India Willoughby’s JK Rowling complaint did not meet criminal threshold – police

JK Rowling (Ian West/PA)
JK Rowling (Ian West/PA)

Broadcaster India Willoughby’s accusation that author JK Rowling misgendered her online did not “meet the criminal threshold”, Northumbria Police have said.

In an interview with Byline TV earlier this week, Willoughby, a trans woman and broadcaster, said she had reported the Harry Potter author to the police for calling her a man.

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