J.K. Rowling’s ex-husband, Jorge Arantes, is speaking out after the “Harry Potter” author revealed she was in a “violent” marriage while defending her stance on the transgender community.
The author, 54, responded to accusations of transphobia with a lengthy essay explaining her stance on the matter. In it, she revealed that she is both a domestic abuse and a sexual assault survivor.
Although she did not name her attacker in either case, Arantes spoke with The Sun and admitted to slapping her. He denied there was regular abuse in their relationship, however. “I slapped Joanne — but there was not sustained abuse.
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