Rowling says her mother’s death ‘took a wrecking ball to my life’

Author says family didn’t realise that her death was ‘imminent’

The Independent UK

JK Rowling opens up about traumatic miscarriage before having her daughter: ‘Another massive loss’

The author discusses the experience on ‘The Witch Trials of JK Rowling’, a seven-part podcast

The Independent UK

JK Rowling podcast host claims Harry Potter has helped save LGBT+ books

A 2003 legal victory over Arkansas school censorship created precedent, Megan Phelps-Roper says

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