J. K. Rowling Is No Longer a Billionaire
J.K. Rowling
Posted by: Mel
March 10, 2012, 06:51 PM
J. K. Rowling isn't a billionaire any longer due to the fact that she has given a reported $160 million to various charities and, of course, to her taxes:
The billionaires club has hit J.K. Rowling with a banishing spell. According to the newly updated Forbes Rich List, the Harry Potter author has gone from billionaire to millionaire
(several hundred times over, of course). She apparently broke a few
rules of how to stay rich by giving away a lot of her fortune —
reportedly $160 million of it — to charity and by paying her top-rung
British taxes.
There’s no way that the socially minded
Rowling, who once lived on welfare, gives two Quaffles about her
standing on the list, and no one should shed a tear over a
stratospherically rich woman becoming slightly less so. But I always
liked knowing that an author of imaginative, timeless,
honest-to-goodness books became a billionaire.
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44 Comments
Aww! Congrats J.K. Rowling, not for losing $160 million, but by being such a great person and not caring about how much money you have! You are such a giving person for that and I think I speak for all Harry Potter fans when I say we greatly appreciate your generosity. :) Keep being awesome!
I think this headline is a bit artificial, because I doubt Jo was ever a dollar billionaire, they are just using a better estimate of her wealth this time around.
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Well at least she did something with good with it and gave it to charity, still she has enough money to last her a lifetime.
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Good for you Jo! Your generosity inspires all of us.
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@roonwit: Jo was an actual billionair, so this artical is true. Everyone’s known she’s been a billionair for ages now.
Lol, I loved that, “gives two Quaffles”ah, you gotta love Harry Potter humor. :)
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I think that it’s good she gave it to charity unlike other billionaires who just spend it on things for them.
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But I’m not being stereotypical.
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That is not money lost. I think it’s shameful to see this and say that Jo “lost” money. She didn’t lose anything, she simply acted as a true honest human being who cares for others. I am proud to call her my idol. I will forever look up to her and the world is a better place thanks to Jo and her enormous imagination, and even bigger heart.
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I’ve no idea on what these Forbes List people base their information, but if it’s true, good for her.
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She can easily get back up to the billions, just by selling her book alone she will get millions but I don’t care. I will love her all the same
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Aw she’s such a great person! When you’ve got a million pounds money’s worthless right? So it’s real nice of her to give it to those who need it most. XD
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This makes me happy more than sad to be honest. It just proves Jo has a heart of pure gold like her characters and that’s worth more than any penny she earns
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Shell be back to the billionaires club at the end of the year with the new book and everything, and it’s a certainty shell be offered a film deal off it, if she accepts that is she’s not out for the money she just loves her books, well done to her.
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If a few more wealthy people (not to mention companies) in the UK followed her example, paid their taxes willingly and gave to good causes, this country would be in a much better state.
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Hear, hear, V-J, I totally agree with you. Jo is a great example of how to use your great wealth to benefit others and also to pay your taxes instead of becoming a tax exile as some of the hugely rich people do. She has a social conscience, and remains firmly rooted in the reality of life. I admire her greatly.
