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Craig Paton

JK Rowling and Nicola Sturgeon reignite long-running feud

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Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon claimed that JK Rowling is “obsessed” with her, following the Harry Potter author’s post on X describing the politician as a “world-class misogynist”.
Sturgeon said that she is not “at war” with Rowling, but that Rowling “seems to be at war” with her, particularly over gender issues and Scottish independence.
She also criticised former SNP MP Joanna Cherry KC, calling her recently released book “s***”, despite adding that she has not read it.
Sturgeon revealed she has not spoken to her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, since he was jailed for embezzling over £400,000 from the SNP.
She said that Murrell lied to her until the day he pleaded guilty and said that she will not visit him in prison.

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