Writer attacks JK Rowling over 'insatiable need for social media driven by ego'

Rowling, 51, has 10.3 million followers on the site and regularly shares her views on politics and human rights with them.

Author Joanna Trollope compared JK Rowling to Kim Kardashian West as she condemned the Harry Potter writer's "insatiable" appetite for social media.

The City Of Friends creator described artists who air their opinions over platforms such as Twitter as being overly influenced by their ego.