Jorge Arantes: Last News

According to JK Rowling, her abusive ex-husband tried to prevent her from leaving him by hiding the first Harry Potter book’s manuscript. According to the author, she worried that Portuguese TV reporter Jorge Arantes might burn the pages of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” that he was holding as “hostage.”

JK Rowling has revealed her abusive ex-husband hid the manuscript for the first Harry Potter novel in a bid to stop her from leaving him. The author said Portuguese TV reporter Jorge Arantes kept the pages of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone like a "hostage" and she feared he would burn them.

J.K. Rowling’s ex-husband has enraged domestic violence campaigners by showing no remorse after confessing to slapping her during an interview with British newspaper The Sun.

In a recent essay, the Harry Potter author, who went on to become one of the most successful female writers in history as a consequence of her fantasy series, claimed that her first marriage to Jorge Arantes, 52, was “violent.” During a conversation with The Sun on Wednesday night, Jorge claimed that it was true, he did slap her, but he never abused her on a regular basis as she has claimed. The outlet says that Jorge is a former journalist and recovering drug addict, and he has no remorse for what he did.

J.K. Rowling has been the talk of the town for the past few days for her anti-trans tweets that had netizens shunning the Harry Potter author for her "narrow mindset." Many Harry Potter cast members like Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson shared their opinions on the controversy stating that "Transgender women are women." With so much flak pointed toward her, Rowling wrote an essay on her website defending her stance while revealing how she is a domestic abuse and sexual assault survivor.The 54-year-old novelist is now happily married to Neil Murray for almost a decade, but her first marriage to Jorge Arantes, a former TV journalist and ex-drug addict, was anything but pretty.

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.

JK Rowling is known for writing the Harry Potter book series that led to successful film adaptations.This week, the author opened up about her past in a lengthy post on her website.Rowling met her first husband Jorge Arantes in Porto, Portugal while she was teaching English there.Arantes is a Portuguese former TV reporter and the pair bonded over a love of Jane Austen.In an interview with the Express, Arantes described their relationship as "intense and passionate".He added: "We were simply two young, independent people enjoying life."Rowling and Arantes got married in October 1992 and not long after, the author gave birth to their daughter Jessica Isabel Rowling Arantes.However, four months after giving birth the couple were reported to

husband has reportedly admitted he 'slapped her' when they were a couple but says he 'isn't sorry'. Jorge Arantes was being grilled on his mother's doorstep in Porto, Portugal, when he is said to have made the shocking revealtion.

JK Rowling's first husband Jorge Arantes confessed to slapping her but he insisted he wasn't sorry, according to reports.

JK Rowling's husband Jorge Arantes has admitted to 'slapping her' during their relationship but says he's not sorry.The shock admission came less than 24 hours after the Harry Potter author opened up about being a survivor of domestic violence at the hands during her first marriage.Speaking on the doorstep of his mum's home in Porto, Arantes said: "I slapped Joanne — but there was not sustained abuse."I’m not sorry for slapping her."He continued to The Sun: "Yes. It is true I slapped her.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been married twice and her first husband was Portuguese television journalist Jorge Arantes.

JK Rowling has revealed she is a survivor of sexual assault and told how she was attacked in her 20s.