J.K. Rowling debunks awkward story about Stephen Fry being rude to her
"Good story, but it isn't true!"
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Everyone loves a good revenge story -- especially when the story in question happens to involve the Queen of Twitter badassery herself, J.K. Rowling.
Stories aren't always true, though.
Over the last few weeks, the following anecdote about J.K. Rowling and Stephen Fry has been doing the rounds on Twitter.
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According to the writer, the story was based on something Stephen Fry said.
On Tuesday morning, though, J.K. Rowling herself shared it -- and she set the record straight.
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The good news? Magic is still totally real.
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Phew.
