Chante Hohip22 August 2024 | 10:46

JK Rowling deletes hateful posts as Imane Kheilf lawsuit looms

Rowling was among many who bashed the boxer during the Paris Games.

JK Rowling deletes hateful posts as Imane Kheilf lawsuit looms

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It appears JK Rowling is scrambling as she might be in serious trouble.

The Harry Potter author has reportedly gone silent across social media and deleted several of her posts on X (formally Twitter) about Olympic Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.

Rowling was among many who bashed the boxer, alleging she was a man competing in a women’s sport at the recent Paris Games. 

She described the match as "a male punching a female".

Khelif has since filed a lawsuit in France over the cyber harassment, naming the likes of Rowling, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump. 

ALSO READ: J.K. Rowling, Elon Musk, Donald Trump named in Imane Khelif cyberbullying lawsuit

“[She] has spent years spreading misinformation about different people, different gender, she’s been transphobic in the past.”
- Zweli Mbhele
“Just be a decent human being, it really isn’t that hard.”
- Zweli Mbhele

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