Scottish police said on Sunday they are investigating a report about an “online threat” made to writer JK Rowling after she tweeted her conviction for the Salman Rushdie stabbing.
The Harry Potter creator said she felt “very bad” after hearing the news and that she hoped the novelist “is fine”.
In response, one user told her “don’t worry, you’re next.”
After sharing screenshots of the threatening tweet, Rowling said: “To everyone who is sending messages of support: thank you, the police are involved (they were already involved in other threats).”
A Scottish police spokeswoman said: “We have received a report of an online threat and officers are carrying out investigations.”
Rushdie, 75, was preparing to deliver a lecture on artistic freedom in western New York on Friday when a man stabbed the Indian-American writer, who has lived with a bounty on his head since his 1988 novel ” The Satanic Verses” prompted Iran to urge Muslims to kill him.
The alleged attacker, Hadi Matar, 24, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges at a court appearance on Saturday.
Rowling has been criticized in the past by trans activists who have accused her of transphobia.
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