Harry Potter plagiarism claim ‘absurd’

JK ROWLING has been named in a lawsuit alleging she stole ideas for her wildly popular and lucrative Harry Potter books from another British author.

Rowling branded the allegation “absurd”.

The estate of the late Adrian Jacobs added Rowling as a defendant in a lawsuit it filed in June against Bloomsbury Publishing PLC for alleged copyright infringement, according to a statement released by the estate’s representatives, who are based in Australia.