Go After the A**Holes”: Martina Navratilova Slams Hate Mongers for Attacking Harry Potter’s Author JK Rowling

American tennis legend Martina Navratilova has come forward in support of under-fire British author JK Rowling. Recently, the Harry Potter author got into a controversy after liking a social media post from an anti-LGBTQ account. Over the years, Briton has maintained that she is not transphobic. However, she regularly targets posts regarding LGBTQ rights on social media.

After intense trolling, Martina Navratilova urged people to stop going after the British author. Here’s what happened.

Martina Navratilova calls out trolls for attacking JK Rowling

While people are trolling and targeting JK Rowling online, Navratilova is not happy with it. Navratilova identifies herself as a proud member of the LGBTQ community. However, the 65-year-old doesn’t feel Rowling has done anything wrong.

Taking to her Twitter account, the 18-time Grand Slam champion wrote, “This is getting ridiculous!!! Stop with attacking JK and go after the assholes (mostly men) who do the actual physical attacking and hate speech against Trans people!!!”

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While it is great to see that people are showing more respect to the LGBTQ community, the trolling is unacceptable. It is great to see someone like Navratilova stand up and point out where people are going wrong. Trolling and online shaming culture has made life difficult for celebrities. Although it’s understandable to have opinions, they should never come out in this manner.

Navratilova herself is a victim of online trolling

Being a celebrity with an opinion always attracts online trolling. Earlier, we have seen tennis players like Reilly Opelka engaging in Twitter banters on a regular basis. Similarly, Navratilova is also someone who doesn’t back off. Being a tennis analyst, she often ends up offending fans of a few top tennis stars.

Recently, Navratilova has received hate, particularly from Djokovic fans. Fans of the Serbian tennis star are of an opinion that Navratilova has a particular disliking for Djokovic. Recently, when Djokovic called his rivalry with Nadal the longest, Navratilova was quick to remind that the record for most matches is something she has with Chris Evert.

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Djokovic fans also trolled Navratilova when she reacted to Nadal’s comments on Federer’s retirement. While she has seen a lot of hate in recent days, Navratilova never backed off. The former world number one fights her battles and always tries to explain her side of the story.