Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowlingโs ex-husband, Jorge Arantes, is responding to the writerโs recent claims that she was physically abused in her 20s. Arantes, a Portuguese former journalist, admitted to slapping her but refused to apologize for it.
The Sun reports that Arantes has not read Rowlingโs recent, 3600-word statement in response to criticism over her comments about the trans community. โI slapped Joanne โ but there was not sustained abuse. Iโm not sorry for slapping her.โ
Seriously, dude? WTF?

Asked about his admission 10 years ago that heโd hit her on the evening they split, he said, โYes. It is true I slapped her. But I didnโt abuse her.โ
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He said that he hadnโt read her essay. โIf she says that, thatโs up to her. Itโs not true I hit her,โ he is quoted as having said.
The newspaper reported Jorge said he hit the star on the night she left him.
In an interview in 2000, he once admitted he slapped her โvery hardโ on November 17 in 1993 and threw her out of their Porto home.

The pair met while he was a student aged 23 in Porto. They married in 1992 and separated in 1993.
Arantes is the father to the Harry Potter authorโs 27-year-old daughter.
Rowling, 54, opened up about the sexual assault in a 3600-word essay posted to her website on Wednesday.
Arantes said he was yet to read Rowlingโs essay, but said she shouldnโt be involving him.
Rowling has been married to Neil Murray since 2001 and in the essay, she credits him for making her feel safe and secure.
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โHowever, the scars left by violence and sexual assault donโt disappear, no matter how loved you are, and no matter how much money youโve made,โ she noted.

The British author has been facing severe backlash over her recent anti-transgender tweets. Rowling noted in the essay that her views on transgender issues were influenced by her experiences as a victim of domestic violence as a young woman.
She also spoke up about the dangers of youngsters deciding to change their gender and regretting it later on.
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