“ I didn’t want to do it”- $1 Billion Worth JK Rowling Finally Reveals Why She Did Not Want to Attend Harry Potter Reunion on HBO
JK Rowling is an English author and writer. She is most widely known for authoring the Harry Potter book series. She is the only book writer in world history who has a net worth of $1 Billion. The Harry Potter series sold over 500 million copies and its film adaptation was distributed by Warner Bros studio. In recent news, the famous author skipped the 20th-anniversary reunion special of the Harry Potter movies.
JK Rowling Skipped on the 20th-anniversary reunion of the Harry Potter movies.
On Saturday, while talking on a talk show, Rowling explained why she wasn’t there for the reunion special. She revealed that she was invited to the show. The author said, “I was asked to be on that, and I decided I didn’t want to do it.” She felt that the focus of the reunion special was more on the movies than the books. “That was what the anniversary was about” Rowling added.
Many people were speculating that Rowling did join the series because of her Twitter controversy. But, she further explained that she wasn’t pressured into not attending the show. It was her own personal decision.
The Casual Vacancy Author talked about her relationship with Social Media
In a recent incident, JK Rowling was called out on Twitter after making some transphobic tweets. The tweets were called out by the cast of Harry Potter movies as well. After Rowling spoke out about her fellow author, Salman Rushdie’s stabbing incident. She also received multiple death threats. She said, “Social media can be a lot of fun, and I do like the pub argument aspect of it.” The author further said, “I try to behave online as I would like others to behave.”
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The author received huge backlash in 2020 when she allegedly tried to support anti-transgender statements in a string of tweets.
Source: Geo TV
